IDS (International Decorative Surfaces) has added a new range of Aqua-Step waterproof laminate flooring.

House prices rose 0.2% in October, according to Hometrack's national housing survey.

Xella Dry Lining Systems has changed its registered trading name for the UK and Ireland to Fermacell.

According to the latest report from the CIPS/Markit index the fall in construction purchasing accelerated in October.

A multi-million pound proposal for a regeneration scheme to transform the heart of Purfleet in the Thames Gateway was set out today.

Tool manufacturer Stanley Works is to buy its power tools and DIY equipment rival Black & Decker.

The construction industry generates a greater increase in GDP per £1 spent than almost any other sector, according to a report released last week.

HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, visited Halifax-based i-plas to see their recycled building material which is revolutionising construction and building.

Output in the UK construction industry continued to decline in the third quarter of 2009m, the Construction Products Association said today.

A government energy minister, the Mayor of London, the CORGI Trust, and 53 MPs from across the House of Commons have given their support to the campaign, started by Hampshire plumbers' merchant Mick Williams, for a scrappage scheme to help householders replace costly, inefficient boilers.