Marshalls plc, the hard landscaping manufacturer, has played host to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester at its offices in Elland, West Yorkshire.

Cumbria-based natural stone products producer has appointed Rob Irwin as managing director and Nick Williams as sales and marketing director.

Construction industry recruitment specialist Courtney Smith has announced the appointment of Adrian Felstead (pictured) and Aron McNally to the company's team of specialists.

Sheffield-based hand tools brand Footprint has restarted production at its Sedgley Road site in Owlerton, Sheffield under the name Footprint Sheffield, the former holding company of Footprint Tools.

Eurocell Building Plastics Ltd has bought the Deeplas brand and foam roofline product range from Deceuninck Ltd.

ICI Paints AkzoNobel has been shortlisted for the Green Business Awards' Green Product accolade, and for the coveted Sustainable Manufacturer award at the UK Green Building Council's (UK GBC) Making Sustainable Development Happen Awards.

Biasi Boilers are developing their sales team with the recruitment of two new sales engineers.

Support for the plumbers and builders merchant campaign Reheat Britain has reached the House of Commons, with an Early Day Motion being tabled by Liberal Democrat MP, Richard Younger-Ross.

Blue Rock Systems Ltd, the supplier of software solutions to builders merchants, has bought the Nottingham based IT software company Sense Computers Systems from the Sense Group for £670,000.

A long-standing customer worked out the combination of a safe at East Anglian independent builders merchant Kent Blaxill's Tool Fayre to win £500.