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Following a structural reorganisation, the Klargester Environmental and Titan Pollution Control brands in Britain will trade under the banner of Kingspan Environmental.

Timber suppliers James Donaldson & Sons Ltd have bought the assets of Palgrave Brown, the roof truss and engineered timber manufacturers. Palgrave Brown went into administration last month with the loss of 450 jobs .

Builders merchant chain Wolseley UK have won a major environmental award for their Sustainable Building Center.

Builders merchants Poores of Acton, are to sponsor the Auctions at the Rainy Day Trust DIY Charity Gala Dinner in January.

BSS Industrial have launched their first specialist drainage trade counter.

Everbuild Building Products have acquired the distribution rights to GEO-FIX, the market leading brush-applied paving jointing compound.

Jewson, the builders merchant chain, have joined forces with the Health and Safety Executive to help warn tradesmen of the dangers of asbestos.

Tony Newman, former sales director of builders merchant chain Jewson, has appeared before police in Coventry to answer bail. He is one of five men on bail in connection with a police inquiry into suspected fraud of £1m at the builders merchant.

The NBG builders merchants buying group is the best placed to get members through the tough times ahead, according to executive chairman Allan Durning.

Lincoln-based builders merchants Jackson Building centes opened their 26th branch yesterday, in Alford, Lincolnshire.