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Independent builders merchant Elliotts has acquired Southampton-based business 247 Power Ltd as part of its drive to boost its sustainable offering.

Chandlers Building Supplies has announced the purchase of Beachwood Timber, which is based on Basin Road North, Portslade in East Sussex.

The UK construction sector experienced a positive start to the year, with data suggesting output and new business growth rebounded from the lows seen in December.

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.

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.

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.