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Tim Pollard, Head of Sustainability at heating and plumbing merchant Plumb Center, has welcomed today's announcement about the London Boiler Cashback Scheme. With 49 branches within the M25, Plumb Center is the largest distributor of heating products in London.

Grafton Group plc announced today (February 1) that it has bought Allsand Supplies Limited, a single branch general builders merchanting business located in Larkfield, Kent.

Builders merchant Jewson is helping young people build solid foundations for their future careers.

OSB manufacturer Norbord has announced a £95m modernisation and expansion of its mill in Inverness.

Hampshire builders merchants Coomers has presented bowel cancer charity GUTS with a cheque for £4,000.

Workwear brand Dickies has agreed a sponsorship deal with Weymouth's annual weekend of top class beach racing on 27-28 February.

Huws Gray Builders Merchants is delighted to announce that it has extended its partnership with a group of children's hospices for a further year.

The Builders Merchants Federation raised over £4,000 for its nominated charity, Walking with the Wounded, at its annual Burns Supper held in Edinburgh last Friday (January 22).

The Construction Product Association's latest State of Trade Survey reports a slowdown in growth in sales of construction products in the fourth quarter of 2015, owing to domestic weakness and a fall in export sales.

Workloads for small builders across the country took a downward turn towards the end of last year, the Federation of Master Builders' (FMB) latest State of Trade Survey has revealed, amid worries over wider economic uncertainty.