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The Construction Products Association is urging the Chancellor George Osborne to inject funding into repair, maintenance and infrastructure and announce it in his Autumn Statement tomorrow (December 5).

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to investigate the purchase by plumbers merchant group Wolseley of 22 branches of 's civil engineering materials supplier Burdens.

The heating industry should be doing more to publicise its energy efficiency message should be shouted from the rooftops by the heating industry says Baxi managing director Andrew Keating.

The UK construction sector deteriorated during November, with output falling for the third time in the past four months amid the steepest new orders decline for just over three-and-a half years.

National builders merchant chainTravis Perkins is rolling out its dedicated tool hire brand 'Hire It' to 16 branches in the North of England.

Selco Builders Warehouse has become the main sponsor of Rugby League Club London Broncos, extending its association with the club for at least two years.

Fifteen members of staff at independent builders merchant Milford Builders Merchant took part in this year's Movember charity event.

Independent Sussex-based builders merchant Parker Building Supplies has bought four branches from Jewson parent Saint Gobain.

Independent builders merchant buying group NBG celebrated its relationships with suppliers at the end of its annual two-day conference held at the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh.

After weeks of intense speculation, the heavyside and civil engineering merchant formerly known as Burdens - WTB Trading - has called in the administrators.