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A fire at builders merchant Edwards Buildbase in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, part of the Grafton Group, was caused by insulation materials catching fire.

The tariffs set by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) have been welcomed by plumbers merchant Plumb Center.

North-east independent builders merchant James Burrell celebrated when two of its employees clocked up up 25 years' service.

SCA Timber Supply is to invest £5m in a new wood-planing mill in East Yorkshire, as part of its plans to double the size of its operations in the UK.

Independent builders merchant Chandlers Building Supplies has launched an online silent auction for charity.

When brickmaker Hanson mothballed its Lancashire brickworks in 2010, it hoped it wasn't going to be permanent. The company has now told the Financial Times that it plans to start making bricks at Claughton again.

A team of 22 from Keyline Builders Merchants has raised nearly £10,000 for Prostate Cancer UK after taking on the 42-mile North Yorkshire Lyke Wake Walk.

BSS's head office was taken over by superhereos on Friday 5th July for charity partner Help the Hospices.

Atkinson Northern, the holding company for independent builders' merchant J T Atkinson & Sons has reported pre-tax profits of nearly £2m in 2012.

Builders and plumbers merchant group Travis Perkins is joining with other large corporations as sponsors of a new Novus logistics and supply chain BSc degree.