The centralised product data platform developed by the Builders Merchants Federation and National Merchant Buying Society has had a successful first year.
The construction charity has completed its 50th project on its 10th anniversary - after it renovated the home of an amputee Ipswich builder who was unable to finish the extension he started two years ago because he underwent treatment for cancer of the spine.
The Construction Production Association is forecasting that construction activity will contract by 2.5% in 2026, while private housing output will fall by 7%.
