HM Revenue and Customs have issued guidance for businesses unsure how to tackle the changed rate of VAT from 17.5% to 15% from Monday.

Ian Tyler, the chief executive of construction company Balfour Beatty, has been caught up in the terrorist attacks in India, according to a report on Building magazine's website.

The construction industry will see its biggest fall for 20 years next year, despite Government commitments from the Pre-Budget Report to bring forward public spending, the Construction Products Association says.

Integra interlocking porous paving from Source Control Systems overlaid with turf has been used in an installation at Port Hamble Marina in Hampshire to form a structurally-reinforced high load-bearing grass-finished surface.

Plumbing and heating merchant group BSS increased sales by 9.9% in the six months to September 30.

The Modern Masonry Alliance believes Alistair Darling's Pre-Budget Statement has missed a golden opportunity to help kick-start the UK construction industry.

The Builders Merchants Federation has warned its members to watch out for a fraudulent cheque cloning scam.

Combilift Ltd, the long-load handling specialists have appointed a new Product Manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Steven Gowland has been appointed as the new North East sales agent for Smith's Environmental Products, the supplier of domestic and light commercial fan convectors in the UK.

Ridgeons, the East Anglian builders merchants are proposing to shed up to 95 jobs next year.