Month: August 2014

Construction: Second quarter housing starts up 18 percent on last year

The level of England’s new housing construction activity in the April to June quarter of 2014 was unchanged on the first quarter but up 18% year-on-year. The latest statistics show that there were 36,230 new housing starts in England between

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New UK distributor for De Dietrich

Dublin-based distribution company, KAL Group has been appointed by Groupe Brandt (France) S.A.S., to promote and distribute De Dietrich kitchen appliances throughout the UK. As part of the agreement, KAL Group will honour all warranty obligations for the De Dietrich

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Plumbing industry enthusiastic about the future

With rising optimism in the construction and house building sectors, research by Uponor has shown that the heating and plumbing industry is following suit with 90% of installers enthusiastic about the year ahead. In the survey of Uponor’s supplier network,

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Industry partnership launched to tackle dangers of construction dust

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has revealed that construction workers are at a high risk from breathing in dust.  In response to the dangers of dust consumption, the industry has launched the Construction Dust Partnership – a network of

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Rising optimism within heating and plumbing industry

Research from Uponor shows 90% of heating and plumbing installers are enthusiastic about the year ahead. In the survey of Uponor’s supplier network, 45% of respondents thought that the biggest factor affecting their business would be customers wanting more efficient

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