Kent independent builders merchants Otford Builders Merchants have acquired a new depot in Rochester.

All ventilation may have to be inspected and commissioned if proposals in the current Building Regulations Part F (ventilation) consultation document are passed.

Builders merchant Travis Perkins has won recognition for its environmental credentials at the inaugural Green500 Better Buildings Partnership Awards.

Chip Hornsby, chief executive of builders and plumbers merchant Wolseley, has left the company with immediate effect after three years. The share price rose 4% as a result.

The latest Ernst and Young/ Construction Products Association Activity Barometer, has delivered a figure of zero for the very first time.

Builders merchants Travis Perkins and construction group Mears have worked with the Energy Savings Trust on a report into the feasibility of achieving a 60% reduction in carbon emissions from 1960's flats.

A commitment to spend £1.5bn to provide more affordable housing has been made by the Prime Minister as part of the government's Building Britain's Future programme.

Burnley-based James Hargreaves (Plumbers Merchants) Ltd is to pump £3m into six key areas of the business to safeguard its long-term future.

The British Gypsum White Book, the drywall specification manual, is now available as digital, online version.

Specialist tape measure suppliers, Advent Tools have launched the EEC Class 1 accurate 'Master Precision' 5 metre pocket tape.