Archive for the 'Construction Product News' Category
Mar
10
Precast competition dampens Forterra’s margins
March 10, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Forterra, the brick and block producer, saw its profits soften in 2019 after demand slowed in the second half of the year and competition increased.
Mar
10
Chinese takeover of British Steel completes
March 10, 2020 | Leave a Comment
British Steel is now under Chinese ownership, with the sale to Jingye Group completing on 9th March 2020.
Mar
3
Ibstock plans new brick factory in Walsall
March 3, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Ibstock Brick starts construction later this year on a new £45m brick factory at its Atlas site, in Walsall.
Feb
28
Cemex offers offsetting to create carbon neutral cement
February 28, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Cemex has brought out what it is claiming to be “the UK’s first net zero ready mixed concrete”.
Feb
26
New lobby group to speak up for concrete
February 26, 2020 | Leave a Comment
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has launched UK Concrete, a new lobbying vehicle for the UK’s concrete industry.
Feb
24
Builders’ merchants in recession
February 24, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Point-of-sale data from the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) indicates that its members have endured three consecutive quarters of negative growth.