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Midlands-based builders and plumbers merchants Tippers bought Huthwaite Roofing Supplies in Sutton-in-Ashfield on Christmas Eve 2015.

Building products manufacturer Stressline has been fined after a worker suffered serious cement burns on his first day of work.

Kellaway Building Supplies has bought Bridgwater merchant Western Timber and Building Supplies.

The Builders Merchants Federation has launched a new Legal Helpline to support its members. Operating on a new telephone number, 0870 420 7373, the first 15 minutes of the service is completely free of charge.

CCF has invested in two brand new Mercedes Econic trucks that will help protect vulnerable road users and meet the safety criteria of major contractors in the Capital.

Two of the largest members of builders merchants buying group H&B have joined the Builders Merchants Federation.

The Builders Merchants Federation saw the first eight students on its Post Graduate Diploma in Independent Merchant Leadership and Strategy, graduate, three of them with Distinction.

Anglesey-based independent builders merchant Huws Gray has completed the purchase of Stockport-based Brick Market (trading as Woodford Building and Plumbing Supplies).

Howarth Timber and Building Supplies is sponsoring Paralympic javelin thrower Hollie Arnold as she bids to qualify for Rio 2016.

Roof window manufacturer, FAKRO has confirmed its headline sponsorship of the BMF All Industry Conference in 2017. FAKRO has been the event's headline sponsor since the BMF's new-style All Industry Conference began in 2013.