Supply Chain

A facade specialist impacted by Brexit and the Covid outbreak is set to appoint an administrator. Enfield-based M Price Group filed a formal notice of intention on 16 August. The firm – founded in 1881 by glass merchant Malcolm Price – specialised in installing aluminium curtain walling, windows and multi-material…

Sam Stacey is the former director of the Transforming Construction Challenge For four years from 2018, I led the transforming construction challenge (TCC) – a UK Research & Innovation-backed initiative that was match funded by industry to encourage the shift towards manufacturing and digital processes. It set out to champion…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised local competition concerns in the Midlands as part of its probe into last year’s merger of two duct and fittings suppliers. In its provisional findings from the second phase of its inquiry into Lindab’s acquisition of HAS-Vent, the CMA found the deal…

Ground engineering firm Van Elle has signalled it will be targeting new work in London and the South East. In its stock market update, released to investors on Thursday last week (22 August), the firm said it will be using the acquisition of Rock & Alluvium in November last year…

Keltbray has sold off its infrastructure services arm in a bid to refocus on the built-environment sector. The firm announced today (19 August) that it sold Keltbray Infrastructure Services Ltd (KISL) to private equity firm EMK Capital for an undisclosed amount. Keltbray said in a statement that the sale would…

Hannah Tsurkan is the founder of construction project management company Agora Project Management   As the UK pushes towards its ambitious 2050 net-zero target, the construction and demolition industry stands at a critical juncture. Despite significant progress being made, our sector contributes 60 per cent of all waste in the UK,…

Calum Forsyth is managing director of materials manufacturer H+H UK Despite millions of pounds of government investment, the modular housing industry has seen a series of failures over the past 12 months. Are we on the wrong track with this approach to solving the housing crisis? The concept of houses…

From bricks made of mushrooms to energy-generating paint, Construction News takes a look at some of the innovative building materials and products set to transform the industry Bio-concrete The Global Concrete and Cement Association says that concrete can self-heal to a degree. But one way to increase concrete’s self-healing ability…

Building supplies firm Marshalls has reported a 13 per cent decline in revenue for the first half of this year. Revenue was down to £306.7m in the six months to June 2024, compared with £354.1m for the same period in 2023. This generated a pre-tax profit of £26.6m, down by…

Sales of structural materials grew in the second quarter of 2024 for the first time since summer 2022, according to a survey by the Construction Products Association (CPA). The CPA revealed 30 per cent of manufacturers surveyed reported increasing sales during April to June of heavy-side products – defined as…