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Darwen’s Architectural Terracotta
|Date: 18 August, 2016

Darwen’s Architectural Terracotta
A year on from saving over 30 skilled jobs, Darwen Terracotta and Faience report they have smashed their ...
A year on from saving over 30 skilled jobs, Darwen Terracotta and Faience report they have smashed their original £1.3 million turnover target. “There is a well justified buzz about the place and an ...
18 August, 2016
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Is Stress Endangering Your Life? Watch This Film Launched by the British Safety Council
|Date: 11 August, 2016

Is Stress Endangering Your Life? Watch This Film Launched by the British Safety Council
A powerful new film launched by the British Safety Council shows how stress can lead to injury and fatali ...
A powerful new film launched by the British Safety Council shows how stress can lead to injury and fatalities at work. In any activity where concentration is vital for safety, such as working in const ...
11 August, 2016
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BWF Campaign Tackles Dodgy Stair Installations
|Date: 10 August, 2016

BWF Campaign Tackles Dodgy Stair Installations
A new campaign is targeting builders working on extensions and loft conversions to warn against ‘Stair De ...
A new campaign is targeting builders working on extensions and loft conversions to warn against ‘Stair Despair’. The social media campaign, promoted by the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) Stair S ...
10 August, 2016
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Are Timber Frame Solutions the Answer to Housing Crisis?
|Date: 4 August, 2016

Are Timber Frame Solutions the Answer to Housing Crisis?
The release this summer of government projections suggesting the number of households in England will ris ...
The release this summer of government projections suggesting the number of households in England will rise by 5.3 million over the next quarter of a century has prompted Matthew King, UK and Ireland d ...
4 August, 2016
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Herschel’s Infra-Red Heating Could Be the Future of Heating
|Date: 4 August, 2016

Herschel’s Infra-Red Heating Could Be the Future of Heating
Despite being only a recent addition to the heating market, infra-heat has always been around. Here, Hers ...
Despite being only a recent addition to the heating market, infra-heat has always been around. Here, Herschel explains how its heaters use infra-heat to benefit you in your home. If you paid attention ...
4 August, 2016
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£5,000 and Paid Apprentice Up for Grabs to the Ultimate Tradesperson From Irwin
|Date: 3 August, 2016

£5,000 and Paid Apprentice Up for Grabs to the Ultimate Tradesperson From Irwin
Irwin’s Ultimate Tradesperson Competition Calls on Outstanding Tradespeople to Nominate Themselves, Frien ...
Irwin’s Ultimate Tradesperson Competition Calls on Outstanding Tradespeople to Nominate Themselves, Friends and Colleagues for the 2016 title IRWIN Tools has launched its annual Nominate a Tradesperso ...
3 August, 2016
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Marley Eternit: A Guide to Installing Shingles
|Date: 3 August, 2016

Marley Eternit: A Guide to Installing Shingles
With a big increase in the use of western cedar shingles for roofing projects, Professional Builder has a ...
With a big increase in the use of western cedar shingles for roofing projects, Professional Builder has asked Marley Eternit to create an overview for installing them. Things you need to know before y ...
3 August, 2016
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Surf’s Up: Triton Tools Visits a Surfboard Builder
|Date: 1 August, 2016

Surf’s Up: Triton Tools Visits a Surfboard Builder
Check out the Triton Tools that Patrick Burnett uses to build his hand-crafted surfboards Meet Patrick Bu ...
Check out the Triton Tools that Patrick Burnett uses to build his hand-crafted surfboards Meet Patrick Burnett from Kommetjie near Cape Town, South Africa. He has a love of the sea and surf, combined ...
1 August, 2016
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Are You Technology Ready?
|Date: 1 August, 2016

Are You Technology Ready?
Are Britain’s small firms ready for next-gen tech? The UK leads the way in research and development of ne ...
Are Britain’s small firms ready for next-gen tech? The UK leads the way in research and development of next-gen tech – from 3D printing, and smart homes, to robotics and driverless cars. New research ...
1 August, 2016
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Are ‘Active Houses’ the Best Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions?
|Date: 27 July, 2016

Are ‘Active Houses’ the Best Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions?
In construction, bringing a scientific approach to the design of a building that commits to an energy sta ...
In construction, bringing a scientific approach to the design of a building that commits to an energy standard is not the easiest of things to achieve. When Passive House caught the imagination of tho ...
27 July, 2016
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Offsite Construction Factory Tours with Stewart Milne Timber Systems
|Date: 27 July, 2016

Offsite Construction Factory Tours with Stewart Milne Timber Systems
Stewart Milne Timber Systems has announced a series of factory tour dates after the success of a tour las ...
Stewart Milne Timber Systems has announced a series of factory tour dates after the success of a tour last month to their automated facility in Witney. In June, over 35 industry professionals attended ...
27 July, 2016
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Train to the Latest Installation Standards for Free With Geberit
|Date: 27 July, 2016

Train to the Latest Installation Standards for Free With Geberit
Geberit Announces New Training Dates With the latest training dates from Geberit just announced, now is t ...
Geberit Announces New Training Dates With the latest training dates from Geberit just announced, now is the time for installers to check their diaries and make time in their schedules to expand their ...
27 July, 2016
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WorldSkills UK: Why Skills Competitions Are So Important
|Date: 27 July, 2016

WorldSkills UK: Why Skills Competitions Are So Important
Dr Neil Bentley, Chief Executive, WorldSkills UKSkills, explains how competitions prepare apprentices and ...
Dr Neil Bentley, Chief Executive, WorldSkills UKSkills, explains how competitions prepare apprentices and learners for the challenges of work The skills shortages facing construction firms in the UK h ...
27 July, 2016
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Brickmaker Ibstock’s Technology Investment
|Date: 27 July, 2016

Brickmaker Ibstock’s Technology Investment
With more than 80 per cent of new homes being built with brick, it is the number one cladding material fo ...
With more than 80 per cent of new homes being built with brick, it is the number one cladding material for buildings in the UK. To satisfy current demand and prepare for future growth, brickmakers hav ...
27 July, 2016
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Are You Missing Out on Work Due to Poor Online Presence?
|Date: 25 July, 2016

Are You Missing Out on Work Due to Poor Online Presence?
Yell, a provider of digital marketing, has discovered an overwhelming majority of builders (87 per cent) ...
Yell, a provider of digital marketing, has discovered an overwhelming majority of builders (87 per cent) it researched have wrong or inconsistent information online, including basic details such as a ...
25 July, 2016
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Is Your Company’s Online Presence Falling Victim to Fraud?
|Date: 21 July, 2016

Is Your Company’s Online Presence Falling Victim to Fraud?
Roy Dovaston, co-owner of pay per click agency and anti-click fraud specialist www.clickguardian.co.uk, e ...
Roy Dovaston, co-owner of pay per click agency and anti-click fraud specialist www.clickguardian.co.uk, explains why 'Click Fraud' could be ruining Your Google AdWords. Many small construction compani ...
21 July, 2016
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