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The benefits of a fibreglass ladder

|Date: 30 June, 2020

The benefits of a fibreglass ladder

WernerCo looks at why tradespeople should make a fibreglass ladder part of their toolkit. Each year aroun ...

WernerCo looks at why tradespeople should make a fibreglass ladder part of their toolkit. Each year around 1,000 accidents at work involving electric shocks or burns are reported to the Health and Saf ...

30 June, 2020
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What you need to know about gout

|Date: 23 June, 2020

What you need to know about gout

This month’s health column is about a common condition many people have heard of – gout. We will cover wh ...

This month’s health column is about a common condition many people have heard of – gout. We will cover what causes gout, what the symptoms are and how to treat it. Many people are aware of gout becaus ...

23 June, 2020
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Pitched roof systems – what are they and how can they help you?

|Date: 19 June, 2020

Pitched roof systems – what are they and how can they help you?

Stuart Nicholson, roof systems director at Marley, explains pitched roof systems. When you think about ‘r ...

Stuart Nicholson, roof systems director at Marley, explains pitched roof systems. When you think about ‘roof systems’, often the first thing that comes to mind is a flat roofing, or waterproofing prod ...

19 June, 2020
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Tech Talk: Super Joint System

|Date: 18 June, 2020

Tech Talk: Super Joint System

In the latest instalment of our Tech Talk series, Martin Dunn, senior training officer at Makita, helps y ...

In the latest instalment of our Tech Talk series, Martin Dunn, senior training officer at Makita, helps you get to grips with the manufacturer’s Super Joint System. Excess tool vibration and motor bur ...

18 June, 2020
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Heritage windows

|Date: 18 June, 2020

Heritage windows

Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough looks at heritage windows. My firm was one of the first to realise that m ...

Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough looks at heritage windows. My firm was one of the first to realise that millions of homeowners living in Victorian and older properties, fitted with often rotting and b ...

18 June, 2020
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The Peugeot Partner Overload Indicator

|Date: 17 June, 2020

The Peugeot Partner Overload Indicator

Professional Builder’s Lee Jones checks out the Peugeot Partner Overload Indicator. We’ve probably all b ...

Professional Builder’s Lee Jones checks out the Peugeot Partner Overload Indicator. We’ve probably all been there – loading the van up until the back axle groans just a little and you take it as a si ...

17 June, 2020
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Q&A with Toupret on the new Joint, Skim and Fill range

|Date: 16 June, 2020

Q&A with Toupret on the new Joint, Skim and Fill range

Professional Builder puts the questions to Toupret on its new Joint, Skim & Fill range. What’s the st ...

Professional Builder puts the questions to Toupret on its new Joint, Skim & Fill range. What’s the story behind the new Joint, Skim & Fill range? Professionals had been increasingly asking us ...

16 June, 2020
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The successful redecoration of water-damaged properties

|Date: 15 June, 2020

The successful redecoration of water-damaged properties

Kevin O'Donnell, national product trainer at Crown Paints, explains why planning, preparation and above a ...

Kevin O'Donnell, national product trainer at Crown Paints, explains why planning, preparation and above all, patience, are necessary for the successful redecoration of water-damaged properties. From ...

15 June, 2020
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Eco-friendly mould-prevention paints

|Date: 12 June, 2020

Eco-friendly mould-prevention paints

Hudson Lambert, director of Safeguard Europe, considers the issue of microbeads in some anti condensation ...

Hudson Lambert, director of Safeguard Europe, considers the issue of microbeads in some anti condensation and mould prevention paints, and the alternatives. Brought to public attention by Blue Planet ...

12 June, 2020
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Concealing retrofit pipework

|Date: 11 June, 2020

Concealing retrofit pipework

Gavin Byram, national sales manager at Pendock, explains how you can conceal retrofit pipework easily and ...

Gavin Byram, national sales manager at Pendock, explains how you can conceal retrofit pipework easily and cost-effectively. While it is desirable to make better use of existing properties by renovatin ...

11 June, 2020
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