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Manufacturer of graded timber roofing battens, John Brash and Co. Ltd, has unveiled its new state-of-the-art scanning line as part of a £500,000 investment that will enable it to treble production of its JB-Red following the introduction of new British Standards.

Builders and plumbers merchant chain Travis Perkins plc is to create 4,000 new jobs and open 400 branches over the next four years.

Mira Showers has relaunched its long-standing apprenticeship scheme, starting with the employment of four new starters in September this year.

Shower manufacturer Triton has achieved its aim of sending zero waste to landfill two years ahead of schedule.

Independent builders merchant Chandlers Building Supplies has been named as a finalist in the Sussex Super Growth 2015 awards.

Robin Walker MP has officially opened Worcester, Bosch Group's new £9m Bosch Distribution Centre, located on Wainright Road, Warndon in Worcester.

Keyline, the specialist heavyside, materials, rail, utilities, civils and drainage merchant, is to open a new branch in Lincoln.

Birmingham builders merchants EH Smith answered a call from local Free Radio breakfast presenters Foxy & Giuliano to help the Scout Hut in Harborne, Birmingham which was in desperate need of a makeover.

The planned merger between Holcim and Lafarge to create the world's biggest cement company has stalled.

Brandon Lewis MP, Minister for Housing and Planning, visited the Lincoln branch of builders merchant Buildbase on Thursday (March 12), in a visit organised by the Builders Merchants Federation as part of its industry and parliamentary programme.