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PTS have announced that they will spearhead a 'Carbon Monoxide Awareness' campaign running from January 14-19. National merchants will be invited to join them in creating posters and information packs to reach installers within their branch networks.

Brintex, organiser of the DIY & Garden Show and Totally Tools, have released programme details today for its New Products LIVE demonstration theatre and Sales Improvement sessions.

Covers timber and builders merchants have announced the acquisition of One Stop Building Materials and Crinda Landscape Supplies. The businesses provide three new sites for Covers customers in Horsham, Worthing, and Rudgwick; taking the total number of Covers depots to 14.

Grafton Group have issued a pre-close period trading update for the year ended 31 December 2007. However, the final results for 2007 will be announced on March 10.

The Irish group saw their share price drop €3.4 to €9.95 - the biggest drop since 1990 and the first time the price has dipped below €10 since 2005.

A-Plant have found a winner of their competition to design this year's corporate Christmas card for them: 12-year old Amelia Dickinson, daughter if a mobile fitter at the company's Rotherham depot.

Sales of building materials at builders merchants throughout the country were up by 0.9% for the three months August to October 2007, when compared to the same three month period in 2006, according to figures just released by the Builders Merchants Federation.

Budget supermarket chain Aldi, have launched their own range of power tools under the Power Craft brand.

Thompson Building Centres will be distributing hundreds of presents this festive season to local hospitals, hospices and care homes.

Midlands Builders and Timber Merchants, Carver (Wolverhampton) Ltd, main sponsors and underwriters of the Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon, recently presented almost £25,000 raised from this year's event to four charities.