Paint manufacturer Crown Paints has appointed Kathryn Hill as financial director and board member.

The Delta towel rail from Dimplex has been designed to fit a corner space, making it a flexible solution for smaller bathrooms.

Irish-based builders merchant group Grafton saw sales fall by €25m this January thanks to the appalling bad weather across the UK.

Builders merchant chain Jewson held a 'green' training and awareness day at its Sheffield Parkway branch.

The Chubb range of padlocks and padbars are now available in UNION's new C-Series.

Lock and security product brand Yale is offering free England supporters' flags and the chance to win a signed England shirt to builders' merchants and independent retailers, as part of a World Cup promotion.

UFEMAT, the European Association of National Builders' Merchant Associations and Manufacturers, is organising its annual congress with the theme "The Building Industry: 2010-2020.

The National Trust in Wales is working with stonewall insulation manufacturer Rockwool on the UK's biggest ever 'green' makeover of historical buildings.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling MP visited BSW Timber's Howie Forest Products site at Dalbeattie last week in the run-up to the election.

The Performance Timber Products Group has bought the order book and intellectual property of Dale Joinery (Lichfield) from its administrator Leonard Curtis.