Archive for the 'Construction Product News' Category
Aug
6
Lockdown plunges Ibstock into £52m half-year loss
August 6, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Brick maker Ibstock is set to close three plants in a restructure forced on it by the costs of the Covid-19 lockdown.
Aug
4
Time called on RIBA Product Selector
August 4, 2020 | Leave a Comment
For 40 years RIBA Product Selector has been the go-to source for product specifiers in the building trade, but no more.
Aug
3
Breedon keeps Cemex assets at arm’s length for now
August 3, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Building materials producer Breedon has completed the acquisition of around 100 Cemex operations around the UK but will keep them ringfenced as a separate business until the competition authorities have been satisfied.
Jul
31
Buildots snagging tech secures funding
July 31, 2020 | Leave a Comment
A tech company that gathers construction site data using helmet cameras has raised £12m venture capital to support its ambitions.
Jul
30
Concrete road lobby promotes TiO2 to eat fumes
July 30, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Britpave, the British Cementitious Paving Association, is advocating the use of titanium dioxide to make concrete roads counteract traffic fumes.
Jul
29
Breedon sees revenues return as markets revive
July 29, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Building materials producer Breedon Group made a pre-tax loss of £10.1m in the first half of 2020 due to much of the UK construction industry shutting down in April.