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Jewson has announced that it will be the lead sponsor for the Landscape Gardening and Carpentry competitions at The Skills Show 2014

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.

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.

Organisers of Timber Expo have announced the 2014 exhibition was the most successful in the event's four year history - with over 6,000 visitors attending the show at the NEC Birmingham in October.