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Housing Secretary backs new wave of builders merchant...

Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government,...

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New post-Grenfell tests show real-life fires could burn...

Research conducted on behalf of the insurance industry in the wake of the Grenfell...

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Wienerberger expands historic Smeed Dean range

Wienerberger, the UK’s leading provider of wall, roof and landscaping solutions,...

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Dual market benefits new housing construction

The general housing market might be slowing but the message from major housebuilders...

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New England-style with lightweight composite cladding...

Eurocell – the UK’s leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of PVC-U...

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Backlog in delivery pipeline sees construction hold...

Workloads remained resilient despite bad weather and a weaker near-term economic...

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Material prices continue to rocket

More than half of small building firms say that rising material prices are squeezing...

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Infrastructure construction reaches a record low

The value of new construction contracts in March reached £5.3 billion, a monthly...

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Care home receives heating upgrade from ELCO  

ELCO Heating Solutions has supplied five THISION L EVO 120kW boilers to Westhaven...

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Eurobrick publish new P-Clad installation guide

Eurobrick Systems was first to introduce brick slip cladding to the UK nearly 30...

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RIBA fears Hackitt review will not deliver the changes...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has raised serious concerns over...

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Brick numbers increasing daily

The latest figures produced by the Office for National Statistics reveal that brick...

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Build-to-rent sector grows pipeline of homes for UK...

The British Property Federation (BPF) has published its first set of annual data on...

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Report to police highlights significant issues with...

A leaked report into the causes of last year’s Grenfell Tower fire by the Building...

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New Android version of popular Brick Matcher app  

Imperial Bricks, the leading traditional handmade brick supplier, has updated the...

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