Heatrae Sadia, manufacturer of electrical heating products, has secured a partnership with Phil Vickery MBE, which will see the former England rugby captain front a campaign to re-launch its commercial drinking water offering.

Werner Ladders has turned working at height on its head, launching a ladder that feels so safe that tradesmen compare it to working on the ground.

Angela Rushforth, managing director at East Anglian independent timber and builders merchant Ridgeons, will be announced as the first female Chair of the Confederation British Industry (CBI) East of England Regional Council from next month (January).

Builders merchant Gibbs & Dandy has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the up-and-coming Lynn Ladies FC.

Distributor of timber and panel products, International Timber, has joined the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF).

Sixteen models in Leisure Sinks' portfolio of taps, from the Aquanomic, through to Pillar and Deck Mixer taps, have achieved WRAS (Water Regulations Advisory Scheme) approved product status.

The Builders Merchants Federation's Young Merchants group voted unanimously to elect Jamie Pierce, marketing manager of Parker Building Supplies as Chair and Victoria Fiddies, regional sales manager of Catnic, as Vice Chair at its November meeting held at the Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre in London.

The managing director of Global Stone, Shirley Spittal, is retiring after a decade of working for the supplier of natural stone paving.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has welcomed the Chancellor's overhaul of the Stamp Duty and the doubling of the Small Business Rate Relief for a further year.

The Autumn Statement offered no clarity on the Government's plans for apprenticeship funding reform, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).