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The number of new homes being registered to be built across the UK continues to outperform 2014 levels but is still way below the volumes of homes needed, according to the latest National House Building Council (NHBC) figures for July.

A new awareness campaign urging landlords to go above and beyond the minimum requirements of the government's new alarms legislation for private rental properties is set to boost demand for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

Construction output is forecast to increase 13.2% by 2017 and private house building is expected to be a key driver of this growth, according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association.

Builders band plumbers merchant group Travis Perkins plc has teamed up with fleet suppliers Briggs Equipment to provide a brand new van, worth £20,656, for Whizz-Kidz, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with disabilities.

Q2 sales for builders merchants were at their highest since July, according to the latest sales figures from GfK's Builders Merchants Panel, released today by the Builders Merchants Federation.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has launched a new careers website to promote the wide range of employment opportunities offered by merchants and building materials suppliers.

International Timber has been awarded the highest sustainability score in a new report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Two thirds of small UK building firms are being forced to turn down business due to a lack of bricklayers, carpenters and plasterers, new research has revealed.

Britain's construction skills shortage is down to the UK training too many hairdressers and not enough bricklayers, the chair of the Local Government Association's Housing Board has claimed.

City Plumbing Supplies (CPS) and Plumbing Trade Supplies (PTS) have announced a major investment in the training of its staff as the Travis Perkins owned businesses aim to improve standards of knowledge and customer service.