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Independent builders merchant South Coast Building Supplies has opened a third site in Hampshire, just six years after setting up.

Independent builders merchant Elliotts and several suppliers supported the Angela Tugwell Memorial Golf Day last month, held in memory of the late wife of Elliotts' tool manager Ted Tugwell.

Independent builders' merchant MKM Building Supplies has launched a trade account aimed at apprentices.

An extra £100m has been made available by the Government for the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund, closed earlier this year.

Strong output growth was maintained across the UK construction sector in September, but new order growth and job creation both eased to their lowest rate for four months, according to the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI.

David Cameron's pledge to build 100,000 new homes for young first time buyers has come under scrutiny from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), questioning who will build them.

Chandlers Building Supplies' Ringmer branch donated £200 to one of its customers taking part in a charity bike ride from Eastbourne to Poppel in Belgium.

The Rainy Day Trust, the home improvement industry charity, has launched a telephone helpline service for people in the industry. The new service, run in conjunction with the retailTRUST charity, goes live this month (October), and will include debt advice, counselling, legal advice and much more.

Independent builders merchant LBS took part in this year's 'Men's Health Survival of the Fittest' race in Cardiff last week.

More than 2,500 people attended a charity fun day organised by Pipe Center and Climate Center Regional Branch Manager, Beckie Dayton recently.