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Building materials company Cemex has lifted a new 21.6metre bridge over the A30 at its Bramshill Quarry in Hampshire.

Lafarge Cement has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after a worker was set alight in an explosion.

The Worshipful Company of Builders Merchants was represented in this year's Lord Mayors Show, held on Saturday November 13.

Bill Bolsover, chairman of the Construction products Association, has welcomed the political stability that the Coalition government had brought since the election.

Builders merchant Travis Perkins can takeover rival merchant chain BSS, the Office of Fair Trading has decided.

Staff at Corby Civils and Lintels, part of Grafton Merchanting GB, have supported the Armed Forces’ March for Honour charity team.

The current system of Value Added Tax is overly complex and should be simplified, with the tax applied to more categories, says a report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies.

The Code for Sustainable Homes has been updated to take into account tougher new rules for energy efficiency.

Delegates at the BMF Autumn Conference in York responded to an impromptu call from conference chairman Peter Worthington in support of the Rainy Day Trust. The collection contributed £176.06 to the charity.

Independent builders merchant Hevey Building Supplies has acquired a supplier of bespoke joinery products and services.