Rockwool outlines plans for new UK manufacturing site
Rockwool has announced its intent to build a major new manufacturing facility in the West Midlands to boost supply of non-combustible insulation.
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Slower rate of growth indicated by latest UK Construction PMI report
Data presented in the latest UK Construction PMI report from S&P Global (October 2024) indicated that “output growth slowed considerably across the UK’s construction sect...
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BMF appoints new Chair Marketing Forum
Alsford Timber and Builder’s Merchant’s Joni Beal has been appointed as the new Sector Chair of the BMF’s Marketing Forum.
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IBC Buying Group names new Head of Business Development
Simon Cowling has joined IBC Buying Group as its new Head of Business Development.
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Williams Trade Supplies to join PHG
PHG Plumbing Heating Group has announced that Williams Trade Supplies will be joining the group from 1st January 2025, with the integration process work starting now.
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Instantor awarded the ‘Gold Standard’ at Ireland’s Best Managed Companies 2024
Instantor has again been acknowledged as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies, after receiving the 2024 Gold Standard Winner accolade at a recent awards evening.
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Plumbing & Heating merchants’ August sales drop, according to PHMI report
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index show total value sales for August 2024 were down -8.5% compared to the same month a year a year before.
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Latest BMBI report shows merchant sales hit during “wash out summer”
Published in October, the latest BMBI report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in August were down -5.6% compared to the same month in 2023.
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Merchant and construction sector responds to Autumn Budget 2024
PBM presents a number of reactions from the builders’ merchant and wider construction sector to the Autumn Budget - the first from the new Labour Government.
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CLC Material Supply Chain Group statement, October 30 2024
The Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group’s latest report “continues to show good levels of product availability as we move into the final quarter...
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