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Boiler manufacturer Baxi has joined Carbon Connect, an independent, cross-party forum that aims to inform and guide the transition to a low carbon future underpinned by sustainable energy.

Jewson has announced the shortlist for its 2017 Young Tradesperson of the Year competition, which seeks to showcase and celebrate the work of the building trade’s freshest talent.

The Keystone Group has won ‘Materials Supplier of the Year’ at a Construction News event held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane on 22nd March. 

The boards of independent builders merchant buying groups NBG and H&B have announced that they are in discussions regarding a potential merger of the two organisations.

1st Chulmleigh Scouts are the latest winners of builders merchant RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund following a public vote.

A number of employees from Keyline, the civils, drainage and heavy building materials specialist, will be cycling from Dumfries to Invernes this Summer.

Independent merchant TEC Supplies Group has won KBB Review’s Bathroom Retailer of the Year award.

A generational Knebworth business will continue to serve its long-standing customer base after selling its site for property development.

Unite, the UK’s largest union, is warning the introduction of the new apprenticeship levy could be taken off course and lead to a sharp rise in sub-standard apprenticeships.

Considerate Constructors Scheme launches 'Spotlight on... Illegal workers' campaign, as industry survey finds 33% of construction industry suspect illefal working had been present at a previous or current employer. 81% believe illegal working has been on the rise over the last 15 years and 93% agreed illegal working could be better tackled in the construction industry.