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SBS (Sustainable Building Solutions), the sustainable division of the Travis Perkins Group, has unveiled a brand new website, www.sustainablebuildingsolutions.co.uk, which provides tradesmen, architects and specifiers with the information they need to complete a sustainable building project.

EGGER has significantly expanded its OSB capacity with a new plant in Radauti, Romania which has a capacity of 500,000 cu m.

IRWIN Tools, manufacturer of hand tools and power tool accessories, has launched a campaign to 'Show Some Love For Our Tradesmen'.

The Government's new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), launched yesterday (March 27), risks being undermined if local authorities do not adopt a responsible approach to planning reforms, warns the Federation of Master Builders.

Plumbers merchant group Wolseley has reported a 28% rise in first-half profits.

Builders merchant chain, Gibbs and Dandy, sister company to Jewson and Graham, has donated products for a hostel that provides shelter and training services for unprivileged and vulnerable people in Luton.

Screwfix part of B&Q parent Kingfisher, is moving into the mainstream DIY market.

The Chancellor could have done more to restore consumer confidence and encourage spending in order to support key policy initiatives such as the Green Deal energy efficiency programme and a major increase in the number of new homes, according to builders organisation the Federation of Master Builders.

The Timber Trade Federation has welcomed praise from Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for International Development, for its commitment to responsible business and industry leadership.

Fundraising activities held throughout 2011 to help mark the 100th birthday of independent builders merchant group Ridgeons raised £24,000 for Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust.