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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.

Builders merchants' trade association the Builders Merchants Federation is joining with WWF's Global Forest and Trade Network in the UK to promote responsible forest trade throughout the merchant supply chain.

Adhesives and sealants provider Bostik has extended its sponsorship of The Southern Football League until at least the end of the 2016/17 season, furthering its support of grassroots football through its brand, EVO-STIK.

NMBS has released full details of its speaker line-up for the 2016 Conference, taking place in Lanzarote in June. Shed Simove, an entrepreneur who was involved in the launch of Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 4, will be updating the Conference on his latest product ideas and initiatives.