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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.

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.

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).

The TradeUnion Congress (TUC) is amongst those organisations calling on the Chancellor to lead the UK out of recession by investing in the green economy.

Cement manufacturer Lafarge Cement picked up five awards at the MPA Health and Safety Best Practice Awards 2010.

Independent north east builders merchant Thompson Building Centres has won two local business awards.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will announce if it has approved builders merchant Travis Perkins's £558m takeover of rival merchants BSS Group tomorrow (October 19).

Builders organisation the Federation of Master Builders has joined a number of MPs in urging the government to introduce a Renewable Heat Incentive.

Speculation is rising that plumbers and builders merchant chain Wolseley is gearing up to sell the Bathstore retail business.