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Independent builders merchant RGB Building Supplies is giving tradesmen and women in the South West of England another chance to enter their Well Built Stamp of Excellence Awards before the first winner is chosen in September.

Dorset builders merchant Buildrite has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with Weymouth Cricket Club.

An independent builder's merchant has opened in Anfield, Liverpool and says it has ambitions to "take on established national firms based in and around the city".

The Holsworthy branch of independent builders merchant RGB Building Supplies is holding a demonstration day in August with a host of suppliers set to make an appearance.

A 19.4% rise in pre-tax profits at builders and plumbers merchant chain Travis Perkins group Travis Perkins has been put down to improving market conditions and inreasinf customer confidence.

The Pudsey branch of builders’ merchant Gibbs & Dandy picked up an award for its landscaping display at this month’s Great Yorkshire Show.

Flame Heating Spares is helping its installer customers to avoid unnecessary downtime with an equipment lease service.

A driver from builders merchant Travis Perkins helped free a group of men trapped in a van which had overturned.

The construction sector is to grow by 10% and contribute nearly £11 billion to the UK economy over the next two years, according to the Construction Products Association (CPA).

After completing a bike ride of more than 420 miles over four days, Eddie Emblen, national geosynthetics manager at Wrekin Products has raised more than £800 for Macmillan Cancer Support.