The Build Center builders merchant business purchased from Wolseley by rival merchant chain Jewson is a "great strategic fit for both businesses", according to Jewson managing director Peter Hindle MBE.

West Yorkshire timber firm CR Taylor Timber has been given the go-ahead to build 73 new homes at its Denholme head office and timber yard.

Nine cyclists from builders merchant Buildbase have completed their London to Paris challenge and have raised around £25,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support for their efforts.

A new, simpler framework for the planning system was published for consultation yesterday ((July 25) by Planning Minister Greg Clark MP.

This week a town in inland Lancashire will have a beach, thanks to help from its local branch of builders merchant Travis Perkins.

Builders merchant Keyline has launched a maintainable water management solutions offer.

Philmac, the mains water compression fitting specialist, has launched a range of shelf talkers to help and advice end users when they're selecting product from showroom stock.

Independent brickmaker The York Handmade Brick Company provided 40,000 specially-made bricks and arches for a pair of award-winning houses in York.

Hanson Formpave, the manufacturer of specialist concrete paving products, has supplied nearly 2,000sq m of its EcoGranite paving for the construction of pedestrianised zones at SusCon in Dartford.

Plasterboard manufacturer Lafarge has teamed up with timber and builders merchant Howarth Timber to give the latter's customers the chance to win tickets to The 'World Darts Supremacy' tournament.