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The Construction Products Association wants the Chancellor to recognise the potential of the construction industry to drive short-term growth and long-term prosperity for the UK.

Plumbers merchant chain PTS has chosen Cruse Bereavement Care and Mind, the mental health charity, as its official charity partners for the next two years.

This Spring's Budget must include measures to make Britain's homes more energy-efficient, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned in a letter to the Chancellor, George Osborne.

Directors of East Anglian independent builders merchant Kent Blaxill, have toasted the company's 175th anniversary when they met for their first board meeting of the year in February.

Vicky Ford, Conservative MEP for the East of England has called the European Commission's decision to take the UK to court over tax breaks for the Green Deal "crazy".

The house building industry is calling for decisive action to stimulate the house building sector in the wake of dismal figures for housing starts.

Charnwood Borough Council has agreed a contract worth around £1 million with Jewson to supply building materials to the Council's Housing Services department.

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has applauded the Government's announcement last week that it will not be introducing a ban on wood waste to landfill.

The latest sales indicators from the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) show that sales of building materials fell dramatically in the last quarter of 2012.

Builders merchant Travis Perkins saw pre-tax profits up 1.1% to £300m for the year to December 31 2012, on group revenue that was up 1.4% at £4,845m.