Supply Chain

Alex Wright is national business development director at Tarmac  With the onset of global trade wars, our world is becoming more transactional in search of a deal. Yet, whatever sector you work in, business always works better and delivers more value for everyone when it prioritises long-term customer and supply…

Low-carbon bricks made from construction waste have been approved for use by the British Board of Agrément (BBA), a UK construction products certification body. Scottish firm Kenoteq developed the K-Briq using gravel, mortar and plasterboard and it is made up from nearly 100 per cent recycled construction and demolition waste.…

Fitout and facades specialist Errigal is to launch a main contracting business as it pursues a major diversification. As part of the group, Errigal Sustainable Solutions will deliver mixed-tenure new-build homes, building safety remediation and multi-sector residential solutions to the residential market. The new London-based business will be led by…

Profit has dropped by over two fifths at roofing specialist BriggsAmasco after a number of project delays. The latest financial results for the Sandwell-based firm show that pre-tax profit before exceptional items fell last year from £5.3m to £3m on turnover that declined from £44m to £37m, a drop of…

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? The Metropolitan Police in London has increased the value of its main building works framework by 50 per cent to £300m to meet net-zero goals and cope with surging construction costs. The four-year framework, originally awarded in February…

There are still insufficient funds to pay creditors for Michael J Lonsdale, administrators for the collapsed mechanical and electrical (M&E) specialist said. In their third progress report since being appointed in October 2023, Jamie Taylor and Dominik Thiel-Czerwinke from Begbies Traynor said they had clawed back £672,578 from Lonsdale’s debtors…

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? London has topped a global ranking for high-specification office fit-out costs, driven by rising material prices, specialist skill shortages and growing demand for premium workspaces. According to Turner & Townsend’s Global Office Fit-Out Guide 2025, average costs in…

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? SIG chief executive Gavin Slark has announced plans to leave the company at the end of the year to take up a senior role at Travis Perkins. Slark will continue to lead the building materials distributor through a…

The government has been warned that its plan to ditch the lower level of landfill tax for less-polluting materials risks hitting construction and demolition firms with an unsustainable increase in disposal costs. Treasury proposals to reform landfill tax would see the lower rate of £4.05 per tonne gradually increase until…

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Van Elle Holdings has transferred its heavy goods vehicle (HGV) fleet to a specialist logistics partner in a move to cut overheads and redeploy capital to growth. The UK’s largest ground engineering contractor has entered into a five-year…