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Builders' merchants Travis Perkins, received a £2million fine and additional prosecution costs of £114,812.76 after a court case regarding a customer death came to a close yesterday, which was labelled by the judge as "an accident waiting to happen".

Two UK subsidiaries of a Swedish construction equipment manufacturer have been fined for excessive hand arm vibration from equipment.

Jamie Pierce, marketing manager at builders merchant Parker Building Supplies ran the London Marathon on Sunday, beating his charity target.

From May to October bathroom products manufacturer Sanifllo is taking its Kinedo by Saniflo 'Building better bathrooms' roadshow around the UK.

The House of Lords has defeated the Government by 48 votes on the zero carbon homes amendment during Monday's Lords Report Stage of the Housing and Planning Bill.

SCA Merchant Services took a number of customers to its facilities in Northern Sweden to show them where their wood comes from.

Independent drylining merchant, Capital Drywall have made moves in their business structure and invested in their fleet as a mark of their growth.

Members of staff from the IT team at builders merchant Travis Perkins offered to help Northampton-based St Luke's CEVA Primary School after hearing that the school needed help to renovate their school garden and to build a new play area.

Wienerberger, UK provider of wall, roof and landscaping innovations, has launched a range of new online tools to assist in the selection of special bricks, in order to ensure that building professionals are able to source the right shaped bricks for their projects.

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) are planning to attract a further 300 firms into membership, as well as restructuring training services.