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Communities Secretary Eric Pickles' move to scrap regional housing targets has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.
Read More »Former manager stole customer refunds
A former manager at DIY shed chain B&Q has appeared in court accused of pocketing more than £61,000 in bogus refunds.
Read More »Hanson Formpave disassociates itself with copycat
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.
Read More »PTS celebrates two years of being green
Plumbers merchant PTS is celebrating the second birthday of its dedicated Renewables branch.
Read More »Housing demand falls in October
Enquiries to buy new houses fell in October for the fifth month in a row, according to the latest RICS housing market survey.
Read More »Norbord to reduce carbon footprint
Panel products manufacturer Norbord is planning to transfer freight movements from the road to canal.
Read More »Connaught owes builders merchants £57m
Collapsed social housing giant Connaught could owe unsecured creditors as much as £100m, with half of that to trade creditors like PTS, Travis Perkins and Jewson.
Read More »MKM supports Bobby Moore charity
Independent builders merchant MKM has raised £8062 for the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK, which raises money for research into bowel cancer.
Read More »Timber merchant in Grand TV appearance
West Yorkshire timber merchant CR Taylor Timber was featured last week's episode of the Channel 4 TV series 'Grand Designs.'
Read More »‘Heavyside yard approach’ advocated at BMF Conference
Merchants need to get back to basics in order to carve a niche for themselves in the future, according to speakers at the BMF Autumn Conference last weekend.
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