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#TradesTalk discusses taking a holiday for the self-employed trades
|Date: 29 May, 2019

#TradesTalk discusses taking a holiday for the self-employed trades
Running your own business in the building trades can make it difficult to get a proper break from work, a ...
Running your own business in the building trades can make it difficult to get a proper break from work, and this was the topic discussed by #TradesTalk on Twitter this week. As usual, we have rounded- ...
29 May, 2019
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The history of Draper Tools
|Date: 29 May, 2019

The history of Draper Tools
Professional Builder discovers how iconic tool brand Draper has been helping tradespeople work more effic ...
Professional Builder discovers how iconic tool brand Draper has been helping tradespeople work more efficiently for exactly one hundred years. The horrors of World War I were thankfully behind them, b ...
29 May, 2019
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Sourcing traditional and heritage windows
|Date: 28 May, 2019

Sourcing traditional and heritage windows
Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough talks about the rise of heritage-style windows. Heritage windows are popu ...
Quickslide's Adrian Barraclough talks about the rise of heritage-style windows. Heritage windows are popular - those that accurately replicate the original styles installed in genuine period homes, or ...
28 May, 2019
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Are you drinking too much?
|Date: 28 May, 2019

Are you drinking too much?
Professional Builder's GP Alice Fitzgibbon takes a look at the subject of alcohol. Drinking alcohol is ve ...
Professional Builder's GP Alice Fitzgibbon takes a look at the subject of alcohol. Drinking alcohol is very common. For some people, drinking is occasional, for others it is a social routine at the we ...
28 May, 2019
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MK Electric celebrates 100 years
|Date: 24 May, 2019

MK Electric celebrates 100 years
We celebrate the remarkable achievements of MK Electric. It’s a name which readily trips off the tongue w ...
We celebrate the remarkable achievements of MK Electric. It’s a name which readily trips off the tongue when anything remotely electrical is being discussed, the iconic plugs, sockets and wiring devic ...
24 May, 2019
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What the police are doing to reduce tool theft
|Date: 24 May, 2019

What the police are doing to reduce tool theft
The Federation of Master Builders has been working with police services to raise awareness among builders ...
The Federation of Master Builders has been working with police services to raise awareness among builders of the risk of theft and how to ensure you don’t become a victim. Working with the Lincolnshir ...
24 May, 2019
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The Building Introspector
|Date: 23 May, 2019

The Building Introspector
Our regular series, from a building inspector, reflects on some of the more unusual jobs (and scams) they ...
Our regular series, from a building inspector, reflects on some of the more unusual jobs (and scams) they see. One of the many perks of working as a Local Authority building control surveyor is the of ...
23 May, 2019
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Meet the builder turning waste into art
|Date: 23 May, 2019

Meet the builder turning waste into art
Professional Builder talks to a builder who has got recycling down to a fine art. One man’s rubbish is an ...
Professional Builder talks to a builder who has got recycling down to a fine art. One man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure – and that’s certainly true of one south east London-based floor layer. We ...
23 May, 2019
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Is the time right to expand your business?
|Date: 22 May, 2019

Is the time right to expand your business?
If you're a sole trader wanting to grow your business, you have probably considered taking on a member of ...
If you're a sole trader wanting to grow your business, you have probably considered taking on a member of staff - particularly when the phone doesn't stop ringing. Or maybe you regularly work with a s ...
22 May, 2019
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The advantages of joining FENSA
|Date: 21 May, 2019

The advantages of joining FENSA
Professional Builder takes a look at how joining a window installation organisation could help you win mo ...
Professional Builder takes a look at how joining a window installation organisation could help you win more work. It stands to reason that a customer who will spend the majority of their life earnings ...
21 May, 2019
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Inventors’ corner: Holdalot
|Date: 20 May, 2019

Inventors’ corner: Holdalot
Professional Builder meets plasterer Gary Hanmer, who has a new solution for site clean-up. When you’ve b ...
Professional Builder meets plasterer Gary Hanmer, who has a new solution for site clean-up. When you’ve been waving at walls since as far back as 1987 you’ll inevitably have encountered all the perenn ...
20 May, 2019
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Is now the time to switch to an electric van?
|Date: 17 May, 2019

Is now the time to switch to an electric van?
John Webb, principal consultant at Lex Autolease, asks if now is the time for the construction industry t ...
John Webb, principal consultant at Lex Autolease, asks if now is the time for the construction industry to switch to electric vehicles. The shift to low and zero-emission vehicles is gathering pace. R ...
17 May, 2019
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How multi-tools can help on conservation projects
|Date: 17 May, 2019

How multi-tools can help on conservation projects
A medieval barn is being reborn as a wedding venue, and a very modern tool from Festool is proving a perf ...
A medieval barn is being reborn as a wedding venue, and a very modern tool from Festool is proving a perfect partner. In the restoration of an ancient structure there is often an element of detective ...
17 May, 2019
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#TradesTalk discusses body image for Mental Health Awareness Week
|Date: 15 May, 2019

#TradesTalk discusses body image for Mental Health Awareness Week
This week's #TradesTalk Twitter chat returned to the topic of mental health, with a focus on body image t ...
This week's #TradesTalk Twitter chat returned to the topic of mental health, with a focus on body image to match the theme of this year's Mental Health Awareness Week. The trades discussed the reasons ...
15 May, 2019
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Protect your van against tool theft
|Date: 15 May, 2019

Protect your van against tool theft
When you are a sole trader using your van for work, and leaving tools in it overnight, the contents of yo ...
When you are a sole trader using your van for work, and leaving tools in it overnight, the contents of your vehicle are at risk of theft. It's not always possible - or practical - to completely empty ...
15 May, 2019
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Brick matching for heritage projects
|Date: 15 May, 2019

Brick matching for heritage projects
How Imperial Bricks matched bricks for stunning restoration of Quarry Bank Mill. Quarry Bank Mill is a Na ...
How Imperial Bricks matched bricks for stunning restoration of Quarry Bank Mill. Quarry Bank Mill is a National Trust Property in Styal, Cheshire. It was a complete industrial community built around a ...
15 May, 2019
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