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Independent plumbers merchant, Heating Plumbing Supplies (HPS), raised a record amount for its chosen charity Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital at its Coulsdon HPS Charity Golf Day on the 4th June.

Two Birmingham tradesmen have been able to spread the word about their business to an audience of tens of thousands after winning a competition run by Selco Builders Warehouse to win free advertisements.

A ruling by the European Court against the UK Government means that VAT will have to levied at the full 20% on energy efficiency items such as solar panels and insulation.

New research has revealed Britain's "sexiest" professions, with builders proving more popular than bartenders, teachers and bankers.

Plumbing and heating supplier, Wolseley, posted a strong third quarter trading update which saw its revenues rise to £3.3bn.

Builders merchant Gibbs & Dandy has expanded its St Ives branch even further with the opening of a new bathroom and tile showroom.

UK construction companies recorded a slight rebound in output growth during May following a near two-year low recorded in April, according to a survey.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has appointed Dennis Smith on a consultancy basis as interim membership services director following the retirement of its long-standing Federation Secretary, Peter Matthews.

Anglia Tool Centre, part of the Ridgeons Group Company, is opening a new store in Ipswich.

Communities Secretary Greg Clark MP is urging Whitehall departments and local councils to let go of surplus and redundant land and property to allow new homes to be built.