All Materials articles – Page 2
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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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NewsBrickmaker says further price hikes coming next month
Forterra introducing double-digit rises after similar increases before Christmas
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NewsBooming demand sees Breedon turn in record set of numbers
Turnover tops £1bn mark for first time
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NewsIbstock warns on further price rises as brickmaker returns to black
Booming demand from housing and RMI sectors sees turnover hit pre-pandemic number
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NewsBuilding boom sees Travis Perkins firmly back in black
Builders’ merchant says income last year was up a quarter last year to £4.5bn
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FeaturesHempcrete: a natural solution in the quest for better materials
The insulation and low carbon credentials of bio-based materials such as hempcrete are winning over some serious players