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Introducing the potato-based alternative to MDF

|Date: 18 January, 2019

Introducing the potato-based alternative to MDF

Professional Builder talks to Rowan Minkley, the 23-year-old behind Chip[s] Board, an MDF substitute made ...

Professional Builder talks to Rowan Minkley, the 23-year-old behind Chip[s] Board, an MDF substitute made from industrial potato waste. Rowan Minkley has recently been named the UK’s most promising yo ...

18 January, 2019
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Changes facing the trades in 2019

|Date: 17 January, 2019

Changes facing the trades in 2019

Aside from Brexit, what is in store for the construction industry in 2019? The construction industry, alo ...

Aside from Brexit, what is in store for the construction industry in 2019? The construction industry, along with the rest of the UK, is still awaiting clarity on what the future may hold when it comes ...

17 January, 2019
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The trades love talking about tools

|Date: 16 January, 2019

The trades love talking about tools

This week's #TradesTalk chat on Twitter was all about tools. Tradespeople from around the UK (and beyond) ...

This week's #TradesTalk chat on Twitter was all about tools. Tradespeople from around the UK (and beyond) join in the #TradesTalk Twitter chat and this week record numbers got involved to talk all thi ...

16 January, 2019
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Making dust extraction easy with Festool

|Date: 16 January, 2019

Making dust extraction easy with Festool

Phil Beckley, Technical Trainer at Festool, answers a question on the importance of using a dust extracto ...

Phil Beckley, Technical Trainer at Festool, answers a question on the importance of using a dust extractor and keeping safe on site. Dear Phil, I understand that breathing in dust from drilling, cut ...

16 January, 2019
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Creating modern designs with OSB

|Date: 14 January, 2019

Creating modern designs with OSB

Professional Builder visits Ollie Allen, a young builder with a passion for OSB. After we put out the cal ...

Professional Builder visits Ollie Allen, a young builder with a passion for OSB. After we put out the call that we were looking for builders to supply some Norbord products to, young builder Ollie All ...

14 January, 2019
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The 8 winning features every tradesperson should have on their website

|Date: 14 January, 2019

The 8 winning features every tradesperson should have on their website

What does a tradesperson's website need? Find out with this guide to creating a winning website. You’ve d ...

What does a tradesperson's website need? Find out with this guide to creating a winning website. You’ve decided to take the plunge and get a website, but you’re not sure where to start or what to have ...

14 January, 2019
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What are your plans for your business in 2019?

|Date: 9 January, 2019

What are your plans for your business in 2019?

The first weekly #TradesTalk chat of 2019 took place on Twitter this week, with tradespeople from around ...

The first weekly #TradesTalk chat of 2019 took place on Twitter this week, with tradespeople from around the UK discussing their business goals and plans for the year ahead. You can search the hashtag ...

9 January, 2019
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The story of Quadsaw

|Date: 7 January, 2019

The story of Quadsaw

Professional Builder hears the remarkable story of Quadsaw inventor Michael Sebhatu. As any prospective i ...

Professional Builder hears the remarkable story of Quadsaw inventor Michael Sebhatu. As any prospective inventor will know, successfully bringing a product to market requires huge levels of determinat ...

7 January, 2019
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How to maximise the working day in winter

|Date: 7 January, 2019

How to maximise the working day in winter

How can we properly equip construction sites with lighting to maximise the winter working day? Adrian Fow ...

How can we properly equip construction sites with lighting to maximise the winter working day? Adrian Fowler, MD at Building Services Supplier MIDFIX explains. In the construction industry, when work ...

7 January, 2019
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What can be done about cracking in masonry walls?

|Date: 4 January, 2019

What can be done about cracking in masonry walls?

In the latest of its building defects series, Safeguard Europe looks at cracking in masonry walls, and ho ...

In the latest of its building defects series, Safeguard Europe looks at cracking in masonry walls, and how it can be remedied. There is a wide range of reasons for cracks to appear in masonry walls. T ...

4 January, 2019
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