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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.

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.

UK construction companies ended 2015 with a robust and accelerated expansion of overall business activity, according to the seasonally adjusted Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers' Index® (PMI® ).

The Government's plans for 'directly commissioned' house building could help tackle the housing crisis but land must be broken down into small and micro parcels wherever possible, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

New research published today reveals there are a record 475,647 homes in England which have been given planning permission but have yet to be built

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

Independent builders merchant John Nicholls Group has joined the PHG buying from January 1st 2016.

Robert Price Builders' Merchants Ltd have raised over £3500 to contribute to local initiatives, including foodbanks, children's toy banks and facility collections this winter.

A Leicestershire company is delivering a batch of equipment to Cumbria for distribution to the victims of the floods.