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The UK housing crisis will be exacerbated by the cuts announced in yesterdays Comprehensive Spending Review, according to the Federation of Master Builders.

Yorkshire independent builders merchant Merritt & Fryers has been working with a local further education college to promote traditional building skills.

Travis Perkins has joined forces with Wrexham County Borough Council to improve its repairs service for council tenants.

Students at Birmingham City University have taken part in a special competition run by balustrade specialist Richard Burbidge.

Whilst welcoming the findings of Lord Young's report into Health & Safety, builders organisation the Federation of Master Builders wold like to see its conclusions applied to public sector construction procurement.

Independent builders' merchants' buying group, the National Buying Group (NBG), has given a substantial donation to a children's charity.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer today announced £860m funding for the Renewable Heat Incentive, despite fears that the Comprehensive Spending Review would see the scheme cut.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is likely to announce if it has approved builders merchant Travis Perkins's £558m takeover of rival merchants BSS Group next Tuesday (October 26).

Tomorrow's Spending Review is likely to announce a 50% cut in the country's social housing budget.

To really reduce energy use and carbon emisisons, the UK housing stock must be refurbished at a rate of one house a minute for the next 40 years.