A manager from cement and building materials manufacturer Cemex has carried the Olympic Torch through Rugby.

Andy Cherry has been appointed decorative business manager for independent East Anglian builders merchant Kent Blaxill.

Sustainable Business Solutions (SBS), the specialist division of builders merchant Travis Perkins Group is now providing a cost-effective solution for anyone building new homes.

Fewer construction products were sold in the second quarter of 2012 than the previous three months, according to the Construction Products Association's latest State of Trade Survey.

Two vans used when diesel fuel was stolen from Hanson Brick's lorries are to be destroyed following a court order.

Ancon Building Products has won a Queen's Award for Innovation for its lockable dowel system used in post-tensioned concrete buildings.

Xtratherm, the manufacturer of high quality PIR and phenolic insulation, has launched a new website dedicated to its range of Full Fill Built-in Wall insulation.

North East independent builders' merchant Thompson Building Centres is to be the main sponsor of a three day Armed Forces event on Wearside this weekend.

Independent Lichfield-based builders merchant Walter Tipper has won a medal at its first appearance at the BBC Gardener's World exhibition.

Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has joined the UK Green Building Council.