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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.

Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS has joined forces with Your Green Deal Provider Limited.

Water management, plumbing and drainage supplier Wavin has shipped eight containers with products for drinking water supply and rainwater harvesting to Bhutan.

An attempt by the Association for the Conservation of Energy to overturn a government decision on consequential improvements legislation via a judicial review has failed in the High Court.

Re: allies, a housing association consortia, has awarded its first merchant framework agreement to Integrated Services, a division of Wolseley UK .

Builders merchant group Grafton saw sales at its Irish arm grow for the first time since 2007.

A JCB digger and dumper truck were stolen from Jewson's Weymouth branch.

Construction is being hit by a shortage of aerated and lightweight blocks with delivery times of up to three months currently being quoted by manufacturers.

The Builders Merchants Federation is developing a Wellness Programme for BMF members designed to ensure that merchant and supplier members' staff are physically fit for the future and adequately protected from the stresses and strains of corporate life.