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Independent East Anglian builders merchant Kent Blaxill has had two branches recognized under the Essex County Council Buy with Confidence scheme.

Plumbers merchant Graham, sister company of builders merchant Jewson, has signed a three year sponsorship deal with motor racing star, Allan McNish.

Builders' organisation the Federation of Master Builders believes that none of the three main political parties have thought enough about the building industry in their election manifestos.

Nick Clegg MP, leader of the Liberal Democrats, has called for better bank financing of green businesses to support a 'fairer and greener economy'.

Cement manufacturer Lafarge Cement, landscaping manufacturer Marshalls and builders merchant Jewson have clubbed together to donate gifts to troops returning from Afghanistan.

The boss of builders merchant chain Jewson is one of the latest signatories to the open letter to the Government, attacking the forthcoming increase in National Insurance.

A successful energy policy will be one of the defining issues for the next Parliament according to the Construction Products Association.

Measures to tackle the current housing crisis need to be top of the list for all the main political parties moving forward, says the Federation of Master Builders.

Cement company Cemex is now providing certified carbon labels for its cement.

Engineered timber solutions supplier Pasquill is to open four new sites this year, including Bury St Edmunds, Buckley in North Wales, Abingdon and Leeds.