Ideal Standard, the leading bathroom people have launched a brassware sales promotion for the New Year.

Heating manager Mervyn Heeley has retired after almost 24 years with Jackson Building Centres.

Norman Bustin has retired as sales and marketing director for Purmo UK after more than two decades with the company.

Colin Petty, publisher of Builders Merchants Journal for the past five years, is taking on additional responsibility. From January 2 he will also be the magazine’s editor.

Grange Fencing have agreed to acquire the business and assets of Weston Fencing at Crediton, in Devon for an undisclosed sum.

Cemex have opened two new concrete plants, investing £3.4m

The Grimsby branch of builders merchant Jackson Building Centres was featured on BBC TV's Crimewatch programme on Monday night after falling victim to fraud.

Hanson Building Products' Permalay Macadam is a high performance, specially adapted, cold lay macadam for use on highways, footpaths and cycleways.

Capita have announced the name of the new gas installer registration scheme which will take over from the outgoing Corgi scheme next year.

As of October 2008, 82.7% of supplier invoices (91% by value) to NMBS, the National Merchant Buying Society, were sent electronically.