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Travis Perkins Group saw revenue grow by 3.5% in the first half of 2017, and by 2.7% on a like-for-like basis, according to the builders and plumbers merchant interim results released this morning (August 2).

Builders and plumbers merchant group Travis Perkins has announced a transformation plan for its plumbing and heating business designed to stabilise performance and to create more options to maximise shareholder value.

IRWIN® Tools, is celebrating the UK and Ireland’s trade professionals with the return of its National Trade Appreciation Day.

The Government’s new Air Quality Plan is missing a trick by not including the use of photocatalytic technology on roads and buildings to help cut nitrogen dioxide levels, according to roof systems manufacturer, Marley Eternit.

A third of small building firms say that soaring material prices are squeezing their margins and almost a quarter have had to pass these price increases onto consumers, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Selco Builders Warehouse has continued its impressive year of expansion by opening a branch in yet another new area.

Ridgeons, the East of England’s largest independent timber and builders’ merchants, has raised over £8,000 for East Anglia Children’s Hospices (EACH) in support of the charity’s EACHfest fundraising initiative.

The BMF will again present a Supplier Engagement Award at this year’s Members’ Day Awards Dinner on 20 September. The finalists from more than 200 suppliers in BMF membership are: ACO, Crystal Direct, Encon Insulation, Fakro, JCB, Marsh Industries and Monument Tools.

The Environment Secretary, Michael Gove MP, has published the Government’s long-awaited plan to improve air quality by tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide pollution from diesel engines.

Welsh independent builders merchant Robert Price has added its 22^nd branch with its latest acquisition.