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As Communications Partner to the BMF All Industry Conference, BMJ will be bringing you all the news and views from the three-day event.

Plumbers merchant Plumb Center and sister company Parts Center have released apps for Android smartphones.

Staff, customers and suppliers from Glasgow and Clyde branches of plumbers' merchant Graham took to their bikes to raise more than £2,000 for children's charity Barnardo's.

Building chemical manufacturer Sika has acquired Everbuild Building Products Ltd, the independent manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and construction chemicals.

Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has employed two new apprentices at its Thorne branch.

Martin Clarke, chief executive of the British Precast Concrete Federation, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Plumbers merchant Wolseley UK - parent company of Plumb Center, Parts Center and Burdens ¬- has launched a management training programme for graduates.

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) is urging companies to ensure all necessary health and safety precautions are in place in the wake of a number of surprise HSE inspections of the sector.

Independent builders' merchant Deepings Building & Plumbing Supplies has introduced a range of landscaping materials.

A team from door distributor JB Kind is to carry one of its wooden doors the 3,560ft to the top of Mount Snowdon, to raise money for Staffordshire St Giles Hospice.