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N&C INVEST IN THEIR FUTURE

Nicholls & Clarke are manufacturers and distributors of a wide portfolio of building materials within the UK and internationally. As a business that has been in operation for over 140 years, they are accustomed to making continually development and realigning their business to meet the demands of the current market. As part of a strategic […]

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NORCROS ADHESIVES INVESTS IN NEW TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT 150% GROWTH IN MANUFACTURING CAPACITY

Norcros Adhesives is investing in a range of improvements at its Stoke-on-Trent factory, designed to support a projected increase in manufacturing capacity of 150 per cent.  The company aims to improve both manufacturing efficiency and also drive up product quality. The changes include the implementation of a new ERP system to strengthen management controls and […]

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BREXIT UNCERTAINTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DELAYS LEAD CPA TO DOWNGRADE CONSTRUCTION FORECAST

Growth for the UK’s construction sector next year has been downgraded amid signs Brexit uncertainty and on-going delays in the delivery of major infrastructure projects continue to weigh on activity. The Construction Products Association’s Autumn Forecasts anticipate growth will remain flat in 2018, and rise by only 0.6% in 2019, a downward revision from its […]

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ITALIAN TILE MARKET CONTINUES TO GROW

The ACIMAC Research Department has recently released its ‘Financial Statement Analysis – World Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’. This contains new 2017 financial data for a sample of world ceramic tile manufacturers analysed by the Acimac Research Department. This reveals a further improvement in Italy’s performance with respect to its international competitors, including growth in both production efficiency […]

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NEW OWNER FOR EUXTON TILE SUPPLIES

Martin Bentham, owner of Euxton Tile Supplies, Chorley, near Preston, has sold the business to Julian Palmer. Euxton Tile Supplies is one of the largest independent tile distributors in the northwest, established more than 50 years ago, with a warehouse, showroom and office in the village of Euxton. The company operates its own delivery fleet […]

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CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AT TOPPS TILES

Topps Tiles Plc says it experienced flat sales in the 52 weeks to 29 September – but a like-for-like increase of 1.2 per cent in the final 13 weeks of the trading year. Overall adjusted revenues for the year are expected to be £215m, against £211.8m for the previous year. Trading over the fourth quarter […]

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