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Boiler manufacturer Baxi is touring merchant premises round the country with its World Cup-themed roadshow promotion.

The construction industry faces a period of continued uncertainty, given that no political party managed to win an overall majority in last week's general election.

As of today, builders merchant chain Wolseley has a new UK managing director.

Irish-based builders merchant group Grafton saw sales fall by €25m this January thanks to the appalling bad weather across the UK.

Builders merchant chain Jewson held a 'green' training and awareness day at its Sheffield Parkway branch.

UFEMAT, the European Association of National Builders' Merchant Associations and Manufacturers, is organising its annual congress with the theme "The Building Industry: 2010-2020.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling MP visited BSW Timber's Howie Forest Products site at Dalbeattie last week in the run-up to the election.

The Performance Timber Products Group has bought the order book and intellectual property of Dale Joinery (Lichfield) from its administrator Leonard Curtis.

Cement company Lafarge UK is to introduce a cement collection and recycling service to help builders merchants cut waste going to landfill.

Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS will be launching the 2010 edition of The Green Product Guide at the group's annual exhibition next week.