Wavin announced their acquisition of Turkish manufacturer Pilsa Plastic, last week.

Interbuild has launched an awards scheme with specialist categories for the merchant sector.

Wienerberger's Smeed Dean factory in Sittingbourne started 2008 on a high after scooping a top accolade in the Environment Awards for Kent Business 2007.

The Sika solid wood floor installation kit is an off-the-shelf solution which provides everything a tradesman needs to fit a 20sq m floor.

An improved underfloor and radiator heating manifold from Emmeti UK is a self-contained, lower-cost alternative to design-plus-products packages although installers and specifiers less familiar with underfloor heating may still value design assistance.

Lafarge Plasterboard was the main sponsor of the Lighthouse Club's East of Scotland annual charity dinner, which took place at the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh recently.

Two heating engineers had a fantastic Christmas thanks to the surprise present a new Mini Cooper convertible courtesy of Plumbase and Viessmann.

TradePro have announced their latest PIN2WIN winner. Mr Batty of Hull won £1,000 cash at Burtons Roofing, Hull.

Polypipe Civils opened a new building to house additional manufacturing capacity and yard space, new offices and a new workshop facility for its fabrications department.

The latest forecast from the Construction Products Association predicts no recession despite a slowdown in the sector.