The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association is accepting submissions for its 2024 Excellence in Asphalt Roofing Awards Program, inviting roofing contractors across North America to submit their best low- and steep-slope asphalt roofing projects from the past three years. Deadline for submission is December 1, 2023.
A tragic roof collapse in Ocean County, NJ, resulted in the death of four people after a residence in a Lacey Township neighborhood caught fire and became fully engulfed by flames before firefighters arrived; a fifth person survived before the roof collapsed and was taken to hospital for treatment.
ABC Supply Co. expands its presence in Canada with the acquisition of Cedar Grove Roofing Supply, including seven locations in Vancouver’s Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
Year to date in 2023, Beacon has expanded its branch footprint through the completion of six acquisitions and the opening of 14 new greenfield locations.
IN A UNIQUE MISSION, scientists will be visiting some of the highest roofs in the UK in search of cosmic dust. The team of scientists from the University of Kent will be searching for micrometeorites on the top of Canterbury Cathedral initially. Micrometeorites are dust-sized particles that continuously rain down on the Earth from space.
Management restructuring at SMS group India The region India & Asia Pacific is the fastest-growing steel market worldwide. To accompany this impressive growth story SMS group…
House builder Taylor Wimpey’s new home completions plunged by over a quarter to 5,120 in the first six months of the year eroding operating margins by 6 percentage points to 14%. Tightening market conditions and planning system problems saw the number of new sites opened by Taylor Wimpey dwindle to just 13 outlets from 50
Buckingham Group Contracting has promoted Simon Walkley to group managing director. He takes over from Ian McSeveney who has tendered his resignation and is stepping down for long term health reasons after 17 years with the business To help close out specific operational matters, McSeveney will remain a company director until later this year. Walkley
Seven UK schools have been selected to take part in an £18.6m innovative Decarbonisation Pilot, led by the Department for Education. The pilot being delivered by Graham, Kensa Contracting and Dodd Group will see schools benefit from new low carbon heating solutions, as well as improvements to the buildings fabric to make the school more
Residential developer EcoWorld London is planning job cuts as the housing market continues to stall. The Enquirer understands that around 40 jobs are at risk with the first wave of 25 redundancies set to hit this week among the firm’s 120-strong workforce. A source close to the company said: “The staff have been given the
