en-gb The latest articles from BuildersMerchantsJournal.net http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/index.asp Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:35:44 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6744&title=Ibstock+and+Rockwool+launch+BrickShield+at+Ecobuild http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6744&title=Ibstock+and+Rockwool+launch+BrickShield+at+Ecobuild http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/images/t_6744.jpg Brick manufacturer Ibstock and insulation manufacturer Rockwool, have joined forces to launch BrickShield, a new insulated external wall cladding system. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6743&title=Increase+in+properties+may+limit+house+price+rise http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6743&title=Increase+in+properties+may+limit+house+price+rise http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/images/t_6743.jpg House prices rises in the UK may be held back by the fact that there are more properties coming onto the market, according to surveyors. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6742&title=Builders+merchant+acts+to+reduce+waste http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6742&title=Builders+merchant+acts+to+reduce+waste http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/images/t_6742.jpg Independent builders merchant Huws Gray are collaborating with environmental website BuilderScrap to help builders cut waste. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6741&title=NI+Minister+says+no+to+boiler+scrappage+scheme http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6741&title=NI+Minister+says+no+to+boiler+scrappage+scheme Plumbers merchants in Northern Ireland are likely to lose out as it appears the province is the only part of the United Kingdom not to operate a Boiler Scrappage Scheme. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6740&title=Minister+announces+further+Kickstart+funding+for+housing http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6740&title=Minister+announces+further+Kickstart+funding+for+housing http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/images/t_6740.jpg Housing Minister John Healey today announced that a further £83m of government money will be used to get housebuilders building again. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6739&title=Insurance+companies+question+timber%2Dframe+cover http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6739&title=Insurance+companies+question+timber%2Dframe+cover Insurance companies including Aviva and Axa have warned that insurers may pull cover on timber-framed buildings. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6738&title=Travis+Perkins+to+boost+operating+efficiencies http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6738&title=Travis+Perkins+to+boost+operating+efficiencies http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/images/t_6738.jpg Builders merchant group Travis Perkins is aiming to improve the quality of its database with a new technology platform. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6737&title=Graham+and+Curzon+create+super+merchant+branch http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6737&title=Graham+and+Curzon+create+super+merchant+branch Plumbers merchant Graham and sister heating parts specialist Curzon have co-located in Edinburgh, creating a new heating and plumbing "super branch". Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6736&title=+Marshalls+profits+slump+46%25 http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6736&title=+Marshalls+profits+slump+46%25 Landscaping products manufacturer Marshalls has reported pre-tax profits down 46% on sales that were 18% down at £311.7 m. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6735&title=Construction+suffers+worst+output+fall+for+35+years http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6735&title=Construction+suffers+worst+output+fall+for+35+years Figures from the Office of National Statistics that construction output fell by over 11% in 2009 - the largest single year fall since the three-day week in 1974. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6734&title=Grafton+Group+profits+drop+79%25+amid+signs+of+stabilisation+ http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6734&title=Grafton+Group+profits+drop+79%25+amid+signs+of+stabilisation+ http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/images/t_6734.jpg Irish and UK Builders and plumbers merchant group Grafton saw sales and profits fall for 2009 although there are signs that the market is stabilizing. Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6732&title=Builders+merchants+lose+nearly+one+tonne+in+weight http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6732&title=Builders+merchants+lose+nearly+one+tonne+in+weight http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/images/t_6732.jpg Hull-based independent builders merchant MKM has raised over £7,000 for charity with employees shedding nearly one tonne of weight in the process. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6731&title=Home+ownership+levels+fall http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6731&title=Home+ownership+levels+fall http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/images/t_6731.jpg The Council of Mortgage Lenders reports that home ownership in the UK continues to fall as a result of affordability pressures and a shortage of new homes. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6730&title=Government+launches+plan+for+warmer%2C+greener+homes http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6730&title=Government+launches+plan+for+warmer%2C+greener+homes http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/images/t_6730.jpg The Warm Homes, Greener Homes Strategy, launched by the Government yesterday, is aimed at cutting emissions from the UK's homes by 29% by 2020. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6729&title=Construction+industry+%22in+recession+for+two+years%22 http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6729&title=Construction+industry+%22in+recession+for+two+years%22 The construction industry has now been in recession for two years, according to the latest data from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6728&title=Plumbers+merchant+announces+record+sales http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6728&title=Plumbers+merchant+announces+record+sales http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/images/t_6728.jpg Independent plumbers merchant HPS has announced record sales for 2009 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6727&title=CRH+profits+halved http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6727&title=CRH+profits+halved Building materials company CRH saw pre-tax profits fall by 55% in 2009, although the second half of the year was better than expected Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6726&title=Get+Britain+Building+campaign+endorses+Cut+the+VAT+Report http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6726&title=Get+Britain+Building+campaign+endorses+Cut+the+VAT+Report http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/images/t_6726.jpg Building coalitition campaign Get Britain Building is has thrown its weight behind a new report produced by the Cut the VAT Coalition. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6725&title=Kingspan+profit+falls http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6725&title=Kingspan+profit+falls Irish building materials supplier Kingspan recorded falling profits and sales in the year to December 2009. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6724&title=Jewson+md+goes+to+business+school http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6724&title=Jewson+md+goes+to+business+school http://www.BuildersMerchantsJournal.net/news/images/t_6724.jpg Peter Hindle MBE, md of builders merchant Jewson is to take a seat on the new Advisory Board of one of Europe's leading business schools. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT