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How Workwear Can Affect & Improve Your Health
|Date: 15 October, 2018

How Workwear Can Affect & Improve Your Health
David Clark, managing director of the Hultafors Group UK, which owns Snickers Workwear and Solid Gear Saf ...
David Clark, managing director of the Hultafors Group UK, which owns Snickers Workwear and Solid Gear Safety Footwear, expands on the concept of "Enclothed Cognition": Clothes have come a long way sin ...
15 October, 2018
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The New Generation of Lead-Free Flashings
|Date: 12 October, 2018

The New Generation of Lead-Free Flashings
With the launch of Leadax from Cromar Building Products, a new generation of lead-free flashings has arri ...
With the launch of Leadax from Cromar Building Products, a new generation of lead-free flashings has arrived Unrealistic performance claims for a number of lead-free flashings have prompted understand ...
12 October, 2018
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Top Eight Tips for Small Business Owners from LeaseVan.co.uk
|Date: 12 October, 2018

Top Eight Tips for Small Business Owners from LeaseVan.co.uk
Tradesmen and women have been urged to be ‘vantastic’ and smarten up their works vehicle to help business ...
Tradesmen and women have been urged to be ‘vantastic’ and smarten up their works vehicle to help business boom. With thousands of self-employed UK builders, electricians and plumbers working out of va ...
12 October, 2018
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Five Tips for Noise Reduction from Monarfloor
|Date: 10 October, 2018

Five Tips for Noise Reduction from Monarfloor
Structure-borne noise is a growing problem for multi-occupancy buildings – but there are ways to reduce i ...
Structure-borne noise is a growing problem for multi-occupancy buildings – but there are ways to reduce it, says Lee Nichols, ‎product development & business manager at Monarfloor Acoustics, part ...
10 October, 2018
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The Only Way Is Upskilling
|Date: 9 October, 2018

The Only Way Is Upskilling
Dave Hall, National Technical Academy Manager at British Gypsum discusses why he believes ‘upskilling’ is ...
Dave Hall, National Technical Academy Manager at British Gypsum discusses why he believes ‘upskilling’ is the sector’s best hope for rejuvenation. A recent report from the Federation of Master Builder ...
9 October, 2018
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SME Housebuilder: Licence to Skill
|Date: 9 October, 2018

SME Housebuilder: Licence to Skill
How can we raise standards in the building industry? Alli Gay of CHI Homes explains how one SME housebuil ...
How can we raise standards in the building industry? Alli Gay of CHI Homes explains how one SME housebuilder is doing its bit. Our daughter has been helping out in CHI office over the summer and asked ...
9 October, 2018
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Homes Through the Ages: The Foreseeable Future
|Date: 8 October, 2018

Homes Through the Ages: The Foreseeable Future
In the first of a new series, Professional Builder’s Lee Jones examines the NHBC Foundation’s vision for ...
In the first of a new series, Professional Builder’s Lee Jones examines the NHBC Foundation’s vision for future new builds All predictions of the future are informed by the preoccupations and prejudic ...
8 October, 2018
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COMPANY PROFILE: Stabilia, “The Spiritual Home of the Builders Level”
|Date: 8 October, 2018

COMPANY PROFILE: Stabilia, “The Spiritual Home of the Builders Level”
Professional Builder makes a pilgrimage to what is universally regarded as the spiritual home of the buil ...
Professional Builder makes a pilgrimage to what is universally regarded as the spiritual home of the builders’ level. Okay, so it was hardly the stuff of Richard the Lionheart. The intrepid crusader w ...
8 October, 2018
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Special Report: The Conservation ‘Grand Tour’
|Date: 5 October, 2018

Special Report: The Conservation ‘Grand Tour’
As the business of repairing Britain’s heritage in bricks and mortar continues to thrive, Professional Bu ...
As the business of repairing Britain’s heritage in bricks and mortar continues to thrive, Professional Builder’s Lee Jones reports on a unique group of craftspeople who are on a mission to acquire the ...
5 October, 2018
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Playing it Retrasafe
|Date: 4 October, 2018

Playing it Retrasafe
Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee talks to the rising star behind ladder safety innovation, the Retrasafe ...
Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee talks to the rising star behind ladder safety innovation, the Retrasafe stabiliser. The construction industry has come on in leaps and bounds when it comes to safety ...
4 October, 2018
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Trade Direct’s Guide to Liability Insurance
|Date: 4 October, 2018

Trade Direct’s Guide to Liability Insurance
In the world of construction, insurance is extremely important to protect you, your employees, the public ...
In the world of construction, insurance is extremely important to protect you, your employees, the public and the project itself. Without it, you could possibly be breaking the law and can cost your b ...
4 October, 2018
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Suspended Beam & Block Floor Construction: Going Underground
|Date: 3 October, 2018

Suspended Beam & Block Floor Construction: Going Underground
Steve Broadhurst, Technical and NPD Manager at Jablite, explains the requirements of suspended beam and b ...
Steve Broadhurst, Technical and NPD Manager at Jablite, explains the requirements of suspended beam and block floor construction. Suspended beam and block floor construction has been an increasingly p ...
3 October, 2018
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Construction and EU Procurement in No-Deal Brexit
|Date: 2 October, 2018

Construction and EU Procurement in No-Deal Brexit
Kathrine Eddon and Michelle Essen of Womble Bond Dickinson (Head of Public Procurement and Managing Assoc ...
Kathrine Eddon and Michelle Essen of Womble Bond Dickinson (Head of Public Procurement and Managing Associate in Construction, respectively) assess the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the construction i ...
2 October, 2018
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On the Right Track: The Latest in Vehicle Tracking Tech
|Date: 1 October, 2018

On the Right Track: The Latest in Vehicle Tracking Tech
Many national and regional construction companies already use vehicle tracking in their fleets but is it ...
Many national and regional construction companies already use vehicle tracking in their fleets but is it suitable for smaller firms? Professional Builder takes a look at the latest technology to find ...
1 October, 2018
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PRODUCT REVIEW: Vanguard Racking System
|Date: 1 October, 2018

PRODUCT REVIEW: Vanguard Racking System
Roger Bisby’s new Vivaro gets a Vanguard racking system When I needed a roof rack for my Vivaro I went to ...
Roger Bisby’s new Vivaro gets a Vanguard racking system When I needed a roof rack for my Vivaro I went to Vanguard, and I also went there for seat covers, so when it came to racking out the cargo area ...
1 October, 2018
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Honest John’s Five Tips for Towing
|Date: 27 September, 2018

Honest John’s Five Tips for Towing
Using your van or pick-up for towing should be straightforward, but there are a few steps to follow befor ...
Using your van or pick-up for towing should be straightforward, but there are a few steps to follow before you set off in order to stay safe and legal. Honest John Vans has scoured the finer details o ...
27 September, 2018
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