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Brian Blanchard has been installed as the new Master of the builders merchants livery company, the Worshipful Company of Builders' Merchants.

Kerridge Commercial Systems is to acquire Lakeview Computers based in Dartford.

Insulation manufacturer Superglass is to invest £37m in its manufacturing facility in Stirling, Scotland to double capacity from 27,000 tonnes to 60,000 tonnes annually within two years.

More than 90% of MPs think that converting empty spaces above shops could help reverse the current housing shortage, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Following a public vote, Torrington-based animal charity K9Focus has been announced as a winner of RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund.

Wolseley UK, whose UK brands include Plumb Center, Drain Center, Climate Center and Burdens, has put forward a proposal to close down its BCG distibution business. has informed staff at its distributor brand BCG that it has begun proceedings to look at closing down the business, as part of a wider restructuring plan that the group announced last year.

The owners of plumbing supply company Plumb Center have announced proposals to close their distribution centre in Warwickshire, putting 170 jobs at risk.

A new Trade Park on Royston industrial estate has created a number of new jobs for local residents, thanks to investment from Jewson.

IKO PLC’s #NoMorePotholes campaign won ‘Best Social Media Campaign’ at the recent Construction Marketing Awards. Working with MRA Marketing, IKO PLC’s ongoing campaign raises awareness of the problems potholes cause, why repairs aren’t working, and that there’s a solution.

Altecnic, the plumbing and heating products manufacturer, has announced that its parent company Caleffi has acquired Cristina - an Italian firm working under the trademarks Cristina Rubinetterie and SILFRA that has been producing top-end taps and fittings since 1949.