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Plumbers merchant City Plumbing Supplies, part of the Travis Perkins Group has opened a new branch in Melton Mowbray.

Independent south west builders merchant RGB has used Polypal racking and display systems at its new branch in Exmouth.

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation is to move into a new Coventry head office on March 1.

Builders merchant Keyline came to the rescue of disrupted train services in Devon.

Local authorities preparing to oversee the compulsory use of Sustainable Drainage Schemes (SuDS) in England and Wales doubt the Government's long-term commitment to their implementation, a new survey suggests.

Former independent builders merchant Richard Jones has joined the Builders Merchants Federation as southern regional manager.

Sussex independent builders merchant Chandlers Building Supplies has launched a new charity challenge - to raise £50,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchant Federation has seen 18 new members joining in the last few months.

Declining output and orders on the demand side, combined with rising costs on the supply side characterised the UK construction industry in the last quarter of 2012.

The Association for the Conservation of Energy has written an open letter to the Government urging it to implement the long-promised changes to part L of the Building Regulations.