Archive for the 'Construction Product News' Category
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Lafarge to use water treatment residuals in cement
August 9, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Lafarge Canada has come up with a way of using the waste minerals and chemicals removed during drinking water filtration.
Aug
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App for selecting concrete bridge beams
August 4, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Nottinghamshire’s ABM Precast has developed an app that helps designers and estimators select pre-stressed concrete bridge beams.
Aug
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Construction materials prices up 4.7%
August 3, 2017 | Leave a Comment
The ‘All Work’ construction material price index increased by 4.7% in June 2017 compared to June 2016.
Aug
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Materials trade deficit hits £2.5bn in the first quarter
August 3, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Britain’s trade deficit in building products and materials widened by 7.4% in the first quarter of 2017 to reach £2,498m.
Aug
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SIG sells plastics and windows businesses
August 2, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Blackburn-based General All-Purpose Plastics Ltd has bought SIG Building Plastics and SIG Windows from SIG UK Exteriors.
Aug
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Forterra grows 11%
August 1, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Brick and block producer Forterra, formerly Hanson Building Products, has reported 11% growth in revenues for the first half of 2017 on the back of growth in the house-building sector.