Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm manufacturer Sprue Safety Products, has won the Gas Safety Initiative of the Year Award at the year's Association of Gas Safety Managers Awards ceremony in Leicestershire.

Figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) latest survey have revealed that growth in the private housing sector slowed down considerably during the first quarter of 2016.

Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS hosted over 600 people last week at its annual pre-exhibition Gala Dinner in the E.ON Lounge at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.

Shropshire builders' merchants Tudor Griffiths Group is set to unveil a new branch at Chartwell Park, in Bridgnorth in early July.

The Builders Merchants Federation's managing director, John Newcomb has been elected as an Officer of the Construction Products Association (CPA). He will hold the non-executive position of Vice-Chairman on the CPA's Executive Committee.

Trade-only plumbers merchant Williams & Co is moving its Portmouth depot a mile from Claybank Road to Unit D1 Neville Shute Rd.

Independent Welsh builders merchant LBS has gained three new business awards in 2016.

The Construction Products Association has revised its growth forecasts in construction output downwards from 3.6% growth during 2016 to 3.0%.

ABUS' TITALIUM range now includes the TITALIUM 96 and 98 padlocks. Both feature a solid steel look lock body and high tech reversible keys.

A new easy-to-fix clay pantile, Lincoln from Marley Eternit features a classic clay pantile s-curve profile with thin leading edge. It also benefits from low pitch capability - down to a minimum roof pitch of just 17.5 degrees at 120mm headlap - and a completely 'open gauge' design to speed-up installation and make fixing as simple as a concrete roof tile.