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Northern Irish builders merchant Haldane Fisher is more than doubling its fleet of Irion sideloader trucks, and to maintain them for at least the next seven years.

Independent insulation manufacturer Superglass Holdings plc maintained its revenue for the latest financial year, inching sales volumes up by 3%.

National builders merchant chain Travis Perkins has teamed up with Kirklees College to support its construction courses.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced an extra £225m in funding to unlock a series of stalled major local housing projects in a speech to the National House-Building Council.

Hallam Contracts in Leicester has gone into administration with the loss of 105 jobs.

Builders' organisation the Federation of Master Builders wants to see the Government do more to encourage the development of small and micro sites that exist in every town and city if it wants to tackle the housing problem.

Independent builders merchant group The Bradfords Group has bought two former WT Burden branches.

Dimplex has raised thousands of pounds for charity by sponsoring the Legends Charity Golf Day.

Independent builders merchant Huws Gray invited a number of construction students from the Dolgellau campus of Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor to its Llangefni truss rafter plant to enable them to gain a greater understanding of truss rafters and easy-joist manufacturing.

Sustainable Building Solutions, part of the Travis Perkins Group, played host to twenty-five delegates from the Brazilian construction industry organisation SEBRAE.