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.

Plasterboard manufacturer Lafarge Plasterboard has appointed a new marketing & strategy director.

Builders merchant chain Build Center, part of Wolseley UK, has appointed two new regional trading directors.

Plasterboard manufacturer Lafarge Plasterboard has launched a new competition in partnership with builders merchants across the UK.