Archive for July, 2011
Daily BhaskarResidents take to rainwater harvestingDaily BhaskarJaipurites are becoming more conscious and the number of enquiries on rainwater harvesting has increased recently. "We are getting more queries regarding rainwater storage system and …
Daily MonitorUse land optimally, government asks UgandansDaily MonitorHe also called for the utilisation of sustainable and energy efficient systems in buildings, such as use of solar energy, rainwater harvesting systems and natural ventilation to opti…
PCMC makes water recycling mandatoryTimes of IndiaSharma said though solar power and rainwater harvesting are adopted by people, the civic body wanted to make them aware of the need to recycle water. An official in the building permission department sa…
shropshirestar.comAcquisition boosts Travis Perkins profits by 26 per cent to £129mThis is MoneyThe builders' merchant, which splashed out £800million on heating group BSS last December, offset weak trading by negotiating better contracts as a bi…
Jobs uncertainty as chain sold to FrenchYorkshire Evening PostThe Build Center chain, which has 1600 staff, is to be sold to French-owned builders merchant Jewson. Wolseley UK, which owns Build Center, has declined to tell the YEP if any jobs will go a…
Professionals with plumbing course training call for fewer regulationsAble Skills Construction TrainingMick Williams, chairman of Williams and Co, suggested the current quantity of guidelines relating to the installation of renewable energy devices is …
Worcester Bosch wins at Plumb Center awardsHeatingandVentilation.netOther awards also went to Bristan for Best Plumbing Supplier, Honeywell won the Most Proactive Supplier Relationship and Best Merchandising Supplier awards, and Kingspan Renewables won…
shropshirestar.comREFILE-UPDATE 2-Travis Perkins vexed by market's 2012 prospectsReutersLONDON, July 29 (Reuters) – British builders' merchant and DIY retailer Travis Perkins said it expected to outperform competitors in markets it anticipates …
Travis Perkins buoyed by BSS acquisitionFinancial TimesProfits at Travis Perkins surged during the first six months of the year, after the UK's largest builders' merchant by sales reaped the benefits of last year's £558m takeover of plumbi…
Interactive InvestorMarkets: FTSE 100 hit again by US concernsInteractive InvestorThe FTSE 250 -listed builders' merchant supplier also upped its dividend 30% to 6.5p, with the integration of BSS "progressing well". It reported adjusted p…