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MKM Building Supplies saw £1m in kitchen sales in a single month for the first time in March.

Independent merchant co-operative buying group Fortis celebrated its heavyside suppliers at an awards ceremony held in Birmingham.

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has announced two new board members.

Insulation manufacturer Knauf Insulation welcomed Iain Wright, MP for Hartlepool, to its factory in the town, following a seven-figure investment in upgrading the extruded polystyrene manufacturing plant.

Boiler manufacturer Baxi is celebrating its 150th year anniversary, and to mark the occasion, heating engineers, consumers, employees, merchants, suppliers and partners from across the UK are being asked to share their special memories of the company.

Wastecycle, East Midlands based resource management and recycling company has been awarded two accolades at this year's Saint-Gobain Construction Products supplier awards.

2016 has had an award winning start for Jewson, with another prize for Supplier of the Year from the UK's largest housebuilder, Barratt Developments.

Southern independent, trade only plumbing and heating merchants Williams & Co has opened another store, bringing the total number of branches to 30.

UK construction companies indicated a sustained upturn in overall business activity during March, but the pace of expansion remained relatively subdued in comparison to the trends seen for much of the past three years. That's according to the seasonally adjusted Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers' Index®.

Construction United are launching a new initiative to bring everyone with a vested interest in construction together to actively improve perceptions of the sector and employees of every level while supporting a number of relevant causes.