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Representatives from independent merchant Chandlers Building Supplies and Porotherm gave students from Sussex Downs College a lesson in sustainable building on Tuesday 24th February.

Builders merchanting and DIY group Grafton made a pre-tax profit of £101.2 million last year with its UK merchanting division performing strongly due to improving market conditions.

Independent builders merchant Sydenhams has acquired Abingdon builders merchant F Knight & Sons.

Mark Larden has been appointed managing director of Geberit and Twyford in the UK and Ireland, following the acquisition of Twyford parent group Sanitec by Geberit.

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has again urged the Government to put support for small businesses and skills growth in the UK at the centre of its financial plans for the year, while demanding more sustainable action to boost housebuilding after the next Election.

Keymer, the premium handmade roof tile brand, has officially been relaunched from its new home at Wienerberger's Ewhurst factory in Surrey.

Independent timber and builders merchant Ridgeons presented Meyer Timber its Supplier of the Year award for the second year running at its annual 'Meet the Merchant' event held in Cambridgeshire last month.

Essex landscapers Woods Paving won the ultimate prize at this year's Brett Landscaping and Building Products annual Approved Installer Awards, which celebrates the achievements of paving contractors who are members of the company's Brett Approved Installer (BAI) scheme.

The UK's largest independent builders merchant, MKM Building Supplies, reported a 31% increase in sales for the 12 months to September 30, 2014, compared with the same period in the previous year, significantly outperforming the industry.

Up to £70 million worth of funding will be made available through the third release of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) from midday Monday 16th March, the government has announced.