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Inventors’ corner: SocketandSwitch Bead
|Date: 18 February, 2019

Inventors’ corner: SocketandSwitch Bead
Professional Builder meets up with Pete Carter, a builder who has come up with a simple solution to a big ...
Professional Builder meets up with Pete Carter, a builder who has come up with a simple solution to a big problem. A modern home is a complicated beast compared to the humble intentions with which hum ...
18 February, 2019
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What to look for when picking up a second-hand Ford Ranger
|Date: 15 February, 2019

What to look for when picking up a second-hand Ford Ranger
Dan Powell of Honest John Vans tells you what to look out for when buying a second-hand Ford Ranger pick- ...
Dan Powell of Honest John Vans tells you what to look out for when buying a second-hand Ford Ranger pick-up. Easy to drive, comfortable and boasting genuine go anywhere potential, the Ford Ranger sets ...
15 February, 2019
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Protecting property from flooding
|Date: 13 February, 2019

Protecting property from flooding
Safeguard Europe looks at the scourge of flooding, and how best it can be managed in a property care cont ...
Safeguard Europe looks at the scourge of flooding, and how best it can be managed in a property care context. Flooding in the UK has been an increasingly visible problem over the last few years. The ...
13 February, 2019
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Tips on time management for the trades
|Date: 13 February, 2019

Tips on time management for the trades
This week's #TradesTalk Twitter chat was co-hosted by Vaillant and looked at the topic of time management ...
This week's #TradesTalk Twitter chat was co-hosted by Vaillant and looked at the topic of time management. There were loads of useful tips shared so here's our round-up of the best bits. The first que ...
13 February, 2019
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Keeping your tools and construction site secure
|Date: 12 February, 2019

Keeping your tools and construction site secure
According to the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) one in five tradespeople experience theft and van ...
According to the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) one in five tradespeople experience theft and vandalism every single week, with many crimes not being reported so the figures are undoubtedly co ...
12 February, 2019
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What can Checkatrade offer the tradesperson?
|Date: 12 February, 2019

What can Checkatrade offer the tradesperson?
Originally conceived from the fall-out of a structurally damaging seaside storm more than two decades ago ...
Originally conceived from the fall-out of a structurally damaging seaside storm more than two decades ago, Professional Builder finds out what is next for Checkatrade. Who are Checkatrade and what do ...
12 February, 2019
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The resurgence of natural slate
|Date: 12 February, 2019

The resurgence of natural slate
With growing demand for authentic slate roof products Jeremy Lee, from Aggregate Industries’ Building Pro ...
With growing demand for authentic slate roof products Jeremy Lee, from Aggregate Industries’ Building Products division, examines the age-old issue of grading – and why cutting costs on materials migh ...
12 February, 2019
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Why you should be looking at the specs of your van
|Date: 11 February, 2019

Why you should be looking at the specs of your van
A van - or fleet of vans - is an incredibly important asset for any construction company. Builders need i ...
A van - or fleet of vans - is an incredibly important asset for any construction company. Builders need it to transport themselves to jobs and also to carry heavy equipment. However, many in the const ...
11 February, 2019
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Make your own deck chair with HiKOKI
|Date: 7 February, 2019

Make your own deck chair with HiKOKI
It might not be sunbathing weather quite yet, but Nick Chan of HiKOKI Power Tools is planning ahead with ...
It might not be sunbathing weather quite yet, but Nick Chan of HiKOKI Power Tools is planning ahead with this deck chair for those sunny days out on site! What better use of some scrap timber around t ...
7 February, 2019
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Electrical #TradesTalk takeover
|Date: 6 February, 2019

Electrical #TradesTalk takeover
This week's #TradesTalk Twitter chat was a takeover run by the e5 group, an organisation set up to promot ...
This week's #TradesTalk Twitter chat was a takeover run by the e5 group, an organisation set up to promote improvements in the electrical industry. The chat was primarily aimed at electricians, but lo ...
6 February, 2019
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Improving mental health support in the construction industry
|Date: 6 February, 2019

Improving mental health support in the construction industry
Professional Builder profiles a charity that is hoping to make the difference in the battle to improve me ...
Professional Builder profiles a charity that is hoping to make the difference in the battle to improve mental health in the construction industry. Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of ...
6 February, 2019
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How to keep warm and safe this winter
|Date: 31 January, 2019

How to keep warm and safe this winter
Alison Rodgers, health and safety manager at CITB, gives her advice on how construction workers can best ...
Alison Rodgers, health and safety manager at CITB, gives her advice on how construction workers can best deal with the wintry weather. The British like nothing better than to talk about the weather, b ...
31 January, 2019
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British Gypsum’s certified plasterers’ scheme
|Date: 28 January, 2019

British Gypsum’s certified plasterers’ scheme
In the latest part of our series on British Gypsum, we speak to three members of the company’s certified ...
In the latest part of our series on British Gypsum, we speak to three members of the company’s certified plasterers scheme to find out how it is positively influencing homeowners’ perception of plaste ...
28 January, 2019
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Addressing the skills shortage in the construction sector
|Date: 25 January, 2019

Addressing the skills shortage in the construction sector
It's no secret that the construction sector in the UK has been in the grips of a prolonged skills shortag ...
It's no secret that the construction sector in the UK has been in the grips of a prolonged skills shortage which has limited construction initiatives while increasing labour costs over the last few ye ...
25 January, 2019
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Five winter safety tips for construction sites
|Date: 25 January, 2019

Five winter safety tips for construction sites
Harriet Orme is from tool and personal protection equipment (PPE) specialists, Zoro. Here, she shares fiv ...
Harriet Orme is from tool and personal protection equipment (PPE) specialists, Zoro. Here, she shares five safety considerations you should take into account for your construction site this winter. As ...
25 January, 2019
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#TradesTalk chats about creating a winning website
|Date: 24 January, 2019

#TradesTalk chats about creating a winning website
We ran an article on the website last week about what tradespeople should include on their websites, and ...
We ran an article on the website last week about what tradespeople should include on their websites, and this was also the topic of this week's #TradesTalk chat on Twitter - with expert guest Shake ...
24 January, 2019
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