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Builders merchant chain Jewson has set up a partnership with the National Farmers Union which offers savings on building materials and timber to their members.

Plumbing, heating and bathroom fittings people Pegler Yorkshire are to invest £12m in their Doncaster factory, bringing in new machinery to improve efficiency and capacity.

DIY chain B&Q will sell a million rolls of loft insulation at just £1 a roll, cheaper than most builders merchants could buy it.

The biggest building industry coalition ever met at Westminster today to kick-start the Get Britain Building campaign.

There is no respite whatsoever from the downturn in the UK construction sector, which is likely to mean the lowest output for 30 years.

Buck & Hickman, part of plumbing merchant and distribution group BSS, have a new trade counter brand for builders, DIYers and tradesmen.

Builders merchants Jewson will be promoting the role of the merchant at Ecobuild next month when their supply chain director appears in the exhibition's seminar programme.

Around eight building companies a day are going bust, according to leading insolvency practioners.

MDF mouldings manufacturers BLP Ltd have gone into administration.

Building materials producers Hanson UK are mothballing production at two of their quarries in Gloucestershire.