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The government has agreed to extend the Trade Credit Enterprise Finance Guarantee pilot scheme, which the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has made available to its members.

Colleagues of builders merchant Gibbs & Dandy have been hopping 'on the bus' this autumn as the company embarked on a roadshow of its local merchant branches on a specially-designed, interactive bus.

Trade decorating accessories brand, ProDec, has launched its own website featuring a wealth of information on its product range.

The Farnham branch of independent builders merchant Rudridge has helped to enhance a playground in Stockwell by supplying a large concrete tunnel, which has been built into a man-made hill to increase fun and adventure for local children.

UK house prices in August increased by 11.7% compared to a year ago, the Office for National Statistics has confirmed.

The Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull, Councillor Mary Glew was on hand at Ideal Boilers to help celebrate the manufacture of its millionth boiler in the award-winning Logic range, as it came off the production-line on Monday October 13th.

It is with great personal sadness that BMJ reports the death of former Ridgeons chairman David Ridgeon.

Aggregate Industries, owner of Glensanda quarry in the Scottish Highlands, has celebrated the completion of a new £30 million upgrade of the quarry's operation.

Growth in UK sales of construction products continued in the third quarter of 2014, according to the Construction Products Association's (CPA) latest State of Trade Survey.

Output in construction fell by 3.9% in August 2014 compared to the previous month, official data has revealed.