Travis Perkins has announced today that it has put in an indicative offer of £553 million for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the BSS Group.

The boss of independent builders merchant Thompson Building Centres has won a major business award in the north east.

The Southern Region of independent builders merchant buying group NBG LLP has won the group's football competition for the second year running.

Plumbing and heating merchant group BSS group has reported a fall in pre-tax profits for the year ended March 31 on revenue that inched just 0.9% ahead.

The Construction Products Association wants clarity urgently on how construction will be affected by a proposed £6.2 billion of savings.

Hundreds of millions of pounds are to be axed from schemes like Kickstart and low-cost home ownership deals as part of the new government's swingeing cuts.

Plumbing systems manufacturer Geberit has appointed Gary Porter to cover Southern England.

Plumbing system manufacturer Geberit has appointed Steve Roe as area sales mager for the East Midlands

The new chairman of The Tile Association is Ian Crowther, trade sales and marketing director of Johnson Tiles.

Garden landscaping manufacture and supplier, Kelkay Ltd has announced the appointment of Robert Harrison to the new position of group merchandiser.