KINGSPAN GROUP PLC has reported a first quarter sales increase of 4% on last year, to €2bn (£1.76bn) for the three-month period to 31 March 2023. In its first trading update of the year, the insulation and building envelope product manufacturer reported insulated panels sales were down 5% (-6% underlying) compared to the accelerated demand in
The Labor Dept. announced on May 1, 2023, a new initiative to staunch the number of workplace accidents and deaths due to falling, which accounted for 13% of all workplace fatalities in 2021.
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS DISTRIBUTOR, Brickability Group plc announced a 30.9% increase in revenue year on year to £681 million in its trading report for the year ended 31 March 2023. The Group began the second half of the financial year with each of Brickability’s business divisions delivering strong performances. Despite challenges and uncertainties in the broader economic
THE TRUSSED RAFTER ASSOCIATION’s first Roofscape Design Awards winners have been announced. The awards recognise and celebrate the highly technical skills required to design trussed rafter roofs, joists, and panels. They took place at the TRA Annual General Meeting and Conference at the Kettering Park Hotel in April 2023. The awards were given in three
NEW RESEARCH HAS REVEALED that the UK’s construction sector is at risk of becoming less safe as the industry fails to attract new staff. The research by the Association for Project Safety (APS), the national body representing 3,500 health and safety risk management professionals, shows job vacancies around the country are being filled by people moving
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT is forecast to fall from a record-high level and contract by 6.4% in 2023, according to the Construction Product Association’s Spring Forecasts. This is a downgrade from a fall of 4.7% which was expected in the winter, driven primarily by sharp falls in the two largest construction sectors – private new housing and
THE CSCS ALLIANCE has announced it is hosting a breakout session at UK Construction Week, covering topics including the CSCS Smart Check app and the Industry Placement card. The session, hosted by CSCS Alliance Chair Jay Parmar and CSCS Chief Executive Sean Kearns, will take place on Wednesday 3 May from 12.15 to 1pm at
Coryell Roofing, based in Oklahoma City, Okla., announced it had recently expanded its Board of Directors to include a more diverse and experienced group of individuals.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners bets big on roofing as it acquires Allstar Services of Minneapolis, Minn., and plans to scale the residential roofing concern into a national player.
A home in the Berkshires with a unique faux-thatched roof, called ‘the gingerbread house’ by locals in the Massachusetts town ofTyringham, is in dire need of repair; nobody seems to know the best way to tackle it.
