Nearly 250 Roofing Industry Professionals Hit D.C. for ‘Roofing Day 2023’
Roofing contractors weren’t bashful about telling Congress what issues are crippling the industry and what they can do about it during Roofing Day 2023.
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McElroy Metal Employees Now Have Skin in the Game
McElroy Metal, a 60-year-old components manufacturer based near Shreveport, La., with 14 facilities nationwide, recently announced a transition from being a family-owned concern by offering an employee stock ownership plan.
Double Magply Deck Supports Sedum Roof in Bishop’s Stortford
ONE OF THE UK’s biggest housebuilders is creating a stylish new medium-rise development on the outskirts of Bishop’s Stortford. The development consists of five linked blocks with a total of 174 one, two and three-bedroom apartments located around a landscaped public realm. Goodsyard is a brownfield site in the South Side Locks area of the
Skills Plan Launched to Help Industry Close Skills Gap and Reach Net Zero
A PLAN TO SUPPORT the net zero challenge and get young people into high-skilled, well-paid jobs has been launched today 20 April by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC). In its new Skills Plan, CLC highlights what the construction and built environment industry has to offer. Construction drives the UK economy, employing 2.7million people and contributing
NE Construction Bodies Question Closed Shop Framework Procurement Processes
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL (CLC) North East and Construction Alliance North East (CAN) contractor members are calling on local authorities and procurement chiefs to end ‘closed shop’ framework practices. Architects, builders and contractors expressed concerns about regional planning and procurement systems at a Circular Economy in Action meeting on 6 April. They want to see improved education
Architects Confidence About Workloads Improves in March 2023
IN THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS (RIBA) latest Future Trends survey, architects’ outlook for future workloads is improving. The private housing sector expects its workload to increase for the first time in six months, as do small practices for the first time in nine months, and all but one region feels the same. Despite
Aspiring Roofer Named Screwfix Trade Apprentice Finalist
ASPIRING ROOFER, Oliver Greenwood from Glossop has been named one of the 10 apprentices competing to be crowned Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2023. The national award aims to highlight the hard work and dedication of trade apprentices across the UK and Ireland. The champion will receive a career-boosting £10,000 trade bundle made up of tools, tech
Perfect Exteriors of Minnesota Named a 2022 GAF Master Elite President’s Club Award Winner
Less than 2% of roofing contractors nationwide qualify for GAF’s Master Elite President’s Club Award.
Construction Starts Dry Up in Q1 2023
PROJECT STARTS FELL by nearly half (-46%) in the first quarter of 2023 against the previous year, according to the latest Glenigan Construction Review. The April Review highlights the consistently weak construction start performance as the industry navigates a depressed economic landscape. Construction Starts Q1 2023 Averaging £5,067 million per month, work commencing on-site fell
STEELWORLD – March 2023
Editorial – March 2023 MF has predicted that Indian economy will grow by around 6 % in 2023-24. This beats all the major economies such as the US, China, Japan,…