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  • New report by payments expert reveals Building and DIY materials are 52% more in-demand post-lockdown

    |Date: 17 September, 2021
    New report by payments expert reveals Building and DIY materials are 52% more in-demand post-lockdown

    New report by payments expert reveals Building and DIY materials are 52% more in-demand post-lockdown

    New data from UK card payment provider Dojo, has revealed what Brits are spending the most on following r ...

    New data from UK card payment provider Dojo, has revealed what Brits are spending the most on following restrictions being fully lifted in June of this year. Dojo analysed their transaction data to fi ...

    17 September, 2021
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  • Cedral offers clarity on building material fire classifications

    |Date: 10 September, 2021
    Cedral offers clarity on building material fire classifications

    Cedral offers clarity on building material fire classifications

    Lisa Grosse, brand manager at Cedral, offers some clarity on building material fire classifications. It’s ...

    Lisa Grosse, brand manager at Cedral, offers some clarity on building material fire classifications. It’s important for building contractors to have a sound working knowledge of relevant safety regula ...

    10 September, 2021
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  • Advances in building materials and what could be used in the future

    |Date: 2 September, 2021
    Advances in building materials and what could be used in the future

    Advances in building materials and what could be used in the future

    In the first of a three-part series, Professional Builder explores some of the advances that are being ma ...

    In the first of a three-part series, Professional Builder explores some of the advances that are being made in materials and what tradespeople could be routinely using on site in the future. There has ...

    2 September, 2021
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  • Builders struggle to keep pace with demand for new homes

    |Date: 19 August, 2021
    Builders struggle to keep pace with demand for new homes

    Builders struggle to keep pace with demand for new homes

    Following a 24-year high in June, July’s dip in IHS/Cips index is widely blamed on ‘Brexit friction’, acc ...

    Following a 24-year high in June, July’s dip in IHS/Cips index is widely blamed on ‘Brexit friction’, according to The Guardian. Britain’s builders struggled to keep pace with the demand for new homes ...

    19 August, 2021
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  • Covid-19 app impacts on building materials’ supply chain

    |Date: 28 July, 2021
    Covid-19 app impacts on building materials’ supply chain

    Covid-19 app impacts on building materials’ supply chain

    Self-isolation alerts are having a significant impact on the supply of building materials, according to T ...

    Self-isolation alerts are having a significant impact on the supply of building materials, according to The Builders Merchants Federation. It has raised concerns with government about the affect staff ...

    28 July, 2021
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  • Hudson Contract warns of supply chain pressure as roaring economy fuels demand for skilled labour and building materials

    |Date: 1 June, 2021
    Hudson Contract warns of supply chain pressure as roaring economy fuels demand for skilled labour and building materials

    Hudson Contract warns of supply chain pressure as roaring economy fuels demand for skilled labour and building materials

    Average costs for engaging tradespeople have risen by nearly 20 per cent since the first lockdown a year ...

    Average costs for engaging tradespeople have risen by nearly 20 per cent since the first lockdown a year ago, according to Hudson Contract. The company is the UK’s largest engager of self-employed con ...

    1 June, 2021
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  • Fastest rise in enquiries for building work in more than 10 years, says FMB

    |Date: 20 May, 2021
    Fastest rise in enquiries for building work in more than 10 years, says FMB

    Fastest rise in enquiries for building work in more than 10 years, says FMB

    The first three months of 2021 saw enquiries with local building firms increase at their fastest rate in ...

    The first three months of 2021 saw enquiries with local building firms increase at their fastest rate in a decade, fuelling significant difficulties with construction material shortages, according to ...

    20 May, 2021
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  • Going Green: New Research Shows Big Shift Towards Sustainable Construction in 2021

    |Date: 22 March, 2021
    Going Green: New Research Shows Big Shift Towards Sustainable Construction in 2021

    Going Green: New Research Shows Big Shift Towards Sustainable Construction in 2021

    A new study by Roofing Megastore has used Google data to analyse which sustainable building materials are ...

    A new study by Roofing Megastore has used Google data to analyse which sustainable building materials are seeing the biggest spikes in interest Synthetic slate tiles are growing most in popularity, wi ...

    22 March, 2021
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  • Materials Market: a new website that simplifies buying

    |Date: 12 November, 2020
    Materials Market: a new website that simplifies buying

    Materials Market: a new website that simplifies buying

    A new website called Materials Market has launched to help the construction industry make faster, smarter ...

    A new website called Materials Market has launched to help the construction industry make faster, smarter, and more cost-effective decisions when buying materials. This next-generation platform allows ...

    12 November, 2020
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  • 130 years of Naylor Industries

    |Date: 25 September, 2020
    130 years of Naylor Industries

    130 years of Naylor Industries

    Barnsley-based building material manufacturer Naylor Industries is celebrating its 130th year. The compan ...

    Barnsley-based building material manufacturer Naylor Industries is celebrating its 130th year. The company, which was founded as a clay pipe manufacturer by George Wilfred Naylor in 1890, remains in f ...

    25 September, 2020
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  • CEMEX broadens product range to include dry bagged mortar

    |Date: 31 August, 2020
    CEMEX broadens product range to include dry bagged mortar

    CEMEX broadens product range to include dry bagged mortar

    Building materials supplier CEMEX has expanded its mortar range by adding 25kg bagged options to two of i ...

    Building materials supplier CEMEX has expanded its mortar range by adding 25kg bagged options to two of its dry mixes, in order to provide customers with increased flexibility of supply. CEMEX’s M4 an ...

    31 August, 2020
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  • Introducing the potato-based alternative to MDF

    |Date: 18 January, 2019
    Introducing the potato-based alternative to MDF

    Introducing the potato-based alternative to MDF

    Professional Builder talks to Rowan Minkley, the 23-year-old behind Chip[s] Board, an MDF substitute made ...

    Professional Builder talks to Rowan Minkley, the 23-year-old behind Chip[s] Board, an MDF substitute made from industrial potato waste. Rowan Minkley has recently been named the UK’s most promising yo ...

    18 January, 2019
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