Facade firm faces collapse after 143 years in business
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Facade firm faces collapse after 143 years in business

Top Stories Tamfitronics A facade specialist impacted by Brexit and the Covid outbreak is set to appoint an administrator.Enfield-based M Price Group filed a formal notice of intention on 16 August.The firm – founded in 1881 by glass merchant Malcolm Price – specialised in installing aluminium curtain walling, windows and multi-material facade solutions at high-rise and commercial projects. Work included the Emirates football stadium (pictured).M Price’s annual accounts were overdue since April 2023, according to Companies House. Its most recent set of accounts, covering the financial year to 30 April 2021, described a pre-tax loss of £1.2m and a turnover of £29m, delivering a margin of -4.2 per cent.At the time, the firm said that “Brexit uncertainty was compounded by the coronavirus pandemic”, as the firm was hit by project delays and a drop in...
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Britain’s constructors could once again lead the world
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Britain’s constructors could once again lead the world

Top Stories Tamfitronics Sam Stacey is chair of SustainCRE and chief executive of Stacx InternationalFor four years from 2018, I led the transforming construction challenge (TCC) – a UK Research & Innovation-backed initiative that was match funded by industry to encourage the shift towards manufacturing and digital processes. It set out to champion the sector’s innovators – the people and organisations bringing us more sustainable and affordable buildings at greater speed. Progress on these fronts has been respectable, but to claim it as transformative would be premature. However, the new landscape of political stability and attention to climate change offers the potential for spectacular further headway.“Efficiencies on the supply side could bring profit margins in double digits”Our new Labour government has, very publicly, promised 1.5 million new homes over the next five years, plus...
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Industry Roundup: Deere Dealer Reopens Branch Damaged in 2021 Tornado
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Industry Roundup: Deere Dealer Reopens Branch Damaged in 2021 Tornado

Top Stories Tamfitronics Please enable cookies. Sorry, you have been blocked Top Stories Tamfitronics You are unable to access parameter1.com Why have I been blocked? This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including...
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Great News for Mumbaikars! MHADA house prices reduced by up to 25% in new Mumbai lottery
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Great News for Mumbaikars! MHADA house prices reduced by up to 25% in new Mumbai lottery

Top Stories Tamfitronics Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday informed a reduction in the cost of MHADA houses on declared price for the current Mumbai Lottery.In a post on X, Fandavis said, “I am pleased to announce a reduction in the cost of MHADA houses on declared price for the current Mumbai Lottery. This applies to the surplus tenements received under Sections 33(5) and 33(7) only.”Good news for Mumbaikars!I am pleased to announce a reduction in the cost of MHADA houses on declared price for the current Mumbai Lottery.This applies to the surplus tenements received under Sections 33(5) and 33(7) only.Revised reductions would be:- EWS: 25%- LIG: 20%-…— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) August 29, 2024 “Revised reductions would be: - EWS: 25%.  LIG: 20%.  MIG: 15%.  HIG: 10%.”Meanwhile, Sanjeev Jaiswal, Vice Chairman and CEO...
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