The former director-general of the Confederation of British Industry has called for the Government to stimulate house building.

The Office of Fair Trading wants to see more competition in the home insulation market before the Green Deal starts this October.

British Gypsum, the manufacturer of gypsum-based plaster and drylining products, has a new look packaging for its plaster range.

Timber importer and distributor Timbmet is now the exclusive UK distributor of external quality Veneered Sandwich Panels from OH Industri, Denmark - for use in doors or panels.

Ariel Plastics has launched a new lightweight metal tile roof system, Corotile, for a wide range of outdoor applications.

A huge beetle, extinct in the UK, turned up at the Leebotwood branch of independent builders merchant Shropshire Building Supplies.

Builders merchants organisation the Builders Merchants Federation is working with the Department of Energy & Climate Change to promote a positive message about opportunities the Green Deal can offer to merchants and their customers.

Independent builders merchant Rawle Gammon & Baker has opened three new branches in South West Cornwall and Devon.

The 'approved list' of products under the Government's Green Deal plans which is not in the public interest, according to the Manufacturers' Association of Radiators and Convectors.

Plaster and drylining manufacturer British Gypsum has launched a charity challenge to raise £100,000 in just 100 days.