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DI-WHY? We need your pictures!
|Date: 10 July, 2020

DI-WHY? We need your pictures!
The DI-WHY? section of the Professional Builder website was launched last year and quickly became one of ...
The DI-WHY? section of the Professional Builder website was launched last year and quickly became one of the most visited parts of the site. Understandably, the feature had a few months off during loc ...
10 July, 2020
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Essential van checks for the trades
|Date: 7 July, 2020

Essential van checks for the trades
If your van has been off the road for a while during the coronavirus outbreak, check out LeaseVan.co.uk's ...
If your van has been off the road for a while during the coronavirus outbreak, check out LeaseVan.co.uk's post-lockdown checks you should be doing before you get behind the wheel. It is important for ...
7 July, 2020
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How builders can tap in to the latest home trends
|Date: 3 July, 2020

How builders can tap in to the latest home trends
Nick Cowley, managing director at window and door manufacturer Euramax, explains how the construction ind ...
Nick Cowley, managing director at window and door manufacturer Euramax, explains how the construction industry can help customers achieve their aspirational living goals. Combined with the growing int ...
3 July, 2020
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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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How coronavirus has affected painting and decorating firms
|Date: 11 June, 2020

How coronavirus has affected painting and decorating firms
Pressing issues facing smaller painting and decorating firms have been overshadowed by the unprecedented ...
Pressing issues facing smaller painting and decorating firms have been overshadowed by the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, writes Neil Ogilvie, CEO of the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA). ...
11 June, 2020
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Becoming Fassa approved
|Date: 10 June, 2020

Becoming Fassa approved
Dale Telling, commercial manager at Fassa Bortolo UK outlines Fassa’s aim to inspire the next generation ...
Dale Telling, commercial manager at Fassa Bortolo UK outlines Fassa’s aim to inspire the next generation of tradespeople, and how they are helping the experts diversify their skillsets in an ever-chan ...
10 June, 2020
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Getting back on track after the lockdown
|Date: 8 June, 2020

Getting back on track after the lockdown
Author and property developer Greg Wilkes shares his thoughts on how small construction businesses can su ...
Author and property developer Greg Wilkes shares his thoughts on how small construction businesses can survive and thrive following the coronavirus outbreak. There is no doubt about it we are facing d ...
8 June, 2020
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