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The UK’s largest independent builders’ merchant, MKM Building Supplies (Holdings), has posted increased sales and profits in its annual results for the year to September 30 2016.

Huws Gray Builders Merchants has announced its first acquisition in Yorkshire having recently completed the purchase of James Wilby Builders Merchants.

A group of staff at Covers depots in Chichester, Gosport and Portsmouth have raised a total of £564 for Comic Relief after undertaking a range of activities, including bake sales and a sponsored shave.

The BMF has launched its second Regional Centre of Excellence in the North West last week at Sentinel Performance Solutions’ superb facility in Warrington.

Champion Timber’s Edenbridge branch was delighted to donate plywood to support an event that aimed to inspire local youngsters to follow their dreams.

Trade association the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has launched a new website at www.bmf.org.uk to serve its members across the industry.

To celebrate the £7 million refurbishment of its flagship Saffron Walden branch, Ridgeons, the East of England’s biggest independent timber and builders merchants, has handed lucky winner Darren Petchey, the keys to a brand-new Mercedes-Benz Vito van, worth over £21,000.

Buttle’s has been identified by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies.

New dates for free training on the latest piping systems and sanitary systems have been announced by Geberit, with installers urged to book on quickly to avoid disappointment.

A bold target for diverting waste from landfill of 80% has been reached by CEMEX UK. Two years ago the business invested in a new strategy, Recycle R8, in partnership with waste provider Biffa, to drastically reduce the amount sent to landfill and increase recycling.