The Construction Products Association is urging Chancellor Alistair Darling to extend the boiler scrappage scheme and prioritise capital investment to show a clear commitment that public sector net investment does not fall below 2.25% of GDP.

Northern Ireland builders merchant J P Corry has been named overall winner in the first Octabuild Northern Ireland Builders Merchant Awards.

Builders merchant the Deepings Trading Company has launched Eco Building Products, a new division dedicated to renewable energy products.

Plasterboard and drylining systems manufacturer Lafarge Plasterboard has expanded the use of its GTEC Aqua Board.

Insulation manufacturer Knauf Insulation has brought its core glass and rock mineral wool range under a single name - Earthwool.

Independent builders merchant Kent Blaxill & Co Ltd has taken on the Merlin Business Software package from Chatsworth Computers.

Independent builders merchants buying group NMBS is hoping its 2010 annual trade exhibition will be the best ever.

The painting and decorating industry exhibition National Painting and Decorating Show is nearly full in terms of exhibitors, with eight months still to go.

The Institute of Builders Merchants will invest its first ever female President at the AGM next month.

Saint-Gobain Building Distribution UK, parent company of builders merchant Jewson and plumbers merchant Graham has beaten its waste-reduction target for 2009.