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Building materials manufacturers Lafarge and Tarmac are to sell some of their UK cement and aggregate assets to Mittal Investments, as part of conditions set by the Competition Commission to allow the two firms to merge their building materials activities.
Read More »Paul Beaman joins merchant Markovitz
Derbyshire builders and plumbers merchant Markovitz has announced the appointment of Paul Beaman as Business Development Manager.
Read More »Green Deal applicants = zero
The Government's flagship Green Deal energy efficiency programme was described on Saturday as being "in tatters" as it emerged that not one household has been assessed under the scheme yet.
Read More »Inquest opens into death of TP customer
An inquest has opened into the death of a man at a branch of builders merchant Travis Perkins.
Read More »Covers launches bag-based charity effort
Independent builders and timber merchant Covers has launched a new charity initiative in aid of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Shops campaign.
Read More »Insulation forum welcomes Jobs, Growth and Warmer Homes report
The Insulation Industry Forum (IIF) has welcomed the outcomes of the Jobs, Growth and Warmer Homes report.
Read More »Celebrity Bristow opens new builders merchant before jungle jaunt
Darts champion and current contestant in I'm A Celebrity Get me Out of Here Eric Bristow opened the new Gibbs and Dandy branch in Bournemouth.
Read More »NBG appoints new managing director
Independent builders merchant buying group The National Buying Group has appointed its new managing director.
Read More »Jewson to supply Wirral homes
Social landlord Wirral Partnership Homes has appointed builders merchant Jewson, as a preferred supply-chain partners.
Read More »Burdens: more branches to be sold?
Having already sold 22 branches to Wolseley, civil engineering specialist merchant WT Burden may be considering selling more.
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