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UK construction output still in decline, PMI finds image
UK construction output still in decline, PMI finds
4 July, 2025
According to the S&P Global Construction PMI for June, total activity has been falling for the sixth month running, although reduced commercial and civil engineering work was offset by a rise in housing activity.
Worcester Bosch hosts budding young engineers as part of LEGO League STEM initiative image
Worcester Bosch hosts budding young engineers as part of LEGO League STEM initiative
This is the third time the company has hosted the festival, with 27 children from Nunnery Wood Primary, Perry Wood Primary and newcomers Bewdley Primary School.
PWIDF opens specialist architectural ironmongery branch in Cardiff image
PWIDF opens specialist architectural ironmongery branch in Cardiff
PWIDF will lead the new concession, offering customers dedicated, in-store ironmongery expertise.
HMG Paints celebrates Three Peaks success image
HMG Paints celebrates Three Peaks success
Valuble funds were raised for Cancer Research, Francis House Children’s Hospice and Memories by Hudson.
The Checkpoint Charlies revved up for Pavestone Rally image
The Checkpoint Charlies revved up for Pavestone Rally
BMN's Associate Publisher Lucyanne Matthews will be just one of hundreds of competitors taking part in the charity fundraiser in September.
Marshalls reaccredited with Fair Tax Mark for 11th year image
Marshalls reaccredited with Fair Tax Mark for 11th year
Marshalls has been awarded the Fair Tax Mark for the 11th consecutive year, since 2015.
Fundraiser to visit 50 lighthouses in husband’s memory image
Fundraiser to visit 50 lighthouses in husband’s memory
Over the course of the summer Jennifer Deeney, a Director of Nursing based in Liverpool, has embarked on a UK-wide mission to visit 50 lighthouses to raise awareness and funds for the Lighthouse Charity; a charity providing holistic emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support for construction workers and their families.
Elliotts Builders Merchants acquires New Forest Hire image
Elliotts Builders Merchants acquires New Forest Hire
Elliotts has announced the acquisition of tool and plant hire company New Forest Hire.
Bassetts partners with NI Children’s Hospice Unite image
Bassetts partners with NI Children’s Hospice Unite
Northern Irish plumbing, heating and bathroom merchant Bassetts has announced the launch of a charity partnership with the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice.
Galleon Fixings team raise £3,000 for charity image
Galleon Fixings team raise £3,000 for charity
A team of Galleon Fixings Group employees, including some from ForgeFix and Harrison & Clough, took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on and raised over £3,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
West Fraser sponsors Selco natural-gas trucks image
West Fraser sponsors Selco natural-gas trucks
West Fraser is sponsoring eight natural-gas-powered ‘eco trucks’, operating from Selco’s Minworth Delivery Hub, which covers Birmingham and surrounding areas.
CITB and DWP agreement to support career opportunities in construction industry image
CITB and DWP agreement to support career opportunities in construction industry
Thousands of people to benefit from on-the-job training and career opportunities in the sector.
P&H Merchants’ April value sales up +0.7% year-on-year image
P&H Merchants’ April value sales up +0.7% year-on-year
But volumes fall -3.8%, according to the latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index report.
BCIS reports tender price inflation of 0.5% image
BCIS reports tender price inflation of 0.5%
Tender prices increased by an estimated average of 0.5% between 1Q2025 and 2Q2025, according to the latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS).
Elemental London and RICS announce partnership image
Elemental London and RICS announce partnership
Elemental London has announced the formation of a partnership with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Stark UK’s Dragon Boat Race raises £79,500 for charity image
Stark UK’s Dragon Boat Race raises £79,500 for charity
The fourth annual Dragon Boat Race, hosted by Stark Building Materials UK at Draycote Water, has once again demonstrated the power of community and collaboration, raising £79,500 for Band of Builders and Whiteley’s Retreat.
Newsweek ranks Travis Perkins among world's greenest companies image
Newsweek ranks Travis Perkins among world's greenest companies
Travis Perkins plc has been recognised as one of the world’s most environmentally responsible businesses, achieving a five-star rating in Newsweek’s 2025 World’s Greenest Companies list.
New platform launches to help merchants identify bad payers image
New platform launches to help merchants identify bad payers
Purpose-built for the construction materials supply chain, GFTM (Good For The Money) enables merchants to securely collaborate on payment risk, without sharing commercially sensitive information.
Newly badged Bathroom Association seeks to unite the industry image
Newly badged Bathroom Association seeks to unite the industry
The change marks a new chapter as the UK’s most influential community dedicated to the bathroom industry.
CPA welcomes government’s 10-Year Industrial Strategy image
CPA welcomes government’s 10-Year Industrial Strategy
The Construction Products Association (CPA) has expressed strong support for the UK Government’s newly launched 10 year Industrial Strategy.
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