British Gypsum is to shed a further 55 jobs at its plasterboard factory in Kirkby Thore, Cumbria, by October. 07-Jul-2009
British Gypsum is to shed 30 of the 250 jobs at its plasterboard factory in Kirkby Thore, Cumbria. 14-Jan-2009
Knauf Drywall is to shed 22 jobs at its plasterboard products factory in Immingham. 28-Nov-2008
Lafarge is to build a plasterboard factory next to the Ferrybridge power station near Castleford. 27-Mar-2006
BPB, the plasterboard company, has accepted a £3.9bn takeover offer from Saint Gobain of France. 17-Nov-2005
Lafarge is to build a new £31m plasterboard factory in Nottinghamshire by early 2007. 02-Mar-2005
British Gypsum has won planning permission for the £50m expansion of its plasterboard factory at Sherburn-in-Elmet in North Yorkshire, with the creation of 75 jobs. 29-Nov-2004
BPB is planning to increase capital expenditure to more than £160m next year, in order to increase plasterboard production capacity in its factories. 27-Sep-2004
BPB is to increase its annual capital expenditure from £100m to £150m, in order to expand its plasterboard operations in Europe, North America and a number of emerging markets. 24-Nov-2003
Knauf Drywall is to invest £20m in the expansion of its plasterboard manufacturing operations in the UK. 22-May-2003
British Gypsum is planning a £21m expansion at its plasterboard production facility in Leicestershire. 09-Jan-2003
BPB has acquired control of Gyproc Benelux, the supplier of plasterboard to the Dutch and Belgian markets, in a £52m deal, and will sell Gyproc's German and Polish operations to Lafarge for £33m. 22-Oct-2002
Knauf is to expand production at its plasterboard factory in Immingham, which will involve round-the-clock working and 10 new jobs. 13-Jun-2001
BPB expects to shed a further 400 jobs with increasing automation in its plasterboard business, and is also planning to spend £150m on complementary product acquisitions. 26-Nov-1999
BPB is looking to cut 500 jobs in order to reduce costs in its plasterboard business by £20m this year. 11-Jun-1999
BPB is to restructure its European plasterboard business in order to reduce costs by £20m a year, and an unspecified number of jobs will be lost. 26-Mar-1999
BPB is being investigated by the European Commission over allegations of anti-competitive practice in the plasterboard industry. 27-Nov-1998
BPB is to acquire the remaining 75% of Gyproc, the Scandinavian plasterboard company, from its joint venture partner Scancem for £95m. 13-Oct-1998
BPB has acquired Gipsunion's gypsum quarry, block manufacturing and plasterboard distribution operations in Switzerland for £12.6m, but has also taken a £22m exceptional write-down following the sale of its Dutch cartonboard business. 05-Feb-1998
BPB, the plasterboard company, has detailed its international expansion plans, which include plants in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, and a possible move into Russia, but it has shelved plans for a US acquisition. 31-Oct-1997
BPB Industries has bought a further 34.8% of the shares of Gypsum Industries, the South African plasterboard maker, for £28m. 27-Jun-1996
BPB Industries, the plasterboard maker, is to set up a number of joint ventures with Matte Group of Chile, in order to develop the South American market. 15-Jun-1996
BPB Industries, the plasterboard maker, is buying the remaining 80% of Borgardts, the German maker of gypsum plasters, for £21m. 26-Apr-1996