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Hard landscaping manufacturer Marshalls is actively working in India to provide children of migrant quarry workers with the opportunity to get an education.

Lead supplier Eco-Bat Technologies is uniting its British and French operations - British Lead (BLM) and Le Plomb Français - under the banner of the Eco-Bat Sheet Division.

The Institute of Builders Merchants will hold its AGM on March 8 at The Johnson Building in Derby College.

The Boiler And Radiator Manufacturers' Association is 70 years old this year.

Paint manufacturer PPG Architectural Coatings UK Ltd has settled its dispute with ICI regarding Johnstone's® "Best by Test" advertising campaign.

Independent builders merchant buying group National Buying Group has further expanded its lightside category with the addition of two new partners.

Southern independent plumbers merchant Heating Plumbing Supplies has hit a record turnover for 2010.

Trade suppliers and subcontractors are almost £280 million out of pocket following the collapse of failed building company Rok, according to a creditors report by Price Waterhouse Coopers.

In the next 10 years 11,400 jobs will be lost in the construction sector as a result of today's rise in the rate of VAT rise to 20% according to the federation of Master Builders.

The Zero Carbon Hub Task Group has delivered recommendations to government for the carbon compliance levels of new homes from 2016, which will have a strong influence on product development plans for manufacturers and house builders over the next few years.