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A mini tall ship at Hartlepool Marina has been named after former builders merchant, James Edwin Atkinson, whose idea it was.

The makers of a new greener brick say it uses up to 90 per cent less energy and releases 90 per cent less CO2 than traditional bricks.

Cement manufacturer Lafarge is on the final stages of its £7m investment programme at the Dunbar works.

The Metropolitan Police has warned hire companies to be extra vigilant following a spate of thefts of plant and equipment by bogus construction firms.

There is unlikely to be any real recovery in the construction industry before 2011, and it might be a further 10 years before output is back to 2007 levels.

Shower manufacturer Hansgrohe has relaunched its Aquademie showroom at the UK head office in Esher.

Boiler manufacturers Vaillant and Worcester have been named as the two most reliable brands by the Consumers' Association magazine Which?

The latest statistics from NHBC show the sixth rolling quarter on quarter rise in applications to start new homes in the UK.

If the Conservative Party wins the next general election, it will aim to create a "nation of housebuilders", Grant Shapps has said.

The industry may be nearing the bottom in terms of falling output, according to the latest Ernst and Young/Construction Products Association Activity Barometer.