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A new ramblers route at Panshanger Park in Hertfordshire has been opened in memory of a Lafarge employee.

Builders' merchant Travis Perkins is one of those owed money by troubled social housing group Connaught.

Wood panel manufacturer Norbord has committed to the final phase of a £25million investment programme at its site at Cowie, Stirlingshire.

Plumbers merchant group the BSS Group plc improved sales by 11.5% year-on-year for the first 17 weeks of this year, according to a management trading statement.

The Tile Association has made a strong complaint to the BBC about the DIY SOS program, Bedroom Bedlam, broadcast on Friday 23rd July.

Lafarge group is to appear on this Sunday's BBC1 Countryfile, the flagship Sunday evening programme which covers people and places making news in the countryside.

The UK heating industry could struggle to prepare for an energy efficient future thanks to a disagreement between the European Commission and the European heating manufacturers.

Growth in the UK construction sector was sustained in July, according to the Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers' Index. However, the rate at which it improved has slowed from the previous month.

The Federation of Master Builders is supporting calls from the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne for the banks to increase support for small businesses.

Hull independent builders' merchant, MKM has transformed the garden of Carole Jones after she won the builders merchant's competition to win a garden make-over.