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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.

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

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.

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.

Independent builders merchant Rudridge made a welcome return to the Horsham Community Allotments, months after donating materials for the team as part of its Community Project campaign.

GFK, with assistance of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), has launched the first robust sales tracking insights for the builders merchant sector.