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Builders merchant director Martin Pilgrim of independent builders merchant Birkenhead Building & Roofing Supplies Ltd has successfully ridden from London to Paris along with five friends.

Plasterboard manufacturer Lafarge Plasterboard has been awarded the BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing Certificate developed by BRE Global.

The industry has responded positively to the all Industry "NMBS Conference Marbella 2012 organised by buying group.

Builders merchant Travis Perkins is reaping the benefit of its acquisition of rival plumbers merchant BSS last year, reporting half year profits up by 25% and turnover up by 54%.

Successful sustainable building exhibition Ecobuild has been sold for up to £51m to media group UBM.

Independent builders merchant buying group NBG LLP has added two more members to its partnership.

The Irish division of DIY retailer B&Q was fined yesterday for a breach of health and safety yesterday which led to the death of a customer.

The latest set of GDP figures, published by the Office of National Statistics, show that construction output grew by just 0.5% per cent in the second quarter of the year after falling in each of the previous two quarters.

The heating and plumbing sector has launched a campaign to reduce the administrative burden on smaller installers from the Government's Microgeneration Certification Scheme.

The Build Center builders merchant business purchased from Wolseley by rival merchant chain Jewson is a "great strategic fit for both businesses", according to Jewson managing director Peter Hindle MBE.