Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. The house building sector plays a key role in supporting the economic recovery. However, as demand has increased,… Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Group UK is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels Build, Build, Build! In Q1 2021, we experienced Lockdown 3.0 and once again the construction industry upped… Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. Q4 2020 delivered a strong performance to close the year off. Steel lintel sales achieved double digit growth… Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. The roller coaster of 2020 continues. Q3 2020 rises back to similar levels seen in Q3 2019 and… Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. Looking at Q2 2020 in isolation, the steep sales growth curve is what start-up businesses dream of. However,… Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Group UK is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels COVID-19 caused unexpected and widespread disruption. While construction is significantly affected, government recognition of the value of… Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. Quarter four was disappointing, and all the gains made earlier in the year were eroded away in this… Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. Quarter three started firm to flat and, while September’s performance was better than the previous year, the quarter… Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. As reported last quarter, quarter two 2019 started strongly, with April and May in line with market predictions…. Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. Not surprisingly, Q1 2019 is ahead of Q1 2018 although February was disappointing. No doubt the run up… Read more
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