All Materials articles – Page 2
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Comment
We’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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Forterra 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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Ibstock shrugs off housing slowdown as profit jumps to over £100m
Bottom line rockets two-thirds as revenue tops £500m
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Features
Meet 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 sectorÂ
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Forterra warns again on further price hikes for bricks
Firm has increased prices by double-digits three times this year
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Comment
We 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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Comment
Timber 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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Demand stays firm at Travis Perkins
Growth at builders merchant up nearly 8% so far this year
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‘Extreme energy prices’ blamed for successive hikes in steel prices
Prices up £150 a tonne at British Steel
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Travis Perkins profit dips as pandemic home improvement boom ends
Builders merchant increases revenue
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Brickmaker upgrades forecasts on back of booming demand
Cost of Forterra’s bricks up 28% in first four months of year as revenue jumps a quarterÂ
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Brick firm Michelmersh says another price hike coming this summer
Second 9.5% rise due in July
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Brickmaker says further price hikes coming next month
Forterra introducing double-digit rises after similar increases before Christmas
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Booming demand sees Breedon turn in record set of numbers
Turnover tops £1bn mark for first time