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Building materials conglomerate CRH could spend between €1.5 bn and €2bn on acquisitions over the next year without stretching its balance sheet or putting pressure on its credit rating.

Benchmarx, the specialist kitchens and joinery brand of builders merchant Travis Perkins has invested in a fleet of new vans which increase payload but reduce environmental impact during running.

A new £14m health centre will be equipped with modular building services solution from Wolseley UK brand Pipe Center.

Irish builders merchant chain Grafton has bought Silverstone Builders Merchants of Cheddleton in Leek, Staffordshire.

The Office of Fair Trading is referring the UK aggregates sector to the Competition Commission for a more detailed investigation.

Builders merchant Jewson held a 17-hour golf marathon in aid of Banardos, the children's charity.

Builders organisation the Federation of Master Builders is seeking clarity on how its members might be able to take part in the Green Deal, the Government's energy -efficiency improvement initiative for households.

Just hours after releasing figures that showed overall construction output had risen 2.3% from 0.5%, the Office of National Statistics admitted it had made a mistake.

Windows, doors and a conservatory roof from plastic building products company Eurocell featured on TV last week.

Builders merchant Mark Ormanroyd from Putney Builders Merchants won the NMBS Masters Golf Day last month, organised by independent builders merchant buying group NMBS.