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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.

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.

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.

Builders across Britain are getting busier for the first time since the economic downturn began, according to the Federation of Master Builders.