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A Stockport-based air conditioning contractor has been bought by builders’ merchants Travis Perkins.

Continuing to extend its buying options for customers, major timber merchant Arnold Laver & Co Ltd has been awarded a Grown in Britain chain of custody licence, enabling British-grown timber and wood products in its range to be positively identified and promoted.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has written to each of the major political parties in the run up to the General Election asking them to commit to supporting Britain’s builders merchant industry in their manifesto.

Parker Building Supplies is celebrating the university success of eight employees.

Two 'wood-be' mountaineers who raised more than £5,000 after scaling Africa's highest peak have handed over the cash to a charity that is close to their hearts.

Unique Plumbing Supplies has joined leading merchant group The IPG, bringing its total members to 145.

The Builders Merchants Federation is arranging a very special Gala Dinner to conclude the BMF All Industry Conference in Budapest in June.

It’s estimated that in the construction industry 400,000 days are being lost annually to work-related stress, anxiety and depression and in CEMEX this relates to around 15% of all absences.

Plumbing and heating merchant buying group PHG presented its 2016 Supplier of the Year awards at an event at the Carden Park Hotel in Chester.

Baxi is sponsoring Amanda Sowerby and her Streetbikes team as they cycle 260 miles from Dortmund to Huddersfield Town in May 2017. The cyclists will be raising funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.