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The last 60 years have seen some monumental changes come to pass in the construction industry, but 2017 also marks 60 years of excellent, continuous service from SIG Insulation, the UK’s market leading specialist distributor of insulation.

Catnic has opened a new training centre in Caerphilly, Wales for its SSR² Roofing and Cladding system.

Lightside buying group, the IPG has announced that West Midlands’ based Plumbing World has joined its ranks.

Intact Software, a leading supplier of ERP and Business Management Software to the builders’ merchants industry has bought UK based technology firm, Ramtac Computer Systems Ltd.

Online selling success was the focus for the latest marketing forum held by NBG, the independent builders merchant buying group.

Figures from the ONS show that, despite construction output declining by 0.2% in November 2016, private housebuilding rose 0.5% during the same period.

The overall construction decline follows a 0.6% fall in October and one of 0....

Norden Heating & Plumbing Supplies in Surrey has joined independent builders merchant buying group NBG, boosting its presence in the lightside sector.

To give the branch’s Polypipe promotional bit of a push, Allan Davis, sales advisor at the Chelmsford branch of builders merchant MKM has built a car.

Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has opened a new branch in Sheffield.

Irish merchanting group Grafton Group plc, Irish merchanting group Grafton Group plc, boosted revenue to £2.51 bn, up 13.4% from £2.21 bn for the year ended 31 December 2016.

The trading update was issued in advance of the group’s ...