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The long-running fraud case involving Jewson's former sales & marketing director will have its first hearing in court next week.

The former Boulton & Paul joinery factory in Lowestoft has finally closed, a victim of the recession.

Grafton Merchanting GB, which owns plumbers merchants Plumbase and builders merchant brands Buildbase, Jacksons and Selco, has announced the acquisition of CORGI-direct, an on-line shop selling a wide range of products for plumbing and heating tradesmen.

Married couple Greg and Jean Booth retired from plumbers merchant PTS in Walsall today having worked there for 77 years between them.

The Land Registry has announced that house prices fell by 2% in May compared with April.

The Builders Merchants Federation believes that the Chancellor of the Exchequer missed a major opportunity in last week's Budget to boost the recovery for builders and builders merchants.

A team from drainage specialists ACO has just returned from Monte Carlo, having taken part in the Keyline 2010 Monte Carlo Rally Charity Challenge to raise money for The Prostate Cancer Charity.

Householders need to be sold on the idea of sustainability, meaning there's a real opportunity for construction marketing.

Jim Paice MP visited his local branch plumbers merchant Plumbase, as part of a scheme with the Builders Merchants Federation to show how the supply chain is responding to the challenge of sustainability.

Lafarge Cement was responsible for destroying the 'reasonably priced car' from the BBC's Top Gear programme.