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Dulux Decorator Centres have launched a bespoke can recycling service in a bid to reduce the quantity of waste material going into rubbish dumps.

Builders merchant group Travis Perkins will be part of the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index from June 22. Construction materials group SIG is also joining the index from the same date.

UK boiler manufacturers Baxi are hoping to boost homeowners' energy conservation efforts with the launch of the Baxi EnergyHub, an online resource packed with impartial advice and information about energy conservation.

Concrete paving manufacturers Brett Landscaping have passed their first Precast Sector Sustainability Charter Audit.

Two people from plumbers merchants Drakes Plumbing Supplies in Tunbridge Wells have thrown themselves out of an aeroplane - in aid of a local charity.

Independent builders merchants JT Dove have finally left their Newcastle city centre branch, after being there for 140 years.

Homeowners who add extensions to their houses could be forced to improve the energy efficiency of their entire property if the government gets its way.

Hilton Supplies, the Moretonhampstead independent builder's merchants have sponsored local shooter Leslie Johnstone.

Latest figures from housebuilders suggest that the freefall in housebuilding has stablised.

Heidelberg Cement has put its UK division Hanson back on the market with a reported price-tag of £1bn.