2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (296+ words) The Fixfast Group has acquired 100% of OSC Sales, a specialist construction fixings provider, and its brand portfolio: Carpenters Mate, Orbix, and Optimaxx. The move is designed to strengthen Fixfast’s capability and broaden the company’s understanding of construction fasteners in adjacent…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (454+ words) There is just two weeks left before the deadline to submit the first quarterly update covering income and expenses for Making Tax Digital (MTD). Sole traders earning more than £50,000 from their self-employment, and landlords earning the same through property, must…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (332+ words) A Lincolnshire roofing firm has been ordered to pay a fine of £4,589.04 for posting “unauthorised signs” in the streets of York. In late November 2025, City of York Council officers spotted signs appearing around the city advertising Bastfix Roofing and Gutters…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (595+ words) A principal contractor has been fined after a man was left ‘physically ruined’ when he fell from a tipping bucket on a fork lift truck in Kent. Father of four, Aaron Back, spent months in hospital after the incident at…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (290+ words) Only around 240 buildings across Scotland now retain the once-common feature of a traditional Angus flagstone roofs. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has today published an audit report which shows that many stone features – such as vernacular Angus flagstone roofing – are at…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (197+ words) The Housing Forum is calling on the new Burnham administration to introduce a new model of first-time buyer support, funded by industry. This is the first of five proposals, which are not publicly funded, set out by the Forum as…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (237+ words) Production is ramping up of Welsh Slate roofing slates at Breedon Group’s Penrhyn Quarry in North Wales, with the installation of a new £750,000 saw line. The new saw line will help meet sustained demand for the roofing slates, ensuring more…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (501+ words) New figures published by the CSCS Alliance today show that cards issued to workers under the age of 25 rose by 8.8% between 2023 and 2025. The under-25s in the industry were 86,798 in 2023, rising to to 94,444, with growth led by the electrotechnical, utilities and…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (260+ words) Onduline Building Products has strengthened its commercial team with the appointment of John Alderman as National Specification Manager. John brings more than 30 years of construction and roofing industry experience to the business, having previously held roofing sales and specification roles…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (447+ words) There were fewer construction insolvencies in the first half of 2026 than any equivalent period since 2022. According to the Insolvency Service, the number of registered construction firms becoming insolvent in the 12 months to June 2026 was 3,805. This was a 5% decrease on the…...