Builders merchant acts to reduce waste
Independent builders merchant Huws Gray are collaborating with environmental website BuilderScrap to help builders cut waste.
NI Minister says no to boiler scrappage scheme
Plumbers merchants in Northern Ireland are likely to lose out as it appears the province is the only part of the United Kingdom not to operate a Boiler Scrappage Scheme.
Graham and Curzon create super merchant branch
Plumbers merchant Graham and sister heating parts specialist Curzon have co-located in Edinburgh, creating a new heating and plumbing "super branch".
Marshalls profits slump 46%
Landscaping products manufacturer Marshalls has reported pre-tax profits down 46% on sales that were 18% down at £311.7 m.
Construction suffers worst output fall for 35 years
Figures from the Office of National Statistics that construction output fell by over 11% in 2009 - the largest single year fall since the three-day week in 1974.
