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East of England independent timber and builders merchant Ridgeons is opening a new branch of its dedicated plumbing and heating brand, PlumbStock, in Diss next week.

The Construction Product Association's latest Construction Trade Survey shows that activity in construction rose for the tenth consecutive quarter in Q3 2015.

Acquisitive Welsh-headquartered independent builders merchant Huws Gray has bought Minera Building Supplies in Wrexham.

RGB Building Supplies has announced that Exeter Foyer is the latest beneficiary of its Well Built Community Fund.

There was strong construction output growth in October, according to the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI® survey.

Irish builders and plumbers merchant group Grafton Group plc has signed an agreement to acquire Isero BV ("Isero"), the leading specialist distributor of tools and fixings in the Netherlands.

…to raise money for charity.

The latest ONS figures, released today (October 27), highlighted a decline in construction activity during Q3. Output in the construction industry was 2.2% lower than in Q2 and 0.1% lower than a year ago, and was 4.3% lower than the pre-recession peak.

Today's ONS figures, which show a 2.2% drop in construction output, expose the growing impact of the construction skills shortage, according to the Federation of Master Builders.

For Ideal Boilers' customer service director, Chris Jessop, and the customer service team and installers, nothing is more important than customer safety.