Building supplies distributors Wolseley have announced the loss of 6,000 jobs worldwide since August last year following a 35% fall in global pre-tax profit.

A builder who conned a Middlesex pensioner out of more than £100,000 has been jailed for seven years although his accomplices have yet to be found.

Warwickshire police are appealing for help from builders merchants nationwide in their hunt for a man wanted on suspicion of sexually abusing children.

Roofing and building board people Marley Eternit have developed a simple guide all about their new dry-construction, high performance building board Hydropanel.

Builders merchants Buildbase have opened a greenfield site in Radstock, near Bath, taking them to 150 branches.

A former personal assistant at Jewson accused of falsely claiming £17,620 in expenses has had her case committed to crown court.

Klikka, the flooring manufacturers, have added two new collections: Metropolitan and Heritage.

The Multikwik range pan connectors from Hunter Plastics now has a comprehensive range of rigid connectors to complement the existing adjustable and flexible connectors.

Brett Landscaping and Building Products have signed up to a Sustainability Charter organised by the British Precast Concrete Federation.

The Builders Merchants Federation -supported Carbon Monoxide Alarm Awareness Week gets an early boost on Saturday August 2 with a five-a-side football tournament designed to raise awareness of the campaign