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The Brentford branch of Rudridge, suppliers of civil engineering and groundwork materials, recently sponsored a valued client and his wife as they embarked on a climb to the summit of Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in England and Wales.

Continental Wood Products (CWP) has opened a stockyard within its associated sawmill Jarl Timber in Broakulla Sweden.

RGB Building Supplies is sponsoring an up and coming target pistol shooter, helping him to further his career and pursue his ambition to represent Great Britain at both the Olympic and Commonwealth Games.

Figures released today (23 October) reveal that the level of construction contracts awarded increased in September to the value of £5.6 billion - the highest since January.

This year, the annual fishing day for customers of independent builders merchant Buttle’s was sponsored by drainage manufacturer Brett Martin.

Swiss bathroom equipment manufacturer Geberit wants to buy Finnish sanitaryware manufacturer Sanitec, parent company of Twyford Bathrooms and Karamag Designs. The offer, for CHF 1.29billion, will take effect on November 14 2014.

Builders and plumbers merchant group Travis Perkins Plc has posted slower sales growth in its third quarter, thanks to its plumbing and heating division.

The construction industry will grow 23% by the end of 2018 and contribute £12 billion to the UK economy over the next two years alone, according to the latest Construction Products Association (CPA) autumn forecasts.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has lined up TV builder, Tommy Walsh, to speak at the BMF All Industry Conference in Malta next June.

Independent builders merchant EH Smith has been collaborating with one of the UK's foremost architectural and interior designers to supply Porotherm blocks for the restoration of a Grade II-listed country house in Oxfordshire.