The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement borrowing plans to invest more in new housing, national and local roads, flood protection, and grammar schools have been welcomed by the Builders Merchants Federation.

MKM Building Supplies is looking to raise as much as £220m to bring in funds to underpin further expansion, the Financial Times reports.

So Hillary Clinton may not have broken through the ultimate glass ceiling just yet, although she's given it such a battering that it has to go sooner, rather than later, surely.

Balcas Ltd is pleased to announce the sale of the business of its subsidiary Balcas Kildare Ltd, to the W.Howard Group Ltd. 

The Plumbing and Heating Division of Travis Perkins, which includes City Plumbing Supplies and PTS along with six other brands, has joined the Builders Merchants Federation.

Fetim Group has appointed Mike Jones as managing director responsible for the UK.

Intergas Heating has been awarded the Golden Stilson at an equally glittering Association of Gas Safety Managers (AGSM) Supplier Excellence Awards ceremony this month.

Greenworks is inviting Jewson Live visitors to attend a guest speaker slot by Commercial Director Marcus Jefford & Martin Taylor from Local Authority Building Control (LABC), who will be explaining building compliance and addressing the pitfalls that those involved in housebuilding can encounter.

Builders merchants trade association, the Builders Merchants Federation has secured two top industry names to headline its Conference Industry Forum at the All Industry Conference next June.

A spokesperson for the UK’s leading heating and hot water appliance manufacturer has called on the industry to ‘learn its lesson’ from the London Boiler Scrappage scheme and simplify initiatives aiming to encourage homeowners to upgrade their inefficient boilers.