Materials
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Solvanta has launched to serve social housing materials demand directly. The MKM-backed business will focus on repairs, maintenance, and planned works supply.
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LKAB Minerals and Real Green Concrete are targeting OPC-free mixes. The companies have signed an MoU to develop low-carbon concrete using industrial by-products and cementitious materials.
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Builders’ merchants recorded weaker first-quarter sales as volumes fell sharply. BMBI reported like-for-like value sales down 3.2%, with heavy building materials falling 6.7% by value.
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Build Warranty has widened assurance for 3D printed housing projects. The move gives HTL.tech’s construction printing system a clearer route through warranty, lender, and developer acceptance.
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CDE will return to Hillhead with its ProPress filter press. The wet processing specialist will highlight clay recovery across aggregates, construction waste, dredging, tunnelling spoil, and circular materials.
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Cladding choices are being reshaped by sustainability, retrofit demand, and climate risk. Lisa Grosse, brand manager at Cedral UK, examines survey findings on refurbishment, modular construction, façade design, and the barriers to long-term sustainable housebuilding.
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Heidelberg Materials has delivered a lower-carbon road scheme in Redbridge. The project used evoZero cement, reclaimed asphalt, warm-mix asphalt, and a carbon-storing bio-binder.
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Oregon Timber Frame has completed a major Selkirk factory expansion. The £25m investment lifts annual output to 5,000 house kits, with further growth planned over the next three years.
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Steel tariff changes could raise pressure on UK construction fabricators.
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Encon has expanded its East Anglia construction supply operation significantly. The merged branch will serve Suffolk, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire with broader stockholding across building products, interiors, groundworks, and insulation.