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As part of their sponsorship of the Chris Beardshaw Mentoring Scholarship (CBMS), garden landscaping suppliers Bradstone have provided materials to the 10 competing finalists at the Malvern Spring Gardening Show, all aiming to win a scholarship.

TV presenter and eco-pioneer, Kevin McCloud, is launching a nationwide campaign to urge the Government to help people to undertake energy-efficient green refurbishments in their homes.

Builders merchant chain Jewson have set up a partnership with Corby Borough Council to provide all their building materials requirements for the council's maintenance programme across its 8,500 housing stock.

Independent builders merchant buying group Cemco changed formats this year for its annual supplier conferences in order to give a clearer message to supplier partners and members.

Wednesday's Budget was a "bitter disappointment", according to the Builders Merchants Federation.

There was some disappointment in the construction industry that Chancellor Darling's 2009 Budget did not go far enough in helping the beleaguered industry.

Builders merchants chain Wolseley has received acceptances from 98.31% of shareholders for its recent rights issue.

Branches of Travis Perkins were among a number of builders merchants conned by an out-of-work Cumbrian teenager.

Builders merchants Jewson want to see a number of measures introduced in tomorrow's Budget to help stimulate the construction industry, says managing director Peter Hindle MBE.

Over half of small building firms saw workloads decline in the private housing sector in the first three months of 2009, according to the latest State of Trade Survey published by the Federation of Master Builders.