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Lagan products rebranded as Breedon

1 Nov 18 Following the acquisition of Lagan Group by Breedon Group, Lagan’s brick, tile and bagged cement products have been rebranded as Breedon.

Mineral products sales confirm flat state of UK construction

31 Oct 18 The Great British construction industry had a slow start to the year because of poor weather, a busy second quarter to catch up and now, it is revealed, a slowing third quarter.

Wearable tech fails to live up to expectations

25 Oct 18 A trial of ‘wearable technology’ to monitor the safety of lone workers has concluded that the ‘Internet of Things’ has a way to go before a practical solution is found. David Taylor reports

Best practice in specifying louvres

25 Oct 18 Louvres can play an important role in improving the performance and aesthetics of a building – but the correct specification and installation is vital

Polypipe pays £52m for Manthorpe Building Products

25 Oct 18 Plastic pipe manufacturer Polypipe has agreed the acquisition of Manthorpe Building Products, manufacturer of moulded and extruded plastic and metal building products.

Builders' merchants sales continue to be up on the year

23 Oct 18 The latest data from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) shows that the value of sales at UK builders’ merchants was up 3.5% in August 2018 compared with August 2017 but down 3.4% on July 2018.

Falkirk firm offers mobile mapping

22 Oct 18 Data capture specialist IKM Surveying, part of the IKM Consulting Group, has produced a new mobile mapping service that it has piloted with the Bear Scotland road maintenance consortium.

New pipe lining tech for Lanes

12 Oct 18 Drainage and utility specialist Lanes Group has invested more than £1m in new pipe lining technology.

Mushrooms touted as building insulation

10 Oct 18 Heathrow Airport and some of the UK’s top house-builders are said to be considering using a mushroom-based material as building insulation.

LED road studs make busy junction less hazardous

9 Oct 18 Smart lights in the road surface have been introduced for the first time at a busy motorway junction to help drivers stay in the right lane.

Construction manufacturers expect strong end to the year

8 Oct 18 After their business was hit by poor weather at the start of the year, UK manufacturers of construction products are optimistic that the year will finish strongly, with sales continuing to rise.

Willmott Dixon trials bionic vest to aid manual handling

4 Oct 18 Willmott Dixon has been trialling a new item of smart workwear that is designed to aid manual handling.

Report calculates fencing to be a billion-pound industry

3 Oct 18 A study of the UK market for fencing has calculated it to be worth just over £1.1bn and the workforce employed by it numbers approximately 60,000.

Government confirms ban on combustible cladding

2 Oct 18 The government has confirmed that it will specifically ban the use of combustible materials on external walls of high-rise residential buildings.

Oscrete takes over distributor

27 Sep 18 Bradford-based concrete admixtures specialist Oscrete has completed the acquisition of its Irish distributor Adcrete Ltd.

Builders’ merchant sales show year-on-year growth

24 Sep 18 Builders’ merchant sales were up by 1.1% in July 2018 compared to the previous month and up by 8.3% compared to July 2017.

Marley responds to roofing skills shortage

21 Sep 18 Lack of competent roofers has prompted Marley Eternit to develop aluminium sheeting that can be rolled out on a roof like a carpet, requiring no specialist skills.

Funding boost for Active Building Centre

20 Sep 18 Swansea University and its partners have been given a £36m government grant to develop construction materials that generate electricity.

British Steel buoyed by £200m Network Rail deal

20 Sep 18 British Steel has been granted a two-year extension to its Network Rail supply contract in a deal worth £200m.

Tekla updates offer BIM enhancements

20 Sep 18 Updated versions of Trimble’s building information modelling (BIM) tools are now available for download.

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