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England rugby stars James Haskell and Phil Greening joined forces with Plumb and Parts Center and its suppliers to raise £14,000 for charity by holding an auction.

Some 192 bathroom industry jobs may be lost with the closure of the Ours Sanitaryware and Impulse Bathrooms operation at Middlewich in Cheshire.

Insulation manufacturer Saint-Gobain Isover has raised money for charity after a 13-man team took on the 31st Windsor Half Marathon.

Builders merchant Keyline Bristol is hosting a live music evening in support of Prostate Cancer UK on November 2.

The number of homes sold in the UK hit a four-year high last month as the housing market recovery continues to gather pace, according to the September RICS Residential Market Survey.

Mark Prisk MP lost his job as housing minister in yesterday's ministerial reshuffle.

Wood panel manufacturer Norbord has announced a new sales structure, which has been designed to optimise customer service and ensure that all markets are covered in the most efficient, dedicated way possible.

Independent builders merchant buying society NMBS held a conference for suppliers, focussing on how suppliers could maximise the benefits of one of their most precious resources; their people.

It is with much sadness that BMJ has learned of the death of Eryl Hughes, formerly of Wirral Building Supplies, after a short battle with cancer.

Ed Miliband's pledge to build new homes on "a grand scale" was the focus of attention for the Builders Merchants' Federation (BMF) at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton.