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Hope Construction Materials, independent supplier of cement and concrete, is investing £14 million to boost production at its Hope Works cement plant in Derbyshire.

Britain's biggest builders merchant, Travis Perkins, was the most searched for company in the UK in 2014 by those completing credit reference and company checks, a report has revealed.

The chairman of Solihull-based builders merchant EH Smith has received a specialist lifetime achievement award at a high-profile business awards ceremony in Birmingham.

Builders merchanting and DIY group Grafton saw revenue for the year ended 31 December 2014 grow to £2.08 billion, an increase of 9.5% on the previous year.

Brick maker Hanson has re-opened its iconic brickworks in Accrington, closed seven years ago as the recession started to bite.

Christmas-spirited staff at Kent Blaxill in Colchester have collected 26 rucksacks filled with clothes, toiletries and school equipment for the Mary's Meals charity.

Independent builders merchant Carvers Building Supplies celebrated its relaunch with a gala event on Saturday 6th December.

To help customers beat the January blues, the Tunbridge Wells branch of Covers Timber and Builders Merchants has opened its very own breakfast club.

Robust overall output growth continued across the UK construction sector in December, but the pace of growth eased for the third month running.

Hanson Building Products, one of the UK's largest producers of clay bricks, has been sold as part of a deal worth £900m.