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A management buyout has been completed at the profiles and doors business of BLP, the suppliers of wrapped MDF mouldings, cabinet doors, membrane pressed cabinet doors, veeners and flexible panels.

Builders and plumbers merchant group Wolseley plc are to raise £1bn via a long-rumoured rights issue.

The organisers of the Get Britain Building Campaign are launching the campaign to consumers at the National Homebuilding & Renovating Show at the NEC later this month.

The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the sixth time in five months to 0.5%.

Brick factories in Surrey, Berkshire and Kent are closing as building materials supplier Hanson struggles with the lack of house-building.

Builders merchant group Wolseley could launch a billion-pound rights issue within the next week, according to City rumours.

We regret to announce that John Dandy the former chairman of Luton builders merchants Gibbs and Dandy, died in hospital on on March 2, after an operation whilst on holiday in the USA.

Hanson is bringing together its Castle Cement and Civil and Marine businesses to form the UK's largest producer of cement-related products under the new brand of Hanson Cement.

Only four jobs will remain at the Lafarge Cement Westbury plant when it ceases production in April.

Plumbers and builders merchant chain Wolseley is closing four branches in the Republic of Ireland with the loss of 180 jobs.