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Train Safe Campaign 2017 set to give tradesmen complimentary asbestos awareness training. The UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) is announcing the s ...
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James Mills, Product Manager at Rockwool looks at where stone wool insulation began and how it evolves into thermal, sound and fire safe insulation that’s ...
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Professional Builder concludes its focus on new business start-up, Camberford Construction. After a year of keeping you all updated on how things have bee ...
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In the fourth and final instalment of our series, Hudson Lambert of Safeguard looks at houses built from 1960s onwards to about 1980. The 1960s were obvio ...
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Scott Couldrey, Managing Director, The National Domelight Company, discusses how to design a better living space for improved well-being using natural lig ...
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Toby-Howard Willis, Technical Sales Manager at JG Speedfit, takes a look at how the right manifold positioning can ensure the peak performance of a UFH sy ...
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Lee Flood, Director of Quality at JG Speedfit and Nigel Sanger, Technical Manager at JG Speedfit, look at the rigorous testing that should be conducted on ...
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Stommel Haus has equipped a private dwelling in Aberdeenshire with ground-breaking ‘Heating with Ice’ technology by Viessmann. Professional Builder report ...
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Steve Harris, Technical Support Engineer for Heating and Cooling at Wavin, offers his advice on installing underfloor heating systems. One of the key bene ...
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Toby Howard-Willis, Technical Manager at JG Speedfit, discusses the importance of high quality CAD drawings, particularly when it comes to underfloor heat ...
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Tony Pell, Product Manager at Jeld-Wen discusses what you need to know when considering made to measure products and how it can benefit you and your custo ...
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Professional Builder learns more about a new type of building board which is certain to whet the appetite of contractors. “It’s not just about being eco-f ...
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When it comes to replacing windows, whether it be a single window or a full house set, there are so many options to consider and opportunities to work wit ...
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Norbord’s factory in South Molton is beginning to use video drone technology to help identify and reduce the risk of working at heights. The idea came fro ...
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In a recent JELD-WEN survey, 60% of trade professionals stated that timber windows are the most likely product they’ll need a made to measure solution for ...
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Following the launch of the AFSC18QSL, FEIN has now announced the release of the new SuperCut Construction FSC500QSL. Both versions of the SuperCut are th ...
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Ardex offers its advice on the most common tiling queries the company encounters. Q: How can I quickly and effectively repair damaged external render? Ext ...
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Q: What is Lime Bloom (Efflorescence)? A: Lime Bloom can be seen as a lightening or light patches on the grout surface. This is normally a result of slow ...
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Lin Twidale, Technical Service Advisor of Saint-Gobain Weber, has prepared a helpful check list when tiling onto floors. What the doctor ordered Before yo ...
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Moray Anderson is Technical Services Representative from Ardex UK. He is an expert in everything tiling, and offers his advice on the common tiling querie ...
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Builders are being offered the chance to win a trip of a lifetime worth £2,000 as part of a nationwide competition from Ibstock to celebrate the upcoming ...
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Manufactured continuously since 1877, London Brick, which is also widely known as a ‘Fletton’ brick after its original place of manufacture near Peterboro ...
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The Brick Development Association (BDA) is delighted to report that the steady increase in UK-manufactured brick deliveries has continued in line with dem ...
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The Brick Development Association has announced that nominations are now open for the 2017 Brick Awards. The awards are designed to showcase skilled and p ...
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I have always enjoyed rendering and plastering. It has been a journey of gradual improvement, and every time I finish a job I look and think about all the ...
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Saint-Gobain Weber takes training in the specification and application of their innovative, market leading materials responsibly. A team of technical adv ...
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Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee has a chat with a tradesman who has gone down the less well trodden path from plasterer to children’s author. “The plot ...
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Roger Bisby mixes it up with some Smig Plaster and fills us in on the results. A few months ago I went out on site to see a demonstration of a ...
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Following a surge in domestic enquiries, Sheffield-based Martin-Brooks is highlighting the five most common roofing problems encountered by local homeowne ...
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As the NHBC issues new technical guidance on installing dry verge systems, Marley Eternit gives advice on how to overcome common fixing problems. F ...
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Paul Bruton, WernerCo’s Product Development Director, assesses the shortcomings with the current standards for roof ladders and the impact of the introduc ...
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In the first of a two-part feature, Dr Kevin Ley, Technical Manager of Redland, explains how site practice is still lagging behind the British Standard Co ...