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In For the Long Haul: Long Rake Spar Reaches 150 Years
|Date: 21 September, 2017

In For the Long Haul: Long Rake Spar Reaches 150 Years
Decorative aggregate supplier Long Rake Spar is celebrating a major milestone in its history as it reache ...
Decorative aggregate supplier Long Rake Spar is celebrating a major milestone in its history as it reaches its 150th anniversary. Set in the heart of the Peak District, the company has evolved from a ...
21 September, 2017
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One Way: Getting Young People Into Construction
|Date: 20 September, 2017

One Way: Getting Young People Into Construction
Paul Payne is Managing Director and Co-Founder of One Way, the construction and rail recruitment speciali ...
Paul Payne is Managing Director and Co-Founder of One Way, the construction and rail recruitment specialist, launching its ‘One Way Into Construction’ campaign to increase the numbers of young people ...
20 September, 2017
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The Importance of Asbestos Removal During Building Work
|Date: 19 September, 2017

The Importance of Asbestos Removal During Building Work
When it comes to building work, you want the site you're working on to be as safe as possible to prevent ...
When it comes to building work, you want the site you're working on to be as safe as possible to prevent accident or injury as a result of working on the site. However, when it comes to asbestos, no o ...
19 September, 2017
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Wright Hassall: Dealing With a Complaint
|Date: 18 September, 2017

Wright Hassall: Dealing With a Complaint
Even after spending days on a customer project to make it perfect, there will still be some people who fi ...
Even after spending days on a customer project to make it perfect, there will still be some people who find a reason to complain. In some instances, a formal complaint could mean a refusal to pay whic ...
18 September, 2017
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Gap-Bar: Raising Safety Standards
|Date: 18 September, 2017

Gap-Bar: Raising Safety Standards
When Keith Dymond was assessing some window fitters for NVQs he spotted a gap in the market that could ra ...
When Keith Dymond was assessing some window fitters for NVQs he spotted a gap in the market that could raise the bar on safety standards – and so the Gap-Bar was born. When windows are removed during ...
18 September, 2017
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Vehicle of the Month: Volkswagen Amarok
|Date: 9 September, 2017

Vehicle of the Month: Volkswagen Amarok
The Inuit word for wolf seems even more apt now, as Volkswagen’s facelifted Amarok pick up looks to estab ...
The Inuit word for wolf seems even more apt now, as Volkswagen’s facelifted Amarok pick up looks to establish itself as leader of an increasingly ravenous pack in 2017. Who’s crying wolf now? That wou ...
9 September, 2017
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Top Tips for Social Media
|Date: 5 September, 2017

Top Tips for Social Media
Joanne Roberts, Category Product Manager for Roof and Landscape at Wienerberger highlights the best socia ...
Joanne Roberts, Category Product Manager for Roof and Landscape at Wienerberger highlights the best social media platforms for savvy contractors While social media might be great for connecting with f ...
5 September, 2017
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Jeld-Wen: Patio Doorsets
|Date: 1 September, 2017

Jeld-Wen: Patio Doorsets
Tony Pell, Senior Product Manager at Jeld-Wen, offers his advice on how to overcome common pitfalls and a ...
Tony Pell, Senior Product Manager at Jeld-Wen, offers his advice on how to overcome common pitfalls and add value for customers when specifying, ordering and fitting patio doorsets The decisions you m ...
1 September, 2017
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Up to Date with Ardex Part Six: Using Class E Adhesive
|Date: 24 August, 2017

Up to Date with Ardex Part Six: Using Class E Adhesive
Ardex offers its advice on the most common rendering queries the company encounters. Q: What is the advan ...
Ardex offers its advice on the most common rendering queries the company encounters. Q: What is the advantage of using a class “E” extended open time tile adhesive? A: When fixing ceramic, mosaic, por ...
24 August, 2017
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Jeld-Wen: Made to Measure Products
|Date: 18 August, 2017

Jeld-Wen: Made to Measure Products
Tony Pell, Product Manager at Jeld-Wen discusses what you need to know when considering made to measure p ...
Tony Pell, Product Manager at Jeld-Wen discusses what you need to know when considering made to measure products and how it can benefit you and your customers. A standard-sized product isn’t always go ...
18 August, 2017
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Up to Date with Ardex Part Five: Repairing Render
|Date: 17 August, 2017

Up to Date with Ardex Part Five: Repairing Render
Ardex offers its advice on the most common tiling queries the company encounters. Q: How can I quickly an ...
Ardex offers its advice on the most common tiling queries the company encounters. Q: How can I quickly and effectively repair damaged external render? External render provides a vital line of defence ...
17 August, 2017
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Moneypenny: Don’t Miss Customers’ Calls
|Date: 15 August, 2017

Moneypenny: Don’t Miss Customers’ Calls
Relying on voicemail is having a huge detrimental effect on the bottom line of Britain’s smallest busines ...
Relying on voicemail is having a huge detrimental effect on the bottom line of Britain’s smallest businesses, according to new research. Britain’s plumbers are missing out on work because they are fai ...
15 August, 2017
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Getting to Know Dakea
|Date: 15 August, 2017

Getting to Know Dakea
Professional Builder has a chat with Dakea’s Country Manager GBI, Mhairi McDougall. We all know that the ...
Professional Builder has a chat with Dakea’s Country Manager GBI, Mhairi McDougall. We all know that the roof window market is a highly competitive one with some long established brands targeting the ...
15 August, 2017
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Washroom Trends
|Date: 10 August, 2017

Washroom Trends
If you’re designing or installing a washroom and want to get ahead of the competition, both in terms of d ...
If you’re designing or installing a washroom and want to get ahead of the competition, both in terms of design and technological innovation, then look no further. In this article, we’ll walk you throu ...
10 August, 2017
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Marley Eternit’s Guide to Roofing: Dry Verge Problems
|Date: 10 August, 2017

Marley Eternit’s Guide to Roofing: Dry Verge Problems
As the NHBC issues new technical guidance on installing dry verge systems, Marley Eternit gives ad ...
As the NHBC issues new technical guidance on installing dry verge systems, Marley Eternit gives advice on how to overcome common fixing problems. Following growing concern that some dry verge s ...
10 August, 2017
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Up to Date with Ardex Part Four: Dealing with Lime Bloom
|Date: 10 August, 2017

Up to Date with Ardex Part Four: Dealing with Lime Bloom
Q: What is Lime Bloom (Efflorescence)? A: Lime Bloom can be seen as a lightening or light patches on the ...
Q: What is Lime Bloom (Efflorescence)? A: Lime Bloom can be seen as a lightening or light patches on the grout surface. This is normally a result of slow drying conditions which could be caused by a c ...
10 August, 2017
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