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Selco Builders Warehouse has continued its expansion with the opening of its 36th branch in the UK and is set to open at least two more stores later in the year.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has joined the Trade Association Forum in a move they believe will benefit its members.

Construction output is forecast to increase 5.3% in 2015 and 17.8% by 2018 according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association (CPA), but growth is expected to slow in the medium-term due to election uncertainty and capacity constraints.

DIY retailer B&Q has been fined by Isleworth Crown Court after a worker was crushed by a pedestrian fork lift truck at the its Yeading store in west London.

Independent builders merchant Huws Gray has celebrated its 25th anniversary by donating £25,000 to a number of childrens' hospices.

Irish materials firm CRH is to pay £4.9bn to buy Lafarge Tarmac, one of the businesses that rivals Lafarge and Holcim must sell if they are to go through with their planned £30bn merger.

Builders merchant Gibbs & Dandy's supplier conference, held at The Shard in London, has raised £1,700 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Family-run J Kelsall Builders Merchants has launched a brand new website this month showcasing its wide range of building supplies, along with its kitchen and bathroom portfolio.

Builders merchant Gibbs & Dandy has won a contract to be a preferred materials supplier for the trading arm of Luton Borough Council - Building and Technical Services (BTS).

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has won an extensive order to supply loader cranes to Travis Perkins plc.