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Independent builders merchant Benchmark Building Supplies has opened its sixth branch in Greater Manchester.

The chief executive of builders merchant Travis Perkins is the new chairman of construction industry organisation the Construction Products Association.

The 22 branches that Wolseley UK bought from WT Burden on Friday are now trading under their own steam.

Irish builders merchant group Grafton saw revenue rise to €1.83bn (£1.4bn) in the first 10 months of 2012, up from €1.73 bn (£1.3bn) last year.

Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS has won the Buying Group Award at Dickies' UK Worker of Year Awards.

This year's NMBS Conference in Marbella in June is one of the finalists in the Best Conference category at the Eventia Awards.

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has announced the theme and first speakers for its All Industry Conference 2013.

Two partners in independent builders merchant buying group NBG have gone all out for Movember, the initiative which sees chaps growing moustaches for November in aid of charity.

Output in the UK construction sector rose fractionally in October, according to the Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers' Index.

Phill Brown, managing director of independent builders merchant Benchmark Green, has had a meeting with the Secretary of State for Department of Climate and Energy Change, Ed Davey MP.