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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.

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.

Building materials firm Tarmac could be sold to an acquisition vehicle Marwyn Materials Ltd which has approached parent group Anglo American with a proposal to buy, according to Sky News.

Housebuider Galliford Try Homes has lambasted the Liberal Democrats for the party's proposal to introduce VAT on new homes, post-election.

It might not have the famous swing-o-meter but buildersmerchantsjournal.net's new special election site is now up and running.

North east independent builders merchant James Burrell posted a loss of almost £400,000 in the year to October 31 2009.