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After 26 years at the helm, Terry Hall has stepped down as managing director of the Halls group of timber and builders merchants, handing the reins to his eldest son James with immediate effect.

Following the success of their merchant Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week in January, PTS are putting their advice into action by providing all of their employees with CO detectors.

Servis will now be joined by sister company Electra in participating in Meningitis UK's nationwide programme of fundraising events and promotional activities for which, to date, Servis has raised £10,000.

TV presenter and comedian Nick Hancock has been announced as guest host of THE Conference, which is taking place this year in Tenerife, 26-29 June, jointly organised by BMJ, BMF, UNIMER and NMBS.

Entry forms are now available for the 2008 Natural Stone Awards, the 14th organised by the Stone Federation Great Britain.

Jewson announced today that their national service centre has achieved the Investors in People (IIP) Standard within a year of their initial assessment.

North Yorkshire Timber (NYT) has acquired North Shields-based family company Tom Swan Builders' Merchants.

The sale of Tarmac has been put on hold and may not now go ahead after US parent company Anglo American performed an about face earlier this week.

The latest trading update from B&Q parent Kingfisher plc, for the fourth quarter, show a like-for-like sales decline for the multiple DIY chain despite a small rise in total sales.

Profitability is getting tougher to achieve according to the BMF's annual Merchant Industry KPI Report, which compares financial performance ration from a representative sample of merchant businesses across the country.