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Peter Hoole, commercial director at Bradford Building Supplies is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzinia next month in aid of The Breath of Life Fund.

A nationally recognised qualification for those dealing with wood in timber and builders merchants has been recognised by the Institute of Builders Merchants.

The UK Government has told the European Commission that the current VAT rates for insulation and other energy-saving materials must remain in place.

Plumbers' merchant Graham, sister company to builders merchants Jewson and Gibbs & Dandy, has secured a four-year sole distributorship deal with social enterprise Fusion21.

A government move to ease deadlock in negotiations about planning gain payments has been welcomed by the Builders Merchants' Federation.

BSW Timber's Boat of Garten sawmill, was been visited by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander MP last week (August 15).

Masefield-Epson has merged with Beta Ballvalves to become Masefield Beta as of this month.

The NMBS has entered into a formal Agreement with Unity Green Deal to supply its Green Deal/ECO solution to NMBS's 650 independent merchants, which represent over 2,000 outlets across the UK.

BCG is rolling out a new same-day delivery pilot scheme in selected London postcodes, offering BCG customers a same-day service on goods ordered before 11am.

Following a week of fundraising, staff, customers and suppliers at the Dumfries branch of plumbers' merchant Graham have raised more than £500 for children's charity, Barnardos.