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Could the ToolWatch app help return your stolen tools?
|Date: 2 April, 2020

Could the ToolWatch app help return your stolen tools?
Developed by a builder, the ToolWatch web-based app hopes to restore stolen property to its rightful owne ...
Developed by a builder, the ToolWatch web-based app hopes to restore stolen property to its rightful owners, and deter crime in the process. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones finds out more. It is esti ...
2 April, 2020
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Protect yourself from asbestos
|Date: 1 April, 2020

Protect yourself from asbestos
This week is Global Asbestos Awareness Week. Although the current coronavirus outbreak might mean you are ...
This week is Global Asbestos Awareness Week. Although the current coronavirus outbreak might mean you are off the tools and not thinking about your potential exposure to deadly asbestos fibres, it is ...
1 April, 2020
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Garden door options from Quickslide
|Date: 31 March, 2020

Garden door options from Quickslide
Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough guides you through the latest garden door options. Where once there was j ...
Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough guides you through the latest garden door options. Where once there was just the perennial white aluminium sliding patio door, now there are sliders, bi-folds and Frenc ...
31 March, 2020
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Honest John’s top six vans
|Date: 30 March, 2020

Honest John’s top six vans
Looking for a van that’ll cope with everything your working day will throw at it? These are the top six o ...
Looking for a van that’ll cope with everything your working day will throw at it? These are the top six on sale today, according to Honest John Vans. No job is too big for a large van. In fact, when i ...
30 March, 2020
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Interview: Richard Stone from Stone Contracts on the impact of coronavirus
|Date: 26 March, 2020

Interview: Richard Stone from Stone Contracts on the impact of coronavirus
A couple of days is a long time at the moment, but just before the government’s lockdown announcement ear ...
A couple of days is a long time at the moment, but just before the government’s lockdown announcement earlier this week, we spoke to Richard Stone from Stone Contracts about his decision to shut down ...
26 March, 2020
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The importance of properly constructed cavities
|Date: 26 March, 2020

The importance of properly constructed cavities
Charlie Ayers, the founder of SureCav, talks about the importance of properly constructed cavities. The i ...
Charlie Ayers, the founder of SureCav, talks about the importance of properly constructed cavities. The introduction of the Domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) in 2018 means all new bui ...
26 March, 2020
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DI-WHY? 26th March 2020
|Date: 26 March, 2020

DI-WHY? 26th March 2020
We have another batch of DIY disasters and bodged jobs spotted by our readers. The first DI-WHY? submissi ...
We have another batch of DIY disasters and bodged jobs spotted by our readers. The first DI-WHY? submission comes from @thefaffer_diy on Instagram, who said: 'I’ll never understand why people paint do ...
26 March, 2020
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Installation guidelines for CaberWood MDF
|Date: 25 March, 2020

Installation guidelines for CaberWood MDF
Norbord is the leading manufacturer of MDF worldwide. In the second part of our feature, we look at furth ...
Norbord is the leading manufacturer of MDF worldwide. In the second part of our feature, we look at further installation guidelines for its CaberWood MDF. You can check out the first part here: probui ...
25 March, 2020
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How training has improved safety when working at height
|Date: 23 March, 2020

How training has improved safety when working at height
We speak to Paul Bruton, product development director at WernerCo, who reflects on how working at height ...
We speak to Paul Bruton, product development director at WernerCo, who reflects on how working at height has changed during his four decades in the industry, and the positive role training has had in ...
23 March, 2020
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Review: VW Transporter 6.1
|Date: 20 March, 2020

Review: VW Transporter 6.1
The Transporter 6.1 is the latest in a very long line of vans of that name in which generations of trades ...
The Transporter 6.1 is the latest in a very long line of vans of that name in which generations of tradespeople have placed their trust. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones gets behind the wheel. In the ...
20 March, 2020
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DI-WHY? 19th March 2020
|Date: 19 March, 2020

DI-WHY? 19th March 2020
This week's DI-WHY? submissions were all sent in readers by email and also our Facebook community. First ...
This week's DI-WHY? submissions were all sent in readers by email and also our Facebook community. First up, Douglas Sinden sent us this picture that he spotted at a hotel. Our second picture also com ...
19 March, 2020
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How will the changes to building regulations affect builders?
|Date: 19 March, 2020

How will the changes to building regulations affect builders?
David Bowen, founder and CTO at Logicor looks ahead at the changes to Part F & Part L of the buildin ...
David Bowen, founder and CTO at Logicor looks ahead at the changes to Part F & Part L of the building regulations. The current set of building regulations have been around for some time and are a ...
19 March, 2020
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The coronavirus and its impact on the trades
|Date: 18 March, 2020

The coronavirus and its impact on the trades
This week's #TradesTalk chat on Twitter looked at the subject of the coronavirus outbreak, what the poten ...
This week's #TradesTalk chat on Twitter looked at the subject of the coronavirus outbreak, what the potential implications could be for the trades, and how to stay resilient during the crisis. The dis ...
18 March, 2020
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Choosing the right fasteners and fixings
|Date: 17 March, 2020

Choosing the right fasteners and fixings
Neil Kirwan, specification manager at SFS, provides a guide to choosing the right fasteners and fixings. ...
Neil Kirwan, specification manager at SFS, provides a guide to choosing the right fasteners and fixings. Specifying fasteners and fixings correctly is critical to ensuring the fastening system remains ...
17 March, 2020
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The Future Homes Standard: what could it mean for heating engineers?
|Date: 13 March, 2020

The Future Homes Standard: what could it mean for heating engineers?
On February 7th 2020 the government closed its consultation on reforms to energy regulations and the Futu ...
On February 7th 2020 the government closed its consultation on reforms to energy regulations and the Future Homes Standard. While they have yet to publish their findings, David Holmes of Boiler Guide ...
13 March, 2020
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The multi-purpose repair mortar from Ardex
|Date: 12 March, 2020

The multi-purpose repair mortar from Ardex
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Ardex about A46, its multi-purpose repair mortar. When it comes ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Ardex about A46, its multi-purpose repair mortar. When it comes to making good, the temptation for any tradesman is often to use what is already available on ...
12 March, 2020
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