Listers puts £1k into every worker’s pocket to tackle cost of living and retain...
Stoke fabricator Listers is giving every one of its 340 workforce an extra £1,000 in the coming year as well as pledging to pay every new employee the Real Living Wage to help them...
Freight shortages add to cost and supply woes – Markit
Transport and freight shortages are beginning to bite, putting further pressure on already stretched materials supply problems, according to the latest IHS Markit report.
This resulted in input cost inflation accelerating to the second fastest...
Shortages drive record materials price inflation
Supply and demand imbalances led to the highest materials costs inflation for a quarter century in April after seven consecutive months of uninterrupted increases, according to the latest HIS Markit report.
Following last week’s warning...
Little change expected as lockdown 2.0 looms
Construction, manufacture and retrofit businesses in England are expecting few major changes from existing practices when the new national lockdown measures come into effect on Thursday (Nov 5).
Most significantly, in the wake of the...
Manifesto calls for dedicated Housing Cabinet Minister
A call for a dedicated Cabinet Minister for housing has come from the Federation of Master Builders to tackle the growing shortfall in home building and retrofitting.
The plea comes in the organisation’s new General...
David Salisbury calls for overhaul of planning on listed buildings
Bespoke conservatory manufacturer David Salisbury is lobbying for urgent changes to the planning process on the country’s nearly half a million listed buildings, saying lengthy, complicated and inconsistent processes are disproportionately impacting on property...
Widgets acquires Profoil to become Q19 Group
The group comprising Window Widgets and the Residence Collection has announced the acquisition of Profoil and the formation of the Q19 Group.
Q19 Group sales and marketing director Sarah Hitchings, pictured with Profoil MD Colin...
Pressure grows for Green Grant extension to tackle ‘snail’s pace’ growth
The government has come under renewed pressure to extend the Green Homes Grant Scheme after a parliamentary committee this week reported that only 20,000 of the planned 600,000 vouchers have been issued in the...
New insolvencies report launched
A new monthly report on industry insolvencies as been launched by Insight Data.
The reports, created in conjunction with the Salestracker business intelligence software, provide “a comprehensive overview of market trends, potential pitfalls, and emerging...
Morley supply restored after Czech factory felled by tornado
Integral blinds manufacturer Morley Glass & Glazing says production is now back to normal after the Czech factory of supplier Pellini was destroyed by tornado.
Orders from Leeds-based Morley were delayed slightly last week but...
