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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.

Builders merchant Jewson is aiming to tackle head-on the problem of taking the sustainability agenda to the existing housing stock with the launch of its Sustainable Building Guide.

Concrete paving products manufacturer Hanson Formpave wishes to alert the industry to its disassociation with an independent contractor operating in and around Southampton, Hampshire, trading under the same name, Formpave Ltd.

Plumbers merchant PTS is celebrating the second birthday of its dedicated Renewables branch.

Enquiries to buy new houses fell in October for the fifth month in a row, according to the latest RICS housing market survey.

Panel products manufacturer Norbord is planning to transfer freight movements from the road to canal.