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Redland’s Guide to Securing Small Cuts of Roof Tiles
|Date: 21 July, 2016

Redland’s Guide to Securing Small Cuts of Roof Tiles
Securing small cuts of roof tiles, particularly those where the nail holes have been removed, can make li ...
Securing small cuts of roof tiles, particularly those where the nail holes have been removed, can make life difficult for roofers to comply with BS 5534 and the NHBC’s fixing guidelines that require a ...
21 July, 2016
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Deb: The Hidden Risks of Working in the Sun
|Date: 21 July, 2016

Deb: The Hidden Risks of Working in the Sun
Deb explains the risks posed by sun exposure and the importance of using protection Skin cancer is the mo ...
Deb explains the risks posed by sun exposure and the importance of using protection Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer, with over 100,000 new cases diagnosed in the UK each year. Shockingly ...
21 July, 2016
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National Domelight Company Considers Light Options
|Date: 21 July, 2016

National Domelight Company Considers Light Options
Scott Chouldrey, of rooflight specialist the National Domelight company, considers the options for allowi ...
Scott Chouldrey, of rooflight specialist the National Domelight company, considers the options for allowing light into extensions and home renovations. We all know that being out in the sunshine boost ...
21 July, 2016
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Tarmac Argues UK Must Reconsider Plaster Choice to Avoid Flood Damage in Future
|Date: 15 July, 2016

Tarmac Argues UK Must Reconsider Plaster Choice to Avoid Flood Damage in Future
Flood damage is costing homeowners, local authorities, and landlords hundreds of thousands of pounds a ye ...
Flood damage is costing homeowners, local authorities, and landlords hundreds of thousands of pounds a year in repair costs, despite the fact that specifying a more suitable plaster could provide a lo ...
15 July, 2016
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Day in the Life of a Professional Builder
|Date: 15 July, 2016

Day in the Life of a Professional Builder
What does it take to be named as the highly coveted 2016 Brett Paving National Installer of the Year? Wel ...
What does it take to be named as the highly coveted 2016 Brett Paving National Installer of the Year? Well a crack of dawn start for openers, as Professional Builder recently discovered when we travel ...
15 July, 2016
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Bricks of the Trade: Ibstock Shows Us How It’s Made
|Date: 14 July, 2016

Bricks of the Trade: Ibstock Shows Us How It’s Made
As Ibstock prepares to more than double its capacity at its Leicester brickworks, Professional Builder Le ...
As Ibstock prepares to more than double its capacity at its Leicester brickworks, Professional Builder Lee Jones visits a manufacturing facility that has helped to build Britain since 1825 With over 8 ...
14 July, 2016
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Professional Builder Attends a Marley Eternit Training Course
|Date: 13 July, 2016

Professional Builder Attends a Marley Eternit Training Course
Professional Builder's Kieran Nee attends a training day at Marley Eternit’s centre in Meldreth to find o ...
Professional Builder's Kieran Nee attends a training day at Marley Eternit’s centre in Meldreth to find out just how easy it is installing the company’s fibre cement cladding. Since the New Year, Marl ...
13 July, 2016
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Man vs. Machine: Welsh Oak Frame Answers an Age Old Question
|Date: 8 July, 2016

Man vs. Machine: Welsh Oak Frame Answers an Age Old Question
The investment in an advanced machine, capable of planing all four sides of an oak beam at once, to produ ...
The investment in an advanced machine, capable of planing all four sides of an oak beam at once, to produce a perfectly square beam, is helping Welsh Oak Frame to answer the ‘man vs machine’ question ...
8 July, 2016
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John Brash Talks Us Through Roofing Regulations
|Date: 8 July, 2016

John Brash Talks Us Through Roofing Regulations
It’s been 12 months since new roofing regulations came into force, but Christian Brash from John Brash ...
It’s been 12 months since new roofing regulations came into force, but Christian Brash from John Brash & Co. is concerned that sections of the industry are under the misconception that the new rul ...
8 July, 2016
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Upskill at the Dulux Academy
|Date: 7 July, 2016

Upskill at the Dulux Academy
Helping to address the UK’s skills shortage, the Dulux Academy in Slough aims to invest in existing profe ...
Helping to address the UK’s skills shortage, the Dulux Academy in Slough aims to invest in existing professionals as well as attracting new talent. Professional Builder was there at the opening ceremo ...
7 July, 2016
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Could HBXL’s Estimating Service Be Your Summer Solution?
|Date: 6 July, 2016

Could HBXL’s Estimating Service Be Your Summer Solution?
Time pressed builders are often worried that they’ll lose out on future work because the summer holidays ...
Time pressed builders are often worried that they’ll lose out on future work because the summer holidays take up a large part of their time. HBXL has the answer. Busy builders are being advised to mak ...
6 July, 2016
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Watch: Draper Tools’ Guide to Repointing
|Date: 6 July, 2016

Watch: Draper Tools’ Guide to Repointing
The tutorial and guidance video from Draper Tools demonstrates how to repair and repoint damaged or broke ...
The tutorial and guidance video from Draper Tools demonstrates how to repair and repoint damaged or broken mortar joints in brickwork, helping to maintain a wall's strength and structure, but also kee ...
6 July, 2016
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Decorating Tips From Hamilton
|Date: 30 June, 2016

Decorating Tips From Hamilton
The decorating experts at Hamilton explain how to achieve the best possible finish using water-based glos ...
The decorating experts at Hamilton explain how to achieve the best possible finish using water-based gloss paint. Water-based gloss paint may be growing in popularity, but it can sometimes be difficul ...
30 June, 2016
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ITW Construction Products’ Curved Roof Truss Design
|Date: 28 June, 2016

ITW Construction Products’ Curved Roof Truss Design
ITW Construction Products provides a unique curved roof truss design for Ochil Timber and Cornerstone Con ...
ITW Construction Products provides a unique curved roof truss design for Ochil Timber and Cornerstone Construction Scotland in Tiree. Over the last three years, Denny-based Ochil Timber has been part ...
28 June, 2016
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Are ‘Wikihouses’ the Solution to the Housing Crisis?
|Date: 28 June, 2016

Are ‘Wikihouses’ the Solution to the Housing Crisis?
Wikihouse could fix the housing crisis by making construction accessible to all, argues Mike Harrison, Ma ...
Wikihouse could fix the housing crisis by making construction accessible to all, argues Mike Harrison, Marketing Manager, Medite – SmartPly. The construction industry needs to build high volumes of af ...
28 June, 2016
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Pasquill’s Open Web Trusses
|Date: 27 June, 2016

Pasquill’s Open Web Trusses
Russell Thomson, Regional Sales Manager at Pasquill, the UK supplier of trussed rafters, argues that repl ...
Russell Thomson, Regional Sales Manager at Pasquill, the UK supplier of trussed rafters, argues that replacing attic trusses with open web solutions can mean benefits for builders For some time now, ...
27 June, 2016
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