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Plumbers merchant Plumb Center and sister company Parts Center has raised £105,000 for its chosen charity Action for Children.

The Construction Products Association has emphasised the essential role that private finance must play in providing future infrastructure and other public sector assets, especially given the constraints on public sector spending over the coming years.

Builders merchant Keyline has upgraded 14 vehicles that operate along the Crossrail route to meet the new health and safety regulations for contractors and suppliers working on the project.

Independent builders merchant Ridgeons invited its local MP to visit its Attleborough branch on Friday (February 10) and hear firsthand the merchant's concerns about the forthcoming Green Deal.

A man was killed in a tragic accident involving a forklift truck at a branch of builders merchant Jewson on Friday (February 10).

There's a new business consultancy for the industry. Trade Chambers gathers together a number of experts in their field who have worked in manufacturing, distribution and retail/merchant sectors' within the hardware and building products industry.

Builder's merchant, Build Center, presented a customer with a cheque for £1200 just for shopping at their local branch in Wrexham, North Wales.

Metsäliitto Group, the forest industry group has changed its name to Metsä Group, changing the names of its business areas. This means Finnforest is now known as Metsä Wood.

Today's figures from the ONS report that construction output fell by 0.5% in the last quarter of 2011 and as a result the Construction Products Association remains pessimistic about the medium term prospects for the industry.

Builders merchant chain Jewson has offered to see a branch in 22 areas to ease competition concerns raised by its completed acquisition of rival builders merchant Build Center.