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Lafarge Cement has been named 2009 Supplier of the Year by builders merchant Buildbase's Scottish region.

The world's biggest brick manufacturer, Wienerberger is now distributing the Despimel range of bricks in the UK. Desimpel was formerly part of the Hanson brick portfolio.

The Builders Merchants Federation has launched a new merchant-specific training course for renewable energy products.

Bathroom manufacturer Ideal Standard has called for the Government to act on increasing its commitment to water-saving in the home.

Builders merchant group Jewson brought over 100 key suppliers together at its annual Internal Build exhibition and supplier conference to look at ways of working together to tackle the challenging market conditions in 2010.

The Office of National Statistics has revealed that construction orders have fallen by £17bn since the begining of the recession.

Plumbing, heating and drainage merchant the BSS Group plc reports total revenue up 0.9%year on year in the interim management statement, issued this morning.

Carl Arntzen, director of Bosch Thermotechnology at Worcester, Bosch Group, is to climb Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro at the beginning of next month.

The Welsh Assembly announced yesterday that a boiler scrappage scheme, similar to the England and Scotland ones is to go-ahead.

Businesses could be penalised if they are not prepared for PAYE changes this spring, HM Revenue & Customs has warned.