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Insulation manufacturer Knauf Insulation is calling on the Government to recognise the hard truth about its Green Deal scheme - that a significant demand driver is needed to prevent it from total collapse.

Plumbers merchant chain Plumb Center is encouraged by the first quarterly Green Deal statistics which show almost 40,000 people have had an assessment carried out.

Building materials producer Lafarge Tarmac has won the British Precast Concrete Association's Sustainability Champions 2013 award for its Automatic Tyre Inflation System.

Builders organisation the Federation of Master Builders believes that cutting VAT to 5% for housing RMI work will help more households than Green Deal finance can.

Senior industry figures have signed an open letter urging the government to address the issues with the Green Deal, following the release of the first quarterly statistics of the scheme.

Ensuring success for the Green Deal and the retrofit agenda

Builders merchant and civils specialist Keyline is driving a load of taxis to Barcelona to raise money for charity.

Builders merchant Jewson helped out when a team of volunteers transformed an empty warehouse into a new depot for Cardiff Foodbank.

Builders and timber merchant Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has employed two new apprentices at its Thorne branch.

Leicester independent plumbers merchant Robert Pochin has received an award in recognition of its support for Leicester College.