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Buyers of new-build homes will have to pay around £7,000 more when government energy efficiency regulations, the Code for Sustainable Homes, come into force next year, according to the Home Builders Federation.

The Government wants to have a chief construction adviser in place by November, it was announced today.

Plumbers merchant Plumb Center and sister company Parts Center are selling a charity CD made by some of their customers.

Builders merchant Jewson welcomed Shadow Minister Julia Goldsworthy, Liberal Democrat MP for Falmouth and Camborne, to its Redruth branch for a visit aimed at providing ministers with a greater understanding of the UK construction industry.

A delivery driver from builders merchant Travis Perkins used his lorry as a road block to rescue a toddler in a runaway car.

The branch of builders merchant chain Build Center in Leatherhead, Surrey, has been accused of making residents' lives a "living hell".

A glitch in the system meant the August issue of BMJ's Cryptic Crossword was missing a clue.

Building materials group CEMEX has been recognised for its Cycling Safety Initiative to reduce accidents involving lorries and cyclists in the Construction Products Association's 2009 edition of Construction Products Innovation and Achievement.

Builders and plumbers merchant group Wolseley have parted company with John Stegeman, president and CEO of their US plumbing distribution business Ferguson Enterprises.

Wolseley UK has confirmed that its Chorley distribution centre will close from the end of next month.