Jackson Building Centres' branch in Swinton, near Rotherham, has come to the rescue of a children's allotment site when it was ransacked by thieves.

Builders merchant buying co-operative Unimer has appointed Andrew Zeglovskis as account advisor to further strengthen internal account management.

Crown Paints Limited, have appointed Liz Hickson to the role of marketing director.

As a thank you for generating the most entrants to the Sporting Year promotion in Essex, Dunlop Adhesives have awarded £250 of sporting goods vouchers to World of Tiles in Dagenham, Essex.

Plans to build a new Travis Perkins branch in Bridport, Dorset, may have been sabotaged by a spat between two supermarket chains.

URBANNATURE, the new cladding range from Cembrit features an extensive colour range.

Plumbing and heating merchant group BSS Group plc have bought Direct Heating Spares from the Gough family shareholders for £5.7m.

Curzon, the spares sister company of Graham and Jewson, have joined the Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance (COCAA) in their own right.

Debt-ridden builders merchant group Wolseley is taking court action against a number of small, family firms who owe it money.

Plumbase, the plumbers merchants arm of Grafton Merchanting GB, have opened a new branch in Sutton.