Category: Publications

New MCRMA GD42A guidance helps cladding installers comply with best practice

The MCRMA (Metal Cladding & Roofing Manufacturers Association) has published new guidance specifically to help installers understand their role in the process of ensuring fire protective ‘capable members’ are properly integrated into the metal cladding system on boundary elevations.

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ADSA: Industry Given Opportunity to Shape New BS 7036 Standard

The Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) is encouraging manufacturers, technicians and other industry stakeholders to engage with its consultation on the revision of a benchmark standard.

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West Fraser publishes 2025 Sustainability Report

West Fraser’s new Sustainability Report showcases the company’s performance in 2025 across a variety of environmental, social, and governance goals and disclosed targets.

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Mitsubishi Electric: Reaction to Climate Change Committee’s latest report

According to Russell Dean, Heat Pump Expert at Mitsubishi Electric, the shocking statistics on heat pump installations released by the CCC show that the UK faces a tipping point in its long-term aspirations for the future of electrification.

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BMBI: April Merchant value sales drift as volumes fall -3.5% year-on-year

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows April’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were -0.6% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -3.5% with prices up +3.0%.

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BMBI: Merchants Q1 volume sales down -8.1% year-on-year as Iran war hits pause

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals Total Builders Merchants like-for-like value sales for Q1 2026, adjusted to remove the impact of trading days, were -3.2% lower than Q1 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -8.1%, with prices increasing +5.4%.

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Mitsubishi Electric reaction to Climate Change Committee’s air con guidance

This article features reaction to the Climate Change Committee’s ‘A Well-Adapted UK’ Report from Chris Newman, Net Zero Design Manager at Mitsubishi Electric…

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BMBI: February’s like-for-like Builders’ Merchant volumes drop -10.6% year-on-year

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows February’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were -4.3% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -10.6% while prices increased +7.0%.

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The Encon Group Develops Reliable New Resource for House Building

The Encon Group, the leading independent distributor of building materials with 45 years of heritage, publishes a new resource for house building, highlighting areas in which the business can support house building projects.

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BMBI: New year off to a weak start as like-for-like value sales slip

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows January’s builders’ merchant like-for-like total value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading day differences) were -2.6% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales fell -7.2% while prices increased +5.0%.

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