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One of the UK's leading economists, Vicky Pryce, is to speak at BMF Members' Day in September.

Maximising growth opportunities in a buoyant market was the key theme discussed at the 18th Independent Builders Merchant Forum (IBMF) hosted by UK brick maker, Ibstock.

Independent builders merchant Huws Gray raised almost £4000 for the company's nominated children's hospices at its 25th anniversary dinner held in Wales.

Independent Hampshire-based builders merchants Elliotts has won the top accolade at a business awards ceremony

A hospice which cares for children in Essex, North London and Hertfordshire will receive a major fundraising boost after Selco Builders Warehouse donated materials for the construction of a new stage.

Stuart Mason Elliott, chairman of independent builders merchant Elliotts, is taking part in a celebratory charity bike ride to Avignon to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Wood panel manufacturer, Norbord, has celebrated SterlingOSB's 30th anniversary with a party at its Inverness plant.

Manufacturer and distributor of garden timber products, Forest Garden, has opened what is thought to be the largest indoor product display in the UK garden and landscape sector, at its Worcestershire head office site.

Builders merchant Rudridge, specialist material suppliers to the civil construction industry, is supporting schools in conjunction with Bike Week (June 13th - 21st) with donations of hi-vis tops and reflector ankle bands for young cyclists.

Eighty UK businesses, including Knauf Insulation, Rockwool, Baxi, AkzoNobel and Worcester, Bosch have called on the government to take decisive action to combat climate change and build a low-carbon economy.