City Plumbing Supplies (CPS) has cut the ribbon at its 300th trade outlet, which also includes a new bathroom showroom. Branch staff at the new CPS Durham, located in Abbey Road Retail & Business Park, kicked-off the celebration with help from Durham City football club, alongside local plumbing and heating installers.

ForgeFix, one of the UK's leading distributor of fixings, fasteners and associated items, has launched a new website dedicated to products sold under its TorxFast brand.

Tarmac, one the UK's leading sustainable building materials and construction providers, has unveiled a new asphalt plant inside the M25 at Harper Lane, Hertfordshire. This is part of Tarmac's strategy to support the UK's infrastructure growth, including the UK's planned £15bn investment in roads. This is estimated to see 1,300 new miles of lanes added to motorways and A-roads over the next five years.

Kingspan Insulation has reached another milestone this year after its manufacturing facility in Pembridge Herefordshire, was awarded World Class Operation Management (WCOM) Gold.

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the construction industry is suffering a modest decline of 1.0% month-on-month, and 0.7% year-on-year, even with orders staying positive.

The Builders Merchants Federation's (BMF's) managing director, John Newcomb has been elected to the board of the Trade Association Forum (TAF) as a non-executive director, and will represent TAF's mid-sized organisations in the 10-19 staff band.

Elliotts, the South's leading independent supplier of building products, with 13 branches across the UK, has appointed a roofing specialist at its new Christchurch branch, following its commercial success within their first five months of trading.

Hultafors' new range of professional craftsmen saws is designed to guarantee a neat cut every time. Now with the addition of the HBS model, the new range gives users the ability to saw fast, straight and safely -- the narrow blade-tip giving access in even the tightest of spaces.

BLANCO Sinks now offers a new comprehensive range of sinks, with a modernized, flat IF rim, now only 1mm high for refined, clean lines. BLANCO claims this helps for a smoother transition to match a more contemporary kitchen style.

In accordance with the latest Building Regulations, Leisure Sink's new range of Aquanomic taps have been specially developed to restrict water flow to 3.8 litres per minute, ensuring less waste and lower running costs.