Independent builders merchant EH Smith has been collaborating with one of the UK's foremost architectural and interior designers to supply Porotherm blocks for the restoration of a Grade II-listed country house in Oxfordshire.

Bristol-based kellaway building supplies has consolidated its entire fastener and fixings range to supplier Owlett-Jaton, resulting in doubled turnover of this product range for the merchant over the last 12 months.

Nearly a third of UK homeowners are looking to carry out work on their home in the next three years, with up to £6 billion in projected works planned annually over the next three years, a new study shows.

In an attempt to provide top quality yet competitively priced bathroom suites to merchants, F & P Wholesale has extended its Fresssh bathroom collection to include the stylish new Capri range.

Organisers of Timber Expo have announced the 2014 exhibition was the most successful in the event's four year history - with over 6,000 visitors attending the show at the NEC Birmingham in October.

The government has agreed to extend the Trade Credit Enterprise Finance Guarantee pilot scheme, which the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has made available to its members.

Colleagues of builders merchant Gibbs & Dandy have been hopping 'on the bus' this autumn as the company embarked on a roadshow of its local merchant branches on a specially-designed, interactive bus.

Trade decorating accessories brand, ProDec, has launched its own website featuring a wealth of information on its product range.

The Farnham branch of independent builders merchant Rudridge has helped to enhance a playground in Stockwell by supplying a large concrete tunnel, which has been built into a man-made hill to increase fun and adventure for local children.

Dave Bentley has been appointed as the new national president of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).