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Independent builders merchant MKM Building Supplies has taken on 23 people at its new branch in Dragonville Industrial Park, Durham City.

Welsh independent builders merchant LBS has supported the Tree Planting Project, in conjunction with SCA Timber, for the third consecutive year.

Green Hill Construction, which is based in Newport, has opened its first builders' merchant.

Housing minister Kris Hopkins has visited brickmaker Hanson's re-opened Claughton Manor brick works near Lancaster to see bricks being produced for the first time in four years.

The number of new homes registered in London last year was the highest since electronic records began over 26 years ago - new figures from NHBC have revealed.

Builders' merchant group Travis Perkins plans to increase investment in growing its business over the next few years.

Peter Hindle MBE will be the next chairman of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), taking up the position on 2 April 2014.

Plumb Center's head of sustainability Tim Pollard will be discussing the latest industry topics at Ecobuild 2014.

GDP figures published today (January 29) by the Office of National Statistics, highlight that the UK economy grew by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2013; however, construction declined 0.3% over the same period.

The Brick Development Association has strongly rejected claims by the Royal Institute of Surveyors (RICS) that a fall in UK Construction Output is due to shortage of bricks.