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Staff and customers of Palladium Building Supplies in Kingsbridge got together to raise money to help a little boy with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy last Friday.

Over 500 merchants and suppliers raised more than £4,000 on Tuesday night (April 8) for industry charity the Rainy Day Trust at the Gala Dinner ahead of the annual National Merchant Buying Society exhibition.

The BMF has greeted news of a new construction payment charter proposed by members of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) as a welcome first step, but fears it is unlikely to work unless it is backed by enforcement and mandatory disclosure of corporate payment practices.

Irish construction materials group The Lagan Group has pulled-out of plans to buy the former Quinn group roof tile business, following a death threat sent to its chairman.

Interior building products distributor CCF, part of the Travis Perkins group, has opened a new branch in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

The domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has been launched by the Government, offering homeowners payments to offset the cost of installing low carbon systems in their properties.

The number of houses sold has jumped to its highest level for six years, according to the latest report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Manufacturer and supplier of tiling and flooring installation equipment QEP has announced its wholly-owned French subsidiary PRCI has completed the purchase of the Tomecanic and Bénètiere trade names and other assets of the two named businesses.

The world's two largest cement makers, France's Lafarge SA and Holcim of Switzerland, are in talks about a merger.

Builders merchant George Bence & Sons in Cheltenham has set up a new company - Bence Roofing Supplies – to service the roofing market in the area.