ALUMASC GROUP PLC, the UK-based supplier of building products, has announced full year results with turnover and profit holding steady. Group revenues were maintained at £89.1m, only very slightly down from 2022’s £89.4m, while underlying profit before tax from continuing operations is £11.2m, again falling from last year’s £12.7m. The Kettering-based company says that delays in
A NEW podcast series offering support and advice to specifiers within the construction industry has been launched by SFS UK, the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of carbon and stainless-steel fastening solutions for roofing, cladding and façade systems. SFS Podcasts The company has launched a series of three podcasts focusing on fall protection and subframes,
Procure Partnerships Framework has appointed 87 contractors to its second-generation national framework. Thirty five contractors were reappointed on the next iteration of the mega framework, structured across nine sub-regional lots covering 5 value bands starting at 50K and going up to over £50m. The refreshed framework covers Construction and three new areas: Decarbonisation and Retrofit,
The education secretary has revealed that the sudden failure over the summer of three RAAC concrete planks previously classified as non-critical prompted the decision to close over 100 schools. In a statement to Parliament Gillian Keegan said surveyors discovered the non-critical RAAC failures during a programme of assessments started last September. This led to the
Eurocell has confirmed another round of redundancies with around 100 jobs going as the UPVC specialist issued a profit warning. The materials giant let some of its 2,000 staff go in a restructuring late last year as the market tightened. Its latest results revealed more job losses as the firm’s core housing market continued to
Etag has confirmed the appointment of Tony Taylor as CEO of Etag Fixings UK & Ireland. Taylor has had a successful career within the construction industry over the last 20 years, mainly within Saint Gobain Building Distribution where he held several roles, most recently being Managing Director of their Local Merchant group in the UK.
Kier has struck a deal with the administrators of Buckingham Group Contracting to buy all its rail assets. The £9.6m cash deal also includes the rail division’s HS2 contract to supply Kier’s joint venture on the project, EKFB. Around 180 staff from Buckingham will now transfer over to become part of the Kier Transportation business, which
A TEN-YEAR-OLD quad amputee has thanked a team of volunteer tradespeople who have made significant adaptations to his home in Embsay, North Yorkshire. Luke Mortimer recently appeared on ITV’s This Morning to tell hosts Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond all about the project and to say thank you to the 12-strong team from construction charity Band
Consultant Arup has appointed David Hughes as Major Programmes Director with a focus on supporting and accelerating the firm’s delivery of significant national infrastructure programmes. Hughes joins from the Department for Transport (DfT) where he led the DfT’s portfolio of major rail investment projects. In his previous role as Director of Investment Delivery Planning at
A MAN was critically injured after falling 10m through the roof of an industrial unit due to insufficient safety measures. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that contractor CK Steelwork & Cladding Ltd had failed to take appropriate precautions to ensure the safety of workers on the roof. On March 25 2022,
