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Builders and timber merchant Howarth Timber has continued its expansion by purchasing the assets and trades of Northern Timber Ltd in Brighouse, West Yorkshire.

A team from independent builders merchant Ridgeons has raised over £5000 for charity after completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned that the Green Deal will fail unless the Government takes swift and decisive action to incentivise consumer demand for energy efficiency.

The construction industry is set to enjoy a sustained recovery over the next two years, according to the latest data released from the Office for National Statistics.

Builders and timber merchant Howarth Timber and Building Supplies treated its customers to a night of tungsten action at the 2013 World Darts Supremacy.

Civils and engineering distribution specialist Keyline has launched a managed services solution to help contractors within the rail sector.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has negotiated a Vehicle Affinity Scheme with Peugeot Contract Hire (PCH) which will ease fleet costs.

Hard landscaping specialist Marshalls and UNICEF UK have announced a three year partnership to protect children working in the hazardous stone quarrying sector in India.

The specialist independent builders and plumbers merchant buying group Plumbing and Heating Buying Group has a new member.

Whilst welcoming Ed Milliband's acknowledgment that the Green Deal isn't working, Knauf Insulation managing director John Sinfield says that the scheme and its sister scheme, the Energy Companies Obligation "can and should be made to work".