Loans of up to £6,500 could be made available to most UK households in order to make homes more energy efficient under a Conservative government, Shadow Housing Minister Grant Shapps said last week.

Sussex independent builders merchants Chandlers Building Supplies has received certification from the FSC and PEFC for responsible management of its timber supply chain.

New figures from the Office for National Statistics claim to show that the UK recession wasn't as bad as expected in the three months from July to September.

Timber merchant North Yorkshire Timber has launched a new website for its online flooring and doors operation, flooring and doors.co.uk.

The Construction Products Association has welcomed the announcement by Housing Minister John Healey MP that all new homes must be zero carbon as a matter of law from 2016.

Housing Minister John Healey has confirmed the latest installment of Government cash as £290m which should build almost 5,500 affordable homes across the country.

By law, all new homes will have to be zero-carbon rated from 2016, housing minister John Healey confirmed yesterday.

UK door manufacturer Sentry Doors has been awarded the Product Manufacturer Award at the annual Chartered Institute of Building's Celebrating Construction in South Yorkshire Awards 2009.

Plumbing and heating merchants BSS Group saw revenue fall 5.1% and pre-tax profits fall 23% in the six months to September 30. However sales of renewables were 170% up.

Plasterboard and dry-lining distributor Go Interiors has worked with the Birmingham Development Company on the ground-breaking urban development, The Cube, a 23-storey building comprising a huge 500,000 square feet of space situated in the city centre of Birmingham.