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    Is your beard increasing your risks on site?

    Facial hair is affecting respiratory protection for construction workers and employers need to address th ...

    Facial hair is affecting respiratory protection for construction workers and employers need to address the issue, argues George Elliott, senior application engineer for the Personal Safety Division at ...

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    DI-WHY? 11th March 2020

    The DI-WHY? section of our website has quickly become one of the favourites with our readers – so do keep ...

    The DI-WHY? section of our website has quickly become one of the favourites with our readers – so do keep sending in any pictures of rubbish building work that you spot to probuildonline@gmail.com. Th ...

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    The Kato range of equipment

    The sole importer of Kato equipment in the UK has small builders in its sights, Professional Builder’s Le ...

    The sole importer of Kato equipment in the UK has small builders in its sights, Professional Builder’s Lee Jones reports on the progress of KCM (U.K.) on these shores. “We’ve made very significant inr ...

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    DI-WHY? 4th March 2020

    The first DI-WHY? submission this week is a celebration of gaffer tape. It was sent in by @RuffToolsLtd o ...

    The first DI-WHY? submission this week is a celebration of gaffer tape. It was sent in by @RuffToolsLtd on Twitter, who said: "Gaffer tape. It has a dark side, a light side, and holds the universe tog ...

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    Top 10 roofing trends

    Roof systems manufacturer Marley picks out the top 10 roofing trends for the months ahead. From time savi ...

    Roof systems manufacturer Marley picks out the top 10 roofing trends for the months ahead. From time saving, easy-to-fix products, through to sustainability and offsite construction, Marley’s roofing ...

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    Choosing the right resi doors

    Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough on the doors that get the biggest bang for your customer’s buck. Adding a ...

    Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough on the doors that get the biggest bang for your customer’s buck. Adding a bright new front door can make a huge difference to how a home looks and performs, and for ver ...

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    DI-WHY? 26th February 2020

    Time for another batch of your DI-WHY? submissions – and this week we have some wonderful examples of DIY ...

    Time for another batch of your DI-WHY? submissions – and this week we have some wonderful examples of DIY-gone-wrong or bodged jobs that the professionals have spotted on site. First up, reader Lee Sh ...

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    Step-by-step: installing the HRXE MVHR system from Domus Ventilation

    Domus Ventilation offers a handy step-by-step installation guide to its HRXE Mechanical Ventilation with ...

    Domus Ventilation offers a handy step-by-step installation guide to its HRXE Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) system. Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) systems have neve ...

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    The TGE line-up from MAN Truck & Bus

    If you are in the market for a compact tipper, skip loader or dropside truck, MAN Truck & Bus has rec ...

    If you are in the market for a compact tipper, skip loader or dropside truck, MAN Truck & Bus has recently added to the range of vehicles on offer, as Dan Gilkes reports. The company now offers it ...

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    Fall protection kits explained

    Falls from height still remain the highest cause of workplace accidents. Jamie Brassington, product manag ...

    Falls from height still remain the highest cause of workplace accidents. Jamie Brassington, product manager at WernerCo, discusses the important role that fall protection kits can play and what to con ...

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    The products that can help prevent tool theft

    Protrade examines the products that are available to help prevent tool theft – and locate tools should th ...

    Protrade examines the products that are available to help prevent tool theft – and locate tools should they be stolen. Locks It may be worth considering speccing your van in a way that ensures it is f ...

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    Inventors' corner: Space-Plug

    The Space-Plug might have originally been developed to fit kitchen base units, but since then it is a pro ...

    The Space-Plug might have originally been developed to fit kitchen base units, but since then it is a product which has found a multitude of uses amongst the trades. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones t ...

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    DI-WHY? 19th February 2020

    We have a bathroom special for this week's DI-WHY? selection of shoddy building work our readers have spo ...

    We have a bathroom special for this week's DI-WHY? selection of shoddy building work our readers have spotted. All of these were sent in by Geoff Powles on email. He said: "I have recently been asked ...

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    Tech Talk: cold cut machines

    In the latest part of our Tech Talk series, Charles Shaw, hire and construction division manager at Makit ...

    In the latest part of our Tech Talk series, Charles Shaw, hire and construction division manager at Makita, explains how the company’s new range of mains and cordless metal cold cut cutting tools are ...

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    What to look for in a used Vivaro

    Honest John Vans explains how to find a good Vivaro on the used van market. Easy to drive, practical and ...

    Honest John Vans explains how to find a good Vivaro on the used van market. Easy to drive, practical and inexpensive to run, the Vauxhall Vivaro is a British-built success story. During its production ...

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    What you need to know about cholesterol

    In the latest in our health series, Professional Builder’s GP talks about cholesterol. Following on from ...

    In the latest in our health series, Professional Builder’s GP talks about cholesterol. Following on from last month's article on high blood pressure, it makes sense to talk about how to keep your hear ...

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