From May 1 until the end of June woodcare specialists Sadolin are boosting sales of their new Ultra Highly Translucent Woodstain system with an eyecatching in-store promotion.

Irwin Industrial Tools have unveiled a 2009 campaign for the Jack 880 Universal Triple Ground handsaw.

Keen to help merchants boost sales of tinted exterior coatings, Sandtex Trade have launched 'Colour Coach'.

The latest research from accountants PriceWaterhouseCoopers found that nine construction firms a day are going out of business.

Sales at cement manufacturers Cemex fell 43% to $190m in the first quarter of 2009, according to the global cement company's report, published this morning.

Irish builders merchants chain Grafton Group plc has seen turnover fall 22% to £420m for the first three months of this year.

Alpha Heating Innovation have appointed three new technical sales managers - who between them have 31 years' industry experience.

Mark Randall has been appointed as the CEO of Redland for its pitched roofing markets in Ireland and the UK.

Landscaping and quarrying company Marshalls have been fined for pouring too much effluent into a West Yorkshire watercourse.

As many as half a million jobs could be lost to the industry by the end of this year, according to the chairman of the Construction Products Association.