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British Gypsum south eastern sales director John Pryer has helped raise more than £40,000 for charity after taking part in an 'arctic challenge'.

Everwhite Plastics has been the subject of a four man management buyout, forming Everwhite Ltd.

The British Safety Council (BSC) has awarded the prestigious International Safety Award to Marshalls West Lane Works, near Halifax following assessment by an independent adjudicating panel,

Parker Merchanting have opened a new branch in south-east London to cater for contractors working on building projects for the 2012 Olympics.

South Wales-based independent builders merchants Robert Price have opened a specialist insulation and dry lining distribution centre.

Generous donations by guests at the annual Industry Awards lunch in London on Friday May 9 raised a total of £2,000 for the Rainy Day Trust.

Jewson have involved the police and sacked one of their senior directors after an internal investigation revealed £1m worth of irregularities on the company's books.

Following successful trials in Scotland, B&Q have rolled out a trade discount card to stores nationwide, offering tradesmen rebates of up to 25%.

Is off-site construction one of the biggest threats to the merchant industry? Or are there untapped opportunities for growth because of it? This is just one of the key issues affecting your sector that will be examined in detail at this year's The Conference.

Toolbank has been voted Buildbase's top supplier for the second year running in the chain's annual supplier survey.

A trading update, released today by Travis Perkins chairman Tim Stevenson, has shown growth for the chain in the first quarter of 2008, despite an increasingly challenging economic climate.

A recent charity football match, organised by PTS, has raised over £2,800 for Age Concern as staff and suppliers pitted their ball skills against an all-star line up of retired professionals.