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Highlighting Britain’s Plasterers: Mark Hardman (Part One)
|Date: 7 December, 2017

Highlighting Britain’s Plasterers: Mark Hardman (Part One)
As British Gypsum celebrates 100 years in the industry it wants to champion the trade and has been out on ...
As British Gypsum celebrates 100 years in the industry it wants to champion the trade and has been out on the road meeting some of the unsung plastering heroes. British Gypsum catches up with fifth ge ...
7 December, 2017
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Take a Look at Bobcat’s Compact Track Loader
|Date: 6 December, 2017

Take a Look at Bobcat’s Compact Track Loader
In a host of applications in construction, landscaping, forestry, agriculture, disaster relief and many o ...
In a host of applications in construction, landscaping, forestry, agriculture, disaster relief and many other areas, there are no other machines that offer the combination of versatility and productiv ...
6 December, 2017
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Redland Tour of Britain’s Roofs: East, West, Wales & Scotland
|Date: 21 November, 2017

Redland Tour of Britain’s Roofs: East, West, Wales & Scotland
In the second and concluding part of our series, David Patrick, Head of Marketing at Redland, continues h ...
In the second and concluding part of our series, David Patrick, Head of Marketing at Redland, continues his tour of the UK and looks at the roof tile styles to be found in the east, west, Wales and Sc ...
21 November, 2017
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Tradectory: Shaking Up the Trades
|Date: 19 November, 2017

Tradectory: Shaking Up the Trades
Professional Builder gets the lowdown on a new website aiming to shake up the trades, Tradectory.com What ...
Professional Builder gets the lowdown on a new website aiming to shake up the trades, Tradectory.com What exactly is Tradectory? Tradectory is a free image-led trade directory where your customers can ...
19 November, 2017
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Made Great in Britain: The Swarfega Story
|Date: 18 November, 2017

Made Great in Britain: The Swarfega Story
This year marks the 70th birthday of the well-known British brand, Swarfega. Famous for its green hand cl ...
This year marks the 70th birthday of the well-known British brand, Swarfega. Famous for its green hand cleaning gel, it’s a business that’s been part of the fabric of everyday life for UK technicians ...
18 November, 2017
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‘Wood’ You Believe It? See How Young Harry Henderson Has Carved Out a Future in Woodwork
|Date: 17 November, 2017

‘Wood’ You Believe It? See How Young Harry Henderson Has Carved Out a Future in Woodwork
Professional Builder visits Harry Henderson, a young carpentry apprentice already plying his trade to mak ...
Professional Builder visits Harry Henderson, a young carpentry apprentice already plying his trade to make some extra cash. The hardest part about going to college to study a trade is undoubtedly find ...
17 November, 2017
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Meeting the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
|Date: 16 November, 2017

Meeting the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to a group of tradesmen who are in the midst of a unique tour of o ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to a group of tradesmen who are in the midst of a unique tour of our nation’s built environment heritage. Even today the construction industry is one of our econ ...
16 November, 2017
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Digging Below Existing Buildings with Safeguard
|Date: 15 November, 2017

Digging Below Existing Buildings with Safeguard
In the first of two articles, Hudson Lambert, Director at Safeguard Europe, looks at dig outs below exist ...
In the first of two articles, Hudson Lambert, Director at Safeguard Europe, looks at dig outs below existing buildings. New basements remain a highly popular way of adding extra space, yet are not to ...
15 November, 2017
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Redland Tour of Britain’s Roofs: South & South-East
|Date: 14 November, 2017

Redland Tour of Britain’s Roofs: South & South-East
In the first of a two-part series, David Patrick, Head of Marketing at Redland, takes us on a round Brita ...
In the first of a two-part series, David Patrick, Head of Marketing at Redland, takes us on a round Britain tour of the nation’s roofs – this month it’s the south and south east. The architectural her ...
14 November, 2017
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BUILDERS WHEELS: Citroen Berlingo
|Date: 9 November, 2017

BUILDERS WHEELS: Citroen Berlingo
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones reviews what is now firmly established as one of the stalwarts of the sm ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones reviews what is now firmly established as one of the stalwarts of the small van sector. When it comes to the Citroen Berlingo the mantra from its French manufacturer f ...
9 November, 2017
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Lex Autolease: Eliminating Van Down Time
|Date: 8 November, 2017

Lex Autolease: Eliminating Van Down Time
Richard Tilden, head of commercial vehicles at Lex Autolease explains the importance of keeping your van ...
Richard Tilden, head of commercial vehicles at Lex Autolease explains the importance of keeping your van on the road at all times. Keeping your vans on the road A working van is the lifeblood of any ...
8 November, 2017
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Inventors’ Corner: Grakob Plumb Thumbs
|Date: 6 November, 2017

Inventors’ Corner: Grakob Plumb Thumbs
Professional Builder speaks to Mike Joy, Owner of Grakob and inventor of Plumb Thumbs – a product set to ...
Professional Builder speaks to Mike Joy, Owner of Grakob and inventor of Plumb Thumbs – a product set to raise the bar when it comes to best practice and efficient radiator removal. Q What’s your back ...
6 November, 2017
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Behind the Scenes at Egger
|Date: 4 November, 2017

Behind the Scenes at Egger
Ophelia may have been rampaging across the country but it was the barnstorming performance of wood-based ...
Ophelia may have been rampaging across the country but it was the barnstorming performance of wood-based panel giant Egger which had Professional Builder braving the elements in the far flung reaches ...
4 November, 2017
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OSC Screws Story
|Date: 3 November, 2017

OSC Screws Story
Professional Builder screws down into the origins of a company which has been connecting with contractors ...
Professional Builder screws down into the origins of a company which has been connecting with contractors for almost twenty years. “There were plenty of people who told me I must have a screw loose my ...
3 November, 2017
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Tarmac: Cement Tips
|Date: 2 November, 2017

Tarmac: Cement Tips
Dr. Bill Price, National Commercial Technical Manager at Tarmac, offers some tips for plumbers using ceme ...
Dr. Bill Price, National Commercial Technical Manager at Tarmac, offers some tips for plumbers using cement and mortar. Cement and plumbing may seem like unlikely bedfellows, but cement can be extreme ...
2 November, 2017
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Weber: Tiling With an Uncoupling Membrane
|Date: 1 November, 2017

Weber: Tiling With an Uncoupling Membrane
Above image courtesy of Schlüter-Systems Ltd The use of uncoupling membranes has become more common in re ...
Above image courtesy of Schlüter-Systems Ltd The use of uncoupling membranes has become more common in recent years due to the variety of problems that it can overcome. There are many different types ...
1 November, 2017
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