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Construction product sales remained flat during the first quarter of 2010 compared to how much they fell one year earlier, according to the latest Construction Activity Barometer from Ernst and Young and the Construction Products Association.

A third of builders expect workloads to fall again this year, according to the latest survey from the Federation of Master Builders.

Wickes, the retail arm of builders merchant group Travis Perkins, is launching a new store concept to make the most of the kitchen and bathroom market.

Housing minister John Healey has announced £27.5m of extra cash for 24 new Kickstart sites across the country.

Too few houses have been built in England and the current housing crisis is set to get worse, according to the National Housing Federation.

Builders merchant Buildbase has sent nine of its Timber Champions to visit timber supplier SCA's operations in Sweden.

A management buyout means that the commercial division of builders merchant software solutions company ADP is back in private ownership.

Independent builders merchant buying group NBG LLP has continued its expansion policy with the inclusion of three new merchant members.

The Brick Development Association (BDA) continues to support CRASH, the construction industries industry's charity for homeless people.

Thanks to a strong performance by housebuilders, the UK construction sector performed better last month than at any time in the last two years.