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Local tradesmen were shown some love by the Tunbridge Wells branch of Covers Timber & Builders Merchants during their Valentine's trade day by being given the chance to win some romantic prizes.

Christine Wilde, managing director of building components manufacturer, Catnic has won two Women Who Mean Business Awards.

The Worshipful Company of Builders' Merchants made awards to four BMF students at its annual City & Awards Luncheon last week.

Builders merchant Keyline Builders Merchants, part of the Travis Perkins Group, has raised over £500,000 for charity partner Prostate Cancer UK.

Irish and UK builders and plumbers merchant group Grafton Group plc saw sales rise 6% to €2.2 billion in the year ended 31 December 2012.

The UK's biggest business leaders want the Chancellor to use his next Budget to give a big boost for housing.

KPMG joint administrators, Mark Firmin, Howard Smith and Paul Flint, were yesterday appointed to TAPS plumbing merchants, part of the A Thompson & Sons business.

The latest figures from ONS published today (March 8) show that construction output fell sharply in January, with falls across almost every sector of the £100bn industry.

The joint administrators of Sunderland independent builders merchant A Thompson & Sons Ltd have announced that all branches have closed.

Independent family-run builders merchant Thompsons is in administration thanks to the taxman.