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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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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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