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Editor’s Viewpoint: Raising the profile

|Date: 06 Jun 2024

Editor’s Viewpoint: Raising the profile

Writing in the June edition of PBM, editor Paul Davies discusses the issue of recruitment into the constr ...

Writing in the June edition of PBM, editor Paul Davies discusses the issue of recruitment into the construction and building materials industry, highlighting a new ‘sector awareness’ initiative being ...

06 Jun 2024
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Travis Perkins unveils showcase ‘WholeHouse’ homes

|Date: 04 Jun 2024

Travis Perkins unveils showcase ‘WholeHouse’ homes

Travis Perkins has announced the completion of the first homes designed and built using its “ground-break ...

Travis Perkins has announced the completion of the first homes designed and built using its “ground-breaking” WholeHouse platform in Leicestershire. ...

04 Jun 2024
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Bence Builders Merchants celebrates milestone anniversary

|Date: 03 Jun 2024

Bence Builders Merchants celebrates milestone anniversary

George Bence & Sons has become one of the few businesses in the world to make it to 170 years. ...

George Bence & Sons has become one of the few businesses in the world to make it to 170 years. ...

03 Jun 2024
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“World first” as reusable Pallet LOOP pallets enter UK construction sector

|Date: 30 May 2024

“World first” as reusable Pallet LOOP pallets enter UK construction sector

Billed as marking a fundamental shift towards circular economics in the distribution of building material ...

Billed as marking a fundamental shift towards circular economics in the distribution of building materials in the UK, the first batch of reusable green pallets from The Pallet LOOP have started enteri ...

30 May 2024
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Barbour ABI Home Improvement Index details homeowner spending trends

|Date: 24 May 2024

Barbour ABI Home Improvement Index details homeowner spending trends

A new Barbour ABI study shows that homeowners are turning to green energy upgrades to reduce bills despit ...

A new Barbour ABI study shows that homeowners are turning to green energy upgrades to reduce bills despite a general decline in home improvement activity. ...

24 May 2024
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CITB industry forecast outlines workforce challenge

|Date: 16 May 2024

CITB industry forecast outlines workforce challenge

The annual industry forecast from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) highlights the “continu ...

The annual industry forecast from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) highlights the “continuing persistent gap between what the UK needs to keep up with demand and the workforce available ...

16 May 2024
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CLC Material Supply Chain Group statement, 14 May 2024

|Date: 15 May 2024

CLC Material Supply Chain Group statement, 14 May 2024

The latest report from the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group “continues to sh ...

The latest report from the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group “continues to show good levels of product availability across the board.” ...

15 May 2024
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NHBC figures reflect house building challenges

|Date: 14 May 2024

NHBC figures reflect house building challenges

Figures from the NHBC show 21,967 new homes were registered to be built in Q1 2024, down 20% on Q1 2023 ( ...

Figures from the NHBC show 21,967 new homes were registered to be built in Q1 2024, down 20% on Q1 2023 (27,619). 26,240 new homes were completed in the same period, 13% down on Q1 2023 (30,071). ...

14 May 2024
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S&P Global UK Construction PMI highlights “fastest expansion of construction output since February 2023”

|Date: 07 May 2024

S&P Global UK Construction PMI highlights “fastest expansion of construction output since February 2023”

The latest UK Construction PMI report from S&P Global reveals that business activity growth gained moment ...

The latest UK Construction PMI report from S&P Global reveals that business activity growth gained momentum across the sector in April, largely due to “solid rates of expansion in the commercial and c ...

07 May 2024
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Grafton Group plc issues Q1 2024 trading update

|Date: 07 May 2024

Grafton Group plc issues Q1 2024 trading update

Covering the period from 1 January to 21 April 2024, Grafton Group plc’s latest Trading Update reveals th ...

Covering the period from 1 January to 21 April 2024, Grafton Group plc’s latest Trading Update reveals that Group revenue in the period was £669.2 million, down 5.0% from £704.3 million in the prior y ...

07 May 2024
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