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Insulating homes better should be a bigger priority for the Government than funding new heating technologies.

Plumbers merchant Plumb Center, part of Wolseley UK, is advising plumbers to ensure they get their MCS accreditation following a report on the BBC's Watchdog TV programme.

Sussex independent Covers Timber and Builders Merchants have won this year's Education and Training award at this year's Southern Business Awards.

The first Green Energy Centre will be opened at The Builders Supply Company in Kendal by local MP Tim Farron on Wednesday Oct 5.

The FairFuel Campaign, supported by the Builders Merchants Federation needs just 8,000 more signatures before its petition can be debated in Parliament.

Builders' merchants Jewson more than doubled pre-tax profit and improved revenue to £1.5bn in the year to December 31 2010.

The building industry recognises that sustainability will be key to its future and wants more support and vision from Government to help. That's according to a survey from accountants PwC and the Construction Products Association.

Builders merchants organisation the Builders Merchants Federation opened its annual BMF Members' Day conference this morning with a welcome from chairman Terry Parker.

Builders merchants Buildbase, Plumbase and Jackson Building Centres , part of Grafton Merchanting GB, held breakfast mornings at 15 branches to celebrate World's Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Builders and plumbers merchant group Travis Perkins has announced a new managing director for its PTS (Plumbing Trade Supplies) subsidiary.