Timber supplier SCA has reported a fire in a side-loader vehicle at its Welshpool depot early yesterday morning.

Independent East Anglian builders merchant Ridgeons has won an award for Outstanding Contribution at the Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards.

The UK construction industry showed strong growth for the first quarter of this year.

Williamson-Dickie Europe Limited, the workwear company is doubling the size of its Somerset warehousing and distribution facility.

Builders organisation the Federation of Master Builders has met with the Government to discuss the implementation of the Green Deal retrofit initiative which will be launched in the autumn of 2012.

Housing Minister Grant Shapps last week launched a 'Build Now, Pay Later' deal to get work started on thousands of new homes.

Independent builders merchant buying group CEMCO has announced the winners of its lightside supplier of the year awards.

The Builders Merchants Federation has met with two Liberal Democrat Cabinet Ministers to get them to explain the thinking behind the Budget Statement, and the associated Plan for Growth.

Security specialist Yale has made two new appointments in order to support its merchant and retail customers.

Impey UK, the wetroom and specialist showering products manufacturer, has a new team designed to spearhead a period of growth and development of the Impey product brands.