Materials
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CCL Facades will deliver Wolverhampton’s Bicycle Works façade package contract. Its scope covers 1,324 windows, curtain walling, and doors across three six-storey residential blocks containing 331 apartments.
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Zentia’s unsecured creditors face £5.6m in claims after administration began. Administrator filings confirm the insolvency process while suppliers and contractors face questions over unpaid invoices, product continuity, and specification changes.
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Grayson has secured ISO 14068 certification for verified carbon neutrality. The assessment covers operational emissions management, reduction measures, and treatment of the remaining footprint.
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Siniat has introduced plasterboard made entirely from recycled gypsum waste. VIVACycle combines conventional board performance with a closed-loop material and takeback proposition.
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WISA plywood already meets Europe’s tighter formaldehyde limits for interiors. The restriction takes effect on 6 August and halves the established E1 threshold for covered wood-based articles.
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Ibstock cut production as weak brick demand eroded first-half performance. Revenue fell 15%, while impairments on mothballed assets contributed to a £26.6m statutory loss.
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SIG reported weaker first-half earnings as construction demand remained subdued. Revenue fell 0.9%, while underlying operating profit dropped 31% to £10.5m.
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Travis Perkins held underlying profit steady despite lower first-half revenue. Margin progress in general merchanting and a move to £55m net cash strengthened the group during subdued demand.
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Network Rail has started restoring historic Avon Viaduct near Linlithgow. The £3.6m programme covers masonry repairs, steelwork, structural strengthening, and replacement GRP parapets across the listed structure.
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Ministers refused Northfleet Harbourside to protect strategic Robins Wharf operations. The decision gives substantial weight to construction material supply, public health, and the permanent loss of safeguarded industrial infrastructure.