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Cost effective energy efficiency in Manchester

Recognising the need for affordable, low-energy housing, self-builder and low energy retrofitter, Andrew Gill, has undertaken an ambitious project to prove that cost-effective refurbishment...

Lafarge Plasterboard achieves ‘very good’ for responsible sourcing

Lafarge Plasterboard has achieved ‘Very Good’ under BRE Global’s BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing certificate, having been upgraded from its previous ‘Good’ rating, awarded in...

USG announces sale of its European businesses

USG Corporation has announced that it has agreed the sale of its wholly-owned European business operations to affiliates of Gebr. Knauf Verwaltungsgesellschaft...

BRITISH GYPSUM UNVEILS NEW PLASTER PACKAGING

British Gypsum has unveiled new look packaging for its...

Construction shrinks by almost 10% – ONS figures confirm

The ONS construction output figures for Q2, which have been published today, confirm that nearly every sector of construction activity, from private to public...

Providing a solid foundation

Screeding is a vital component of a hard wearing flooring solution but its durability can vary from project to project. Steve Foster, CCF Flooring...

Guarantee fund to kick start Green Deal

The Government has announced that it will use part of its infrastructure investment guarantee fund to kick-start the Green Deal. The UK Guarantee scheme was...

BRITISH GYPSUM SETS BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR SAFETY

British Gypsum, part of the Saint-Gobain group, is helping to drive standards of health and safety within the plasterboard...

Back to schools

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced that more than 200 schools are to be included within the PFI element of the £2bn Priority...

Scaffold work under the safety spotlight

Construction sites in the West Midlands, Worcestershire and Warwickshire will be put under the spotlight over the next three weeks as part of a...