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IronmongeryDirect comments on UK construction pay increases in 2022

|Date: 24 Aug 2022

IronmongeryDirect comments on UK construction pay increases in 2022

New ONS data shows that pay in UK construction rose at a faster rate (6.3%) this summer than all but one ...

New ONS data shows that pay in UK construction rose at a faster rate (6.3%) this summer than all but one sector in the economy. Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and Electrical ...

24 Aug 2022
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Nearly half of construction businesses lack digital marketing skills, new study reveals

|Date: 01 Aug 2022

Nearly half of construction businesses lack digital marketing skills, new study reveals

A lack of inhouse skills is the most common challenge facing construction businesses when it comes to pro ...

A lack of inhouse skills is the most common challenge facing construction businesses when it comes to promoting their businesses online, reveals a new poll. Conducted by construction digital marketing ...

01 Aug 2022
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Price inflation drives merchants sales growth in Q1

|Date: 01 Jun 2022

Price inflation drives merchants sales growth in Q1

Total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q1 2022 was a bumper quarter thanks in pa ...

Total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q1 2022 was a bumper quarter thanks in part to a record-breaking March, which clocked up the highest ever total sales in the history of ...

01 Jun 2022
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Bewley announces record year for the Group

|Date: 22 Feb 2022

Bewley announces record year for the Group

Bewley Homes has announced a set of record results for the Group in 2021. The housebuilder’s turnover alm ...

Bewley Homes has announced a set of record results for the Group in 2021. The housebuilder’s turnover almost doubled from £84.4m in 2020 to £156m in 2021, its record year to date, with sales completio ...

22 Feb 2022
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Market Report | Strong sales continue at Builders’ Merchants

|Date: 10 Dec 2021

Market Report | Strong sales continue at Builders’ Merchants

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in October, reveal that ye ...

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in October, reveal that year-on-year value sales to builders and contractors by builders’ merchants were 23.0% higher in ...

10 Dec 2021
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Ibstock Concrete | Lessons learned throughout 2021

|Date: 25 Nov 2021

Ibstock Concrete | Lessons learned throughout 2021

Chris Piper, Sales Director for Housing Developers at Ibstock Concrete, looks back at the last 12 months ...

Chris Piper, Sales Director for Housing Developers at Ibstock Concrete, looks back at the last 12 months to discuss some of the biggest challenges faced by property developers and the key learnings th ...

25 Nov 2021
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Haulage a priority for BMF

|Date: 03 Sep 2021

Haulage a priority for BMF

New data from the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) reveals the shortage of HGV drivers as the main cha ...

New data from the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) reveals the shortage of HGV drivers as the main challenge faced by its members. A snap survey of BMF members found 67% of builders’ merchant respo ...

03 Sep 2021
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Comment | UK construction returning to pre-Covid levels

|Date: 10 Aug 2021

Comment | UK construction returning to pre-Covid levels

Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, comments on how the latest figures are positi ...

Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, comments on how the latest figures are positive for the UK construction industry. “Over the last few months, there have been some really enc ...

10 Aug 2021
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Construction will need 216,800 new workers by 2025 to meet demand

|Date: 16 Jul 2021

Construction will need 216,800 new workers by 2025 to meet demand

Construction has bounced back quicker than expected from the Covid-19 pandemic and the industry will reac ...

Construction has bounced back quicker than expected from the Covid-19 pandemic and the industry will reach 2019 levels of output in 2022. By 2025, the industry will need to recruit an additional 217,0 ...

16 Jul 2021
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Plant Hire market impacted by Covid-19

|Date: 12 Jul 2021

Plant Hire market impacted by Covid-19

The UK plant hire market declined significantly in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fall in demand ...

The UK plant hire market declined significantly in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fall in demand as well as fleet utilisation rates can be attributed to the overall fall in construction levels ...

12 Jul 2021
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