Scottish builders merchants Cowal Building and Plumbing Supplies will feature on a National Geographic TV programme about two of the world's strongest men.

Bathroom people Roca have added four new accessory ranges to their bathroom portfolio.

ACO's new MultiDrain MD channel can carry greater loads than any other drain in its class

The four merchant organisations behind THE Conference are launching a one-day seminar to help builders merchants and suppliers get through the current credit crunch.

Manor, the specialist building plastics merchants, part of plumbers merchant group BSS Group, have launched a new direct to customer service offering from the BSS Industrial National Distribution Centre at Magna Park, Leicestershire.

Insulation people Rockwool have joined the Green Procurement Group, set up by builders merchant group Jewson.

Glastonbury builders merchants Wollens have expanded their market further than might be expected, and have been selling building materials to a specialist Japanese company that build period English show houses in Japan.

The new Multikwik Sanitary Systems concealed bathroom frames range from Hunter Plastics offers merchants a complete one-stop shop of frames, cisterns, flush plates and infra-red kits.

Boiler makers Trianco increased sales to merchant members of the National Merchant Buying Society by over 400% since the beginning of last year.

Building materials group CRH, parent company of Ibstock Brick, saw profits drop 10% in the first half of the year.