All Materials articles
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NewsHousing slump continues to blight brickmaker Forterra’s numbers
Firm adds that full-year earnings now expected to be below previous forecasts
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NewsIbstock to shut factory as housing slowdown hits brickmaker’s profit
Cost of closing site will include £1.5m on redundancy payments
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NewsHousing slump takes toll on brickmaker Forterra’s numbers
Revenue and profit fall in first half with only ‘modest’ improvement expected in second
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NewsKingspan shells out €251m for majority stake in German insulation firm
Deal set to wrap up next year
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NewsBrickmaker sees income drop as housebuilders build fewer homes
Forterra says revenue hit by housing slowdown
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CommentWe’re running out of materials – and of time to do something about it
To secure a liveable future we need to develop our understanding of materials and identify more opportunities for their reuse, writes Andrew Mellor of PRP
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NewsForterra says housebuilders’ woes to hit demand this year after bumper 2022
Brickmaker says key its sales will be spring selling season
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NewsIbstock shrugs off housing slowdown as profit jumps to over £100m
Bottom line rockets two-thirds as revenue tops £500m
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FeaturesMeet the UK materials start-up chasing the Prince of Wales’s million-pound prize
Ahead of the Earthshot Prize 2022 ceremony tonight, we spoke to Dr Natasha Boulding, co-founder of Low Carbon Materials, about her firm’s plans to green the building materials sector
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NewsForterra warns again on further price hikes for bricks
Firm has increased prices by double-digits three times this year
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CommentWe must move faster and be more flexible in our approach to decarbonising concrete
It is vital that we reduce concrete’s carbon content. This requires the industry to embrace a less rigid approach to specification
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CommentTimber use stands at a crossroads. TDUK can help you take the correct path
Timber Development UK is the largest timber supply chain body in the UK. Its aim is for timber to become the first choice for any construction project, but how far are we from that goal?
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News‘Extreme energy prices’ blamed for successive hikes in steel prices
Prices up £150 a tonne at British Steel
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NewsTravis Perkins profit dips as pandemic home improvement boom ends
Builders merchant increases revenue
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NewsBrickmaker upgrades forecasts on back of booming demand
Cost of Forterra’s bricks up 28% in first four months of year as revenue jumps a quarter
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