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Sussex builders merchant Chandlers Building Supplies is helping out people made homeless after the earthquake in Haiti.

Demand from the Far East plus production constraints on raw material suppliers could mean paint shortages in the UK, according to Tony Mash, CEO of the British Coatings Federation.

Woodcare and wood stain brand Sadolin will feature in an advertising campaign on talkSport radio for the next six weeks.

Cement manufacturer CEMEX, saw sales fall 10% in the first quarter of 2010 to approximately U.S.$3.0bn compared with the same period in 2009.

Flue and chimney product supplier Specflue has opened a new depot in the south west to extend service to customers in the area.

The number of first-time buyers in the UK housing market fell to a 20-year low over the last 12 months and changes to stamp duty are unlikely to change that.

Timber supplier SCA Timber took its training course graduates from builders merchants on a trip to Sweden to see first-hand what they had learned on the course.

Drivers from Keyline Builders Merchants in Hartlepool are among those being threatened with fines if they continue to use a road dubbed a "rat-run".

Supermarket giant Tesco is gearing up its current housebuilding plans to develop schemes in the south east, Ipswich and Gateshead.

Housebuilder Redrow has reported encouraging sales activity for the first six months of 2010, leading it to forecast a return to profit in the second half.