Independent family-owned builders merchant George Bence and Son has opened a new Obsidian kitchen and bathroom showroom in Bourton-on-the-Water.

The UK's largest independent builders merchant, MKM Building Supplies, are now an approved Visqueen Damp Protection Centre, giving customers access to the full Visqueen Damp Protection range.

UK based developer of Encore business software (ERP), Anagram System, has appointed Nick Hardy as its new marketing manager.

Duck Tape has launched a revolutionary new exterior masking tape for the UK market.

Bathroom manufacturer Twyford has launched an installer promotion with prizes worth £5000 up for grabs, plus a 'buy more, earn more' deal on its Energy Collection products.

Grant UK has launched the innovative new SpiraPod Outdoor Boiler Housing for its Spira condensing biomass boiler range, which allows for greater flexibility with installation.

DAB Pumps' easy to install Solar Heating Evotron SOL circulator pump has been designed and engineered especially for the high temperatures associated with solar installations, particularly in domestic applications.

Construction output is estimated to increase 5.5% in 2015 according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association CPA, but growth is expected to slow in the following two years due to the impacts of election uncertainty.

Tool supplier Carl Kammerling International has announced the appointment of a new national sales manager to oversee the UK/Ireland field sales team.

Plumbing Trade Supplies (PTS), part of the plumbing and heating division of the Travis Perkins Group, has appointed Matthew Mycock as its new managing director.