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A-Plant are celebrating after taking home the Hire Company of the Year award at the recent Hire Awards of Excellence organized by Hire Association Europe (HAE).

Alsford Timber, one of the largest independent timber merchants in the South East, has announced that Neil Fuller has been appointed managing director, with effect from today.

Timber-engineered products manufacturer RK Timber have won the award for Best Supplier in the South East Region at the Churchill Retirement Living Awards 2007.

Plumbing and heating merchant PTS have donated taps, sinks, pipes and fittings to help with an ITV "Challenge Anneka" style makeover of a schoolroom in Leicestershire.

Interbuild organisers have announced this year's Product Showcase Awards winners, with 10 companies scooping awards from a shortlist of 32.

Interbuild is open. The stands are up, the suits are on and a lot of you are already walking the halls.

Cemex announced today that consolidated net sales increased 31% in the third quarter of 2007 to $6.1bn (£3bn approx) compared with the same period in 2006.

Travis Perkins have announced they have entered into a franchise agreement to open Wickes-branded stores in Ireland.

The merchant division of Saint Gobain's business has seen the best growth in the past nine months, outperforming all other sectors within the group's portfolio.

Travis Perkins opened their first dedicated merchanting park on Monday 22 October at the Pentland Industrial Estate in Loanhead, Edinburgh.