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

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.

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

Builders merchant chain Jewson customers has rejigged its new tools website so that it is suitable for use with iPhone, iPad and Android tablet and phone devices.

Independent builders merchant buying group IBC is celebrating signing up its 150th merchant member.

East Anglian independent builders merchant Ridgeons has recognised the long service achievements of 46 employees at its annual Long Service Awards reception.

Timber importer SCA Timber Supply UK is to provide a range of planed softwood products to the Travis Perkins Group starting next year.

The message from the second day of the BMF Conference was that the world has changed, the industry has changed and merchanting is changing to cope.

In 2010, there were 1.8 billion people in the world with access to the internet. it's now more like 2.4 billion. That's according to Google's Richard Robinson, who shared some insights into the new technology world with delegates at the BMF All Industry Conference.