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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.

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).