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As part of this week's National Rogue Traders Week, the Federation of Master Builders is urging homeowners to on their guard against con-men and rogue-traders.

The ground-breaking Sustainable Building Center from builders and plumbers merchant group Wolseley received its 10,000the visitor last week.

The Government is to stop the subsidy of energy saving bulbs from next March because it wants to focus on insulation.

A number of manufacturers of bathroom equipment have been fined by the European Commission for a price fixing cartel that covered six countries and 12 years.

A construction company and two directors have been fined after a prosecution by the Health & Safety Executive following the death of a member of the public a building site.

Communities are to get new powers to build affordable housing in their areas without planning permission.

The long-running fraud case involving Jewson's former sales & marketing director will have its first hearing in court next week.

The former Boulton & Paul joinery factory in Lowestoft has finally closed, a victim of the recession.

Grafton Merchanting GB, which owns plumbers merchants Plumbase and builders merchant brands Buildbase, Jacksons and Selco, has announced the acquisition of CORGI-direct, an on-line shop selling a wide range of products for plumbing and heating tradesmen.

Married couple Greg and Jean Booth retired from plumbers merchant PTS in Walsall today having worked there for 77 years between them.