Grants totalling £17,000 from building materials firm Lafarge are helping provide new facilities at a Staffordshire cricket club.

Independent timber and builders merchant Ridgeons is investing half a million pounds in a new fleet of forklift trucks and side-loaders.

Breedon Aggregates, the independent aggregates business, saw underlying operating profits rise in the six months to June 30 2012.

Independent builders merchant Deepings Building and Plumbing Supplies has taken on the CounterAct business system from Border Merchant Systems.

Fixings manufacturer Ancon has launched the Staifix QuickStart wall starter system.

Timber importer and distributor Timbmet has a range of high performance, fire retardant treated plywood boards, available from stock for permanent or temporary construction projects.

Carl Kammerling International has launched a new website at www.carlkammerling.com.

Tool and security product supplier Carl Kammerling is offering stockists a range of discounts until the end of August.

Builders and timber merchant Covers regrets to announce the death of its former timber director Frank Hellyer.

Tool supplier Draper has introduced the Expert Prolaser® laser levels from Kapro to its range.