Building materials company Cemex has met the Building Research Establishment Framework Standard for the Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products for its readymix division.

Plumbers merchant PTS is celebrating the first anniversary of its inaugural Renewable Energy Branch in Aylesford.

Snows Timber, part of the Bradfords independent builders merchant group, has appointed Lee Heitzman as sales representative for central southern England and the Isle of Wight.

Builders merchant group Travis Perkins plc has appointed Norman Bell to the position of category marketing director.

Lafarge Cement has won an award for its £20m rail infrastructure programme at its Hope Works in Derbyshire.

Yorkshire timber merchants North Yorkshire Timber has opened a roof truss manufacturing operation at Catterick.

A cement mixer was stolen from a builders merchant in Portishead and the owner is warning others to be on the lookout.

Tile Giant, part of builders merchant group Travis Perkins, have become official club partner of Stoke City FC.

Gloucestershire builder's merchant Hale & Co has added to its vehicle fleet, taking it up to nine.

The construction industry campaign to persuade the government to introduce a boiler scrappage scheme now has cross -party support as well as cross industry-support and its own website.