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A new report has called on the Government to provide more incentives to encourage off-site construction and better quality homes in a bid to solve the UK's housing crisis.

Audit firm KPMG has raised doubts as to whether the construction industry can deliver on the "tidal wave of work" it is set to be engulfed in.

Sustainable Building Solutions (SBS), part of the Travis Perkins Group, is calling for the plumbing and heating industry to keep RHI awareness high on its agenda by proactively encouraging greater levels of installer training and mentorship support.

Builders merchant Chandlers Building Supplies has signed a sponsorship deal with an up-and-coming Formula 4 racing driver from Lewes, East Sussex.

The latest planning permission figures from the Government reveal a welcome increase in permissions being granted but do not equate to homes actually being built, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

The Builders Merchants Federation is relaunching MOL's specialist product knowledge distance learning courses for the merchant sector.

Wienerberger has opened its first e4 brick house™ at BRE's prestigious Innovation Park. Lord John Prescott opened the house as part of the park's 10th anniversary celebrations.

Builders and plumbers merchant John Nicholls (Trading) Ltd have opened their first high street "Bathroom Solutions Showroom" in Kidlington.

Anna Hemmings watched the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles on TV. "From that moment I was hooked," she told delegates at the 2015 BMF All Industry Conference. "From that moment I had a very clear objective. I wanted to be an Olympian and a World Champion."

New home registrations for 2015 remain at a higher level than last year with strong growth reported in May, according to new figures released by National House Building Council (NHBC).