Ibstock has sold its US brick manufacturing business Glen-Gery to Brickworks Limited for £85m. Ibstock said the proceeds of the deal will be used to help pay down debt to around £50m by the end of this year. Chief Executive Officer Joe Hudson said it would help...

Whenever there’s an international break sports pages are short of football news. Luckily there are plenty of agents around to fill the void and stir up a story for their clients. Latest in the frame is Marko Arnautovic’s agent Danijel Arnautovic –...

Russell Roof Tiles has won its largest single project order in five years to deliver £1m worth of pitched roof tiles and accessories for a £250m Ministry of Defence development currently under construction on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. The development is the...

SES Engineering Services has won an £8.2m M&E package at Viridor’s £252m resource recovery centre in Avonmouth, Bristol. SES will work alongside Clugston Construction to provide all M&E works at the 34,000 sq ft site including containment, lighting, small...

Developer HUB and landowner Smedvig have got the green light to redevelop The Landing site in Maidenhead town centre. The scheme, designed by architect Studio Egret West, comprises six buildings, offering 424 homes, for sale and rent, along with 100,000 sq ft of...

Chartered Institute of Building chief executive Chris Blythe has announced his retirement after almost 20 years at the helm of the ptofessional body. He will retire from the CIOB next May. CIOB President Chris Soffe said: “Leading a 184-year-old organisation, like...