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HBXL's new Estimating Service is proving popular with builders merchants, which helps increase market share and improve profit margins.

Over a quarter of homes completed by British housebuilders now have homeowner's feedback reviewed by the builder via a valuable online customer satisfaction report, according to new figures released by the National House Building Council (NHBC).

Builders merchants group Travis Perkins has embraced the digital world by moving to Google Apps in an effort to rid its business of paper.

Merchants who are not currently selling commercial spare parts are missing out on revenue, warns burner manufacturer and spares supplier Nu-way.

Independent builders merchants MKM Building Supplies has provided gardening equipment to help transform a disabled pensioner's home in Peterlee, County Durham.

Devon independent Inter-Line has completed its 2013 Kayak challenge in aid of the Torbay Lifeboat, raising an impressive amount of money for the charity.

North Wales-based independent Thorncliffe Building Supplies has added two 7.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz 7C15 Fuso Canter trucks to its fleet.

Builders merchant Gibbs & Dandy is searching for the best dart-playing tradesmen amongst its customers.

Irish builders merchant group Grafton Group is to buy Binje Ackermans SA, a six branch builders' merchant business based in Brussels and trading under the MPRO brand.

Builders' merchant Jewson Ltd, was fined £14,000 for supplying hard hats that failed to meet the relevant safety standards.