All construction products articles
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NewsBrickmaker cuts jobs as housing recovery stalls
Forterra announces redundancy consultation amid ‘significant uncertainty’ in demand as interest rates rise
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NewsTesting body BRE no longer accepting work from Kingspan or Celotex due to Grenfell
Firm ends relationship with insulation firms following evidence at inquiry
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NewsMorrell products testing review calls for sweeping reforms
Landmark report recommends bringing all construction materials on market into scope of new regulator
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NewsProducts firms refusing to back down over demand to pay cladding bill, CPA says
Boss says “all manufacturers stand behind their products” as row shows no sign of being resolved
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News‘Too many unknowns’ to pay up, products group tells Gove
Industry body queries firms’ ‘connectivity’ to at-risk buildings in wake of housing secretary’s anger at sector’s response to cladding pledge
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NewsGove threatens ‘significant consequences’ for cladding firms’ failure to contribute to fire safety cost
Housing secretary said he would do “whatever it takes” to hold firms to account for the building safety crisis
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NewsOfficial admits to Grenfell Inquiry that ambiguous building regs guidance ‘didn’t work’
Former civil servant in charge of the rules says industry had been expected to work out what fire safety guidance meant
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NewsGrenfell insulation firm Kingspan increases profit by 50%
Materials giant boosted by strong demand and acquisitions
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News‘Serious concerns’ raised about BRE five years before Grenfell fire, inquiry hears
‘Damning’ report found lessons had not been learned at testing house
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NewsNHBC approved combustible materials because scrutinising them was too ‘time consuming’
Fire engineer at building control body admits the approach was a ‘dangerous mistake’
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NewsBrickmaker raises profit expectations on booming housing demand
Ibstock says 2021 earnings will be ahead of previous estimate
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NewsNew post-Grenfell code for construction products launched
Initiative aims to fight misleading marketing with ‘clear and unambiguous’ product information
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NewsConstruction industry ‘cannot be trusted’ on regulation, Grenfell inquiry hears
Closing remarks on latest phase says sector focussed on profit as product certifier branded ‘hopelessly weak’
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NewsHousebuilding growth rate ‘slowest for 15 months’
Materials and labour shortages mean purchasing managers’ index is at lowest level since May 2020
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NewsInsulation firm Kingspan sees jump in profit
But company much criticised in Grenfell Inquiry warns over materials supply ‘constraints’
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NewsMaterial shortages could force small developers to delay jobs, say construction leaders
Construction Leadership Council finds that bagged cement delays expected until the end of the year
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NewsVistry warns on materials costs after ‘strong’ half year
Housebuilder maintains raised profit expectations and says build cost inflation being outpaced by house prices
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NewsBellway upgrades price expectations amid market boom
Firm says labour and material shortages pushing construction costs up
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NewsConstruction leaders group floats materials 'rationing' plan
Firms need to fairly share supplies as building boss warns housebuilding likely to be hit first
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NewsHousebuilders warned industry may ‘run out’ of timber
Roofers complain of surging prices and poor availability amid demand from the US, China and Russia