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Which fictional tradesperson are you?

|Date: 10 June, 2019

Which fictional tradesperson are you?

Who was your favourite fictional tradesperson as a child? Did they make the cut for our top six? Find out ...

Who was your favourite fictional tradesperson as a child? Did they make the cut for our top six? Find out some fun facts about these fictional tradespeople and their careers that you may not have know ...

10 June, 2019
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HiKOKI teams up with Rainy Day Trust

|Date: 10 June, 2019

HiKOKI teams up with Rainy Day Trust

HiKOKI Power Tools has teamed up with the Rainy Day Trust to provide support for tradespeople who have ha ...

HiKOKI Power Tools has teamed up with the Rainy Day Trust to provide support for tradespeople who have had their tools stolen. Nick Chan, marketing manager, explains why. Tool theft has reached epidem ...

10 June, 2019
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Step-by-step: fitting a Garador Retractable Plus system

|Date: 10 June, 2019

Step-by-step: fitting a Garador Retractable Plus system

NDC Garage Doors explains how to fit its Retractable Plus. With a wide range of garage door solutions on ...

NDC Garage Doors explains how to fit its Retractable Plus. With a wide range of garage door solutions on the market, homeowner David Symonds was finding it difficult to choose the most appropriate for ...

10 June, 2019
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Protect yourself from the sun this summer

|Date: 10 June, 2019

Protect yourself from the sun this summer

With 44 per cent of occupational melanoma deaths attributed to construction workers, a Swarfega survey on ...

With 44 per cent of occupational melanoma deaths attributed to construction workers, a Swarfega survey on attitudes to sun safety proves very revealing. 1,575 hours of sunshine, high average temperatu ...

10 June, 2019
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All you need to know about site hoarding

|Date: 7 June, 2019

All you need to know about site hoarding

Professional Builder puts the questions to Colin Wheatley, product manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY, about the ...

Professional Builder puts the questions to Colin Wheatley, product manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY, about the requirements for site hoarding and the company’s latest solution. What are the key requirements ...

7 June, 2019
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The traditional art of pargetting

|Date: 6 June, 2019

The traditional art of pargetting

Professional Builder visits Bill Sargent, stalwart exponent of the traditional art of pargetting. We can ...

Professional Builder visits Bill Sargent, stalwart exponent of the traditional art of pargetting. We can thank Henry VIII for the introduction of pargetting to England – indeed, it was his desire to g ...

6 June, 2019
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Finding the right competent person scheme for your business

|Date: 6 June, 2019

Finding the right competent person scheme for your business

Competent person schemes are changing the face of the industry, according to Eurocell The construction in ...

Competent person schemes are changing the face of the industry, according to Eurocell The construction industry has an unfair reputation when it comes to public perception. Despite research showing th ...

6 June, 2019
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The pros and cons of family businesses

|Date: 5 June, 2019

The pros and cons of family businesses

There are lots of family-run building firms, and working with family was the topic of this week's #Trades ...

There are lots of family-run building firms, and working with family was the topic of this week's #TradesTalk discussion on Twitter. If you'd like to see what everyone had to say, simply follow @Trade ...

5 June, 2019
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The benefits of lime plaster

|Date: 5 June, 2019

The benefits of lime plaster

Professional Builder visits an Emmerson Critchley new build that’s seeing all of the advantages of an Ang ...

Professional Builder visits an Emmerson Critchley new build that’s seeing all of the advantages of an Anglia Lime solution. "The industry is definitely moving away from sand and cement as an external ...

5 June, 2019
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Greenstar 8000 Lifestyle range from Worcester

|Date: 4 June, 2019

Greenstar 8000 Lifestyle range from Worcester

Introducing the new range of design-led boilers from Worcester Bosch. Our sister website Professional Plu ...

Introducing the new range of design-led boilers from Worcester Bosch. Our sister website Professional Plumbing and Heating Installer might disagree with us but generally speaking it’s pretty hard to g ...

4 June, 2019
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