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Hanson Concrete has been fined environmental offences at its ready mixed concrete works in West London.

Heating and plumbing distrbutors F & P Wholesale, Primaflow & Connections have announced they will be supporting the Alzheimer's Society as their chosen charity partner for 2016 and 2017.

Sovini Trade Supplies, has launched a training facilities service at its warehouse in Liverpool.

Builders and timber merchant Howarth Timber and Building Supplies took part in a Fire Safety and Protection seminar hosted by Johnstone's Trade.

Wheelchair-friendly trackways and a new ramped activity platform have been constructed over the winter at Calvert Trust Exmoor, the accessible adventure holiday centre for the disabled, using the SnowGrip anti-slip decking donated on behalf of Snows Timber's decking customers in 2015.

MKM Building Supplies has reported record sales for the year ending September 30 2015, with turnover up 18% on the previous year.

The BMF has voiced concerns that builders merchants who are unwilling to take on apprentices may lose out when the UK Government introduces the new Apprenticeship Levy in April next year.

A new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Timber Industries has been set up, with more than 40 parliamentarians signed up already.

Staff from TG Builders Merchants were taken on a Scandinavian journey of discovery at the Holmen Sawmill in Braviken, Sweden, as part of Arbor Forest Products' 'Trading Closer' initiative.

Wales-based builders merchant Huws Grayhas bought three companies in St Helens; ST Group, Qualplas and Cornerstone Building & Landscaping Products.