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Black + Decker Announce New Brand Identity
Black + Decker have announced that they are launching a new global brand identity. In a move designed to revitalise the struggling sales of the business, they brought in brand consultancy firm,...
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Two Jailed For £30k Fraud
Two men who claimed to be qualified builders have been jailed for 12 months after conning a 79-year-old pensioner out of £30,000 for botched up work around his home that should have cost only £2.500....
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Massive Fine For Liverpool Building Firm
Liverpool building firm, W Carroll & Sons Ltd have been fined £105,000 after a roofer was paralysed when he fell from a ladder in Southport. Michael Riley, 50 had been asked to remove cement sheets...
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Over-Regulation Blamed For Decrease In New Home Registrations
Over-regulation has been blamed as the main reason that new house registrations have dropped in Wales, making it the only part of the UK to see a drop. Builders also said poor planning systems and...
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Rogue Builders Get Five Year Sentence
Two men who were charged with fraud after admitting to conning an elderly man out of more than £42,000 have received a total of five years and 10 months for being rogue builders. Damon Lee, 54 of...
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Asbestos Exposure Victims To Receive Compensation
A new fund set up to help victims of an aggressive form of cancer caused by exposure to Asbestos could pay an average of £123,000 in compensation to those affected. Mesothelioma suffers and their...
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Trade Bodies Could receive £4k To Challenge Regulations
Trade Bodies could be offered up to £4000 in grants to help tackle the costs of challenging business regulations that they deem unfair according to an announcement on Monday by the minister for...
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Modern Architecture, the ‘same old story’, says Kevin McCloud
The renowned architecture expert and presenter of Channel 4′s Grand Designs has recently made his thoughts on Britain’s modern architecture very public. He’s criticised building firms for producing...
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Hull Builder Jailed after Conning Customers out of £90,000
A builder in Hull has been jailed after a series of scams and half-finished work left his customers £90,000 collectively out of pocket. Former soldier John Revell, 56, was sentenced to 25 months in...
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CCF Celebrates New Stoke Branch
Interior build products distributor CCF is celebrating the opening of their new, 38,000 sq ft branch in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The decision to open the new branch was made to due to growing demand from...
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