Ladders, swings, mug holders, and dumbbells are just a few of the creative uses plumbers and merchants have found for Speedfit connections, as part of JG Speedfit’s ‘Flex Your Pex’ competition.

Grown in Britain, the British-grown timber marketing campaign, now has the support of nearly 200 organisations in fifteen different sectors and has licensed enough timber to fill Big Ben 395 times.

The Builders Merchants’ Federation is warning that the Government’s Clean Air Zone proposals risk adding “disproportionate costs” to SME businesses.

CCF, the Travis Perkins Group's insulation and interior building products distributor, has appointed Paul Grundy as technical director for the North.

As part of their ongoing support for Cancer Research UK (CRUK), staff at Kohler Mira recently staged a football fun day at Cheltenham Town FC to raise funds for the charity.

Camden based charity, Spread a Smile, held their fundraising dinner on Wednesday 28 June at the London Marriott Hotel in Swiss Cottage, and Lawsons MD Paul Sexton was in attendance.

Scunthorpe-based independent merchant Builders’ Merchant Company Ltd has moved into a new product area.

Construction workers are being urged to “Cover Up, Mate” and protect themselves against ultraviolet (UV) damage as part of a new NHS campaign being supported by Jewson.

Following a public vote, Holsworthy Primary School has been announced as the latest winner of RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund.

Imperial Bricks’ new Waterstruck range has different, regionally matched options to cover the Midlands, North and East Anglia.