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Top tips on selling your van
|Date: 7 May, 2020

Top tips on selling your van
Thinking of buying a new van? Not sure what to do with your old one? Honest John Vans has put together so ...
Thinking of buying a new van? Not sure what to do with your old one? Honest John Vans has put together some useful tips to make the selling process easier. Is your van costing you more than it should? ...
7 May, 2020
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Guide to CaberWood MDF installation
|Date: 7 May, 2020

Guide to CaberWood MDF installation
A handy guide to CaberWood MDF installation. CaberWood MDF has a consistent density and a smooth surface ...
A handy guide to CaberWood MDF installation. CaberWood MDF has a consistent density and a smooth surface that is ideal for machining, profiling, painting, or the application of paper foils and veneers ...
7 May, 2020
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Tech Talk: Impact Black and Impact Gold Torsion
|Date: 6 May, 2020

Tech Talk: Impact Black and Impact Gold Torsion
In the latest instalment of our Tech Talk series, Kevin Brannigan, marketing manager at Makita, details t ...
In the latest instalment of our Tech Talk series, Kevin Brannigan, marketing manager at Makita, details the company’s new range of Impact Gold Torsion and Impact Black impact bits. Even the most basic ...
6 May, 2020
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The rise of the pocket door
|Date: 6 May, 2020

The rise of the pocket door
Professional Builder talks to Rocket Door Frames about the rise of the pocket door. In the past it would ...
Professional Builder talks to Rocket Door Frames about the rise of the pocket door. In the past it would be fair to say that pocket doors could be problematic, both for the end user and installer. How ...
6 May, 2020
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Takeuchi’s specialist fleet
|Date: 5 May, 2020

Takeuchi’s specialist fleet
When S&R Construction took the strategic decision to move from renting equipment to running its own m ...
When S&R Construction took the strategic decision to move from renting equipment to running its own machines, the contractor turned to Takeuchi. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the compa ...
5 May, 2020
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Installing Wundatherm underfloor heating
|Date: 29 April, 2020

Installing Wundatherm underfloor heating
Compatible with heat pumps, solar panels or any existing gas/oil boilers, the Wundatherm underfloor heati ...
Compatible with heat pumps, solar panels or any existing gas/oil boilers, the Wundatherm underfloor heating system can be laid by any competent tradesmen, including builders, carpenters and tilers. PW ...
29 April, 2020
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What happens to small builders when main contractors collapse?
|Date: 23 April, 2020

What happens to small builders when main contractors collapse?
Over the next two months we will be highlighting the impact that a main contractor’s sudden collapse can ...
Over the next two months we will be highlighting the impact that a main contractor’s sudden collapse can have on small building firms. This month, Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to carpenter S ...
23 April, 2020
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Q&A: Actis Insulation
|Date: 23 April, 2020

Q&A: Actis Insulation
Professional Builder talks to Dan Anson-Hart from Actis Insulation about the company's latest development ...
Professional Builder talks to Dan Anson-Hart from Actis Insulation about the company's latest developments. Picture the scene. You’re at a school reunion. Little Timmy who used to be the shy, quiet o ...
23 April, 2020
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Introducing the Flexi Block Spot for bricklayers
|Date: 22 April, 2020

Introducing the Flexi Block Spot for bricklayers
Professional Builder meets the bricklayer behind the Flexi Block Spot. They say a leopard never changes i ...
Professional Builder meets the bricklayer behind the Flexi Block Spot. They say a leopard never changes its spots…….. but what about a bricklayer.?! That’s a question which has been troubling brickie ...
22 April, 2020
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Building a garden room
|Date: 22 April, 2020

Building a garden room
Professional Builder visits regular reviewer and skilled carpenter and joiner Ollie Allen, who is buildin ...
Professional Builder visits regular reviewer and skilled carpenter and joiner Ollie Allen, who is building a studio in his back garden, with a little help from us, of course. It’s surely the dream of ...
22 April, 2020
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The world’s first recycled brick
|Date: 21 April, 2020

The world’s first recycled brick
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the developer of the world’s first recycled brick. If we are to ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the developer of the world’s first recycled brick. If we are to continue along our present path many of the raw materials that we take for granted are either ...
21 April, 2020
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Keep batteries and chargers safe on site
|Date: 21 April, 2020

Keep batteries and chargers safe on site
Carpenter Jim Marshall has developed a new device for securing your batteries and chargers on site. As an ...
Carpenter Jim Marshall has developed a new device for securing your batteries and chargers on site. As any tradesmen will know to their cost, replacing lithium-ion batteries on cordless tools can be a ...
21 April, 2020
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Essential mental health resources for construction during coronavirus outbreak
|Date: 20 April, 2020

Essential mental health resources for construction during coronavirus outbreak
The Reverend Kevin Fear, CITB's health and safety policy lead, on how the construction industry and build ...
The Reverend Kevin Fear, CITB's health and safety policy lead, on how the construction industry and building trades can support their mental health. So far there has been little in the way of ‘health ...
20 April, 2020
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Top tips for a perfect low-pitch extension
|Date: 20 April, 2020

Top tips for a perfect low-pitch extension
Roof systems manufacturer Marley explains how to create the perfect low pitch roof on an extension. Than ...
Roof systems manufacturer Marley explains how to create the perfect low pitch roof on an extension. Thanks to the permanent relaxation in planning laws, this year many builders and roofers will find ...
20 April, 2020
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WIN a Wolfcraft MasterCUT600
|Date: 16 April, 2020

WIN a Wolfcraft MasterCUT600
How can the tools you use help you work more comfortably and more efficiently? John Dabb, sales and marke ...
How can the tools you use help you work more comfortably and more efficiently? John Dabb, sales and marketing director at Hyde, investigates, and gives you the chance to WIN a Wolfcraft MasterCUT600. ...
16 April, 2020
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The thermal performance of rooflights
|Date: 16 April, 2020

The thermal performance of rooflights
Paul Trace from Stella Rooflight offers some guidance on the thermal performance (U-values) of rooflights ...
Paul Trace from Stella Rooflight offers some guidance on the thermal performance (U-values) of rooflights and what to look out for in the specification process. One of the most important elements of m ...
16 April, 2020
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