http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/ Building Materials and Supplies. en-gb Copyright (C) 2008 - 2010 by Greengates Builders Merchants Thu, 11 Mar 2010 6:47:48 GMT Thu, 11 Mar 2010 6:47:48 GMT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 2 http://www.greengates.co.uk/images/page/logo.gif http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/ 187 76 http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/march/dont-try-and-dodge-tax.html Patrick Gerard Small and Mary Elizabeth Small, a husband and wife team trading as Greystone Builders’ Merchants in Dungannon, have been jailed for six years and ordered to pay _4m in unpaid taxes after admitting a _4.6m tax fraud. 204 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 6:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/march/improve-demand-employment-building.html The Get Britain Building campaign has thrown its weight behind a new report – produced by the Cut the VAT Coalition – on the effect of cutting VAT for housing repair, maintenance and improvement as an important first step. 203 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/march/fragile-housing-recovery.html Encouraging signs that the housing market is in the midst of a fragile recovery continue to emerge, according to the Construction Products Association's February Market Trends report. 202 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/march/est-calls-for-refurbishment-road-map.html Over 13,000 homes will have to be refurbished every week if the Government is going to reach its refurbishment target, according to the Energy Saving Trust. 201 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/march/1600-jobs-might-be-axed.html Steel producer Corus, part of the Tata Steel Group, will start to mothball its Redcar plant and up to 1600 jobs could be axed. 200 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/march/lifecycle-forest.html For every customer who switches to electronic billing, Buildbase is going to sponsor the planting of 10 sapling trees in a dedicated area of SCA Timber’s FSC-certified forests in Sweden. 199 Sat, 6 Mar 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/march/vouchers-available-for-boiler-scrappage.html Over 54,000 vouchers have been issued under the Government's boiler scrappage scheme. At the end of February 2010 there were around 70,000 vouchers worth _28m still available. 209 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/march/housing-association-plans-investment.html The Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has acquired three development sites in Leith, at a cost of _2.5m, with a view to investing a further _20m to create 165 new homes on them. 197 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/march/new-housing-crisis.html Mr Steve Morgan, executive chairman of house builder, Redrow called on the government to address the shortage of homes in the country or face the prospect of social unrest. 196 Wed, 3 Mar 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/march/2010-heralds-smallest.html The UK’s construction activity is believed to have declined at a weaker pace at the start of 2010. 195 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/march/come-and-see-our-fantastic-brick.html Architects, builders, self builders and DIY enthusiasts are now turning to our brick library facility to compare colours and textures of bricks for matching and aesthetic purposes. 194 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/february/warning-over-retail-sales-shocks.html We are now being warned that retailers could suffer a relapse with deteriorating trading this year due to rising taxes, interest rates and the uncertainty over the next government's economic policy. 193 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/february/800-saving-on-boiler-scrappage.html Npower's hometeam reported that they have seen a six-fold increase in customers enquiring about replacement boilers and new boilers since the announcement of the Government's boiler scrappage scheme. 192 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/february/construction-market-still-challenging.html With falling orders and enquiries, the conditions for construction are likely to continue to deteriorate during 2010, according to the Construction Products Association. 190 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/february/greengates-ensures-safe-environment.html A Surrey woodworking company has been given a conditional discharge after a worker was seriously injured by large falling MDF (medium density fibreboard) panels. 191 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/february/greengates-builders-merchants.html Official figures revealed by the Government have shown that more than 210,000 people are seeking work in the construction industry. 189 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/february/officially-out-of-recession-greengates.html With news that the country is officially out of recession, the latest figures on commercial debt from Lovetts, a major debt recovery law firm, reveals a fall of 28% in the value of commercial debt being experienced by its customers in Q4 2009, compared to Q4 2008. 188 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/february/funding-helps-economic-recovery.html Barclays has provided Waterloo Housing Group with _100m in new debt finance to support the company’s goal of building 3,000 affordable homes. 187 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/february/40000-construction-jobs-to-go.html The Society of Chartered Surveyors predicted that 40,000 more jobs will be lost in the property and construction sector throughout this year, 2010. 186 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 8:00:00 GMT http://www.greengates.co.uk/news/2010/february/what-will-the-recession-bring-next.html 2009 was a difficult year for the UK builders' merchants, but conditions in 2010 present a brighter picture. 185 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 8:00:00 GMT