BUIDLERS’ MERCHANT Travis Perkins will relocate its Lee Green branch 0.2 miles from Burnt Ash Works to Burnt Ash Hill, creating an extra four full-time jobs, making a total team of 20. The new branch is set to open its doors on the 2 July and will offer a new, bigger and purpose-built destination, with
TWO BUSINESSES providing very different types of products and services to the metal building envelope sector have joined the MCRMA. The association, which represents and supports the complete supply chain for metal roofing and facades, has welcomed the UK division of international coatings manufacturer Mipa and building envelope consultancy AJS Consulting to its membership for
FREEFOAM BUILDING PRODUCTS Ltd was recently assessed by EcoVadis, a globally recognized sustainability rating platform. Freefoam has not only retained the prestigious Silver medal, its sustainable business practices have been rated as better than 91% of companies assessed across the world in 2024. EcoVadis is an evidence-based assessment that audits a company’s sustainability management system.
THE ROOFLIGHT Association and the Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association (MCRMA) have joined forces to collaborate on a number of design, specification and safety issues relating to industrial and commercial buildings and warehouses. The Rooflight Association represents all of the UK’s manufacturers of profiled and factory/warehouse rooflights, as well as contractors, consultants and other
MY NAME is Audrey Orage. I work at the University of Northampton on research into anxiety, which is a ‘no-go’ subject for many men. I am looking for young men aged 18-24 to take part in my research, looking into anxiety experiences in young males. I want to chat to young men working in roofing online
THE CONSTRUCTION Leadership Council (CLC) has today published a letter of advice for the next Government. The letter suggests policies to help the construction industry create economic growth, build new housing and deliver the infrastructure pipeline. Signed by 16 members of the Construction Leadership Council, the letter is addressed to the Conservative and Labour parties.
MONTHLY construction output is estimated to have decreased by 1.4% in volume terms in April 2024, with the monthly value in level terms at £14,940 million. This is according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) bulletin. The fall in monthly output came from decreases in both new work (1.9% fall) and repair and
IN ITS LATEST sustainability report, SIG outlines how it will drive down emissions in a bid to become a zero carbon business by 2035. Over the last two years, SIG achieved a further 19% reduction in its operational carbon footprint compared to the 2021 baseline. Whilst road vehicle fuel remained SIG’s largest emitting activity in
A COMPANY DIRECTOR was given a suspended prison sentence after an employee lost his life at a building site in St Helens. Uldis Sankans died after being crushed between a girder and the basket of a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) while working for RM Gibbons Ltd. The 30-year-old, from Latvia, had been operating the
DON & LOW’s new MultiTX® Maxi underlay has achieved BBA certification, making it the only heavy-duty barrier roof underlay holding the BBA Agrément Certificate. Part of the extended MultiΤΧ range, MultiTX Maxi is a high vapour resistance, air and liquid barrier underlay for use in pitched roofs. Weighing 190gsm, it provides durability and protection against
