NHBC statistics reveal “cautious optimism” for the new build housing sector
NHBC figures for Q3 2024 reveal a 40% increase in new home registrations over Q3 2023.
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FMB warns of “downturn in building work for small building companies”
The latest FMB State of Trade Survey Q3 2024 shows small building companies reporting “falling workloads, material costs going up and a shortage of available workers.”
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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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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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APP Wholesale acquires Ultimate Renewables Supplies
APP Wholesale has announced the acquisition of Ultimate Renewables Supplies, billed as “one of the country’s premier design and supply specialists in heat pumps and renew...
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Group revenue down (5.7)% in Travis Perkins plc’s latest trading update
Travis Perkins plc has presented its Q3 trading update for the three months to 30 September 2024, showing group revenue down by (5.7)%.
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