Tighter rules for drainage products on Highways Agency schemes
Posted: 02 December 2008Manufacturers have won a campaign for tighter controls on the quality of drainage products used on Highways Agency road schemes.
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Insulation and roofing firm SIG cuts 900 jobs amid tough trading
Posted: 19 November 2008Insulation and roofing materials company SIG is to cut 900 jobs as it warned that trading in the second half of the year had become more challenging.
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Jewson and Wolseley on 16-strong timber panel for Olympics
Posted: 14 November 2008Jewson and Wolseley UK have been appointed to a 16-strong panel that will supply legal and sustainable timber to the 2012 Olympics.
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Milbank Roofs buys Milbank Floors from administrators
Posted: 07 November 2008Milbank Roofs has announced that it has bought the business and assets of Milbank Floors, which went into administration last month.
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ArcelorMittal cuts steel production by a third
Posted: 06 November 2008ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steel manufacturer, is to cut its production by a third after warning that its earnings would fall this quarter.
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Timber firm Palgrave Brown in administration, 500 jobs at risk
Posted: 05 November 2008Timber products manufacturer Palgrave Brown has entered into administration, placing nearly 500 jobs at risk.
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EU competition inspectors search Cemex's UK offices
Posted: 05 November 2008Inspectors from the European Union Competition Authority have been searching through Cemex’s offices in the UK and Germany.
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Cemex proposes Barrington plant closure, 87 jobs to go
Posted: 04 November 2008Cemex has announced proposals to close one of its cement manufacturing plants in Barrington, Cambridgeshire, which could result in the loss of 87 jobs.
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Temp workers to get same rights as permanent staff
Posted: 04 November 2008Legislation giving temporary workers the same rights as permanent staff will be introduced in the next Parliamentary session, the Prime Minister has announced.
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Heavy fabrication yard plans Scottish expansion in renewables sector
Posted: 31 October 2008The last heavy fabrication yard in Scotland is planning a major expansion within the country to boost its’ presence in worldwide renewables markets.
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Inquiry reveals substandard kerb drains on UK roads
Posted: 28 October 2008The Highways Agency (HA) will introduce stricter controls on drainage products following an investigation into claims that substandard kerb drains have been used on miles of Britain's motorways.
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Steel prices hold steady despite fall in demand
Posted: 21 October 2008Steel prices will not drop this year despite a dramatic downturn in demand and falls in raw material costs.
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Corus to cut steel production by 20%
Posted: 17 October 2008Corus will cut crude steel production in Europe by 20% over the next three months due to the financial crisis.
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Volatile bitumen price forces road cost hike
Posted: 14 October 2008The cost of road construction has soared after the price of bitumen rose 45% in four months.
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Green Germans on the look out for installers to meet demand
Posted: 14 October 2008A German renewable energy manufacturer based in Merseyside is looking for contractors to carry out installation work because it cannot keep up with demand for its products.
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Knauf Insulation in temporary factory shutdown
Posted: 13 October 2008Knauf Insulation has announced that it will close its factory in St Helens for three months due to the downturn.
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160 jobs under threat at Cemex
Posted: 13 October 2008Cemex has started a consultation process that could see nearly 160 drivers lose their jobs.
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Rooftop greenhouses and tree-lined buildings to save the world
Posted: 10 October 2008All homes must have rooftop greenhouses and all buildings must have solar panels and trees if cities are to survive, a climate change expert has warned.
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Lafarge takes 'green' cement nationwide
Posted: 07 October 2008Lafarge has announced plans to establish its 'sustainable' Phoenix cement as a nationwide brand.
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Laing O'Rourke bags £4.65m grant for new precast concrete plant
Posted: 30 September 2008Laing O'Rourke has won a £4.65m grant from the East Midlands Development Agency towards land remediation costs at the firm's planned new manufacturing plant.
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