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    Insulation: EcoTherm's Ecoliner

    Roger Bisby reports on a job where EcoTherm's Ecoliner saved the day. We hear a lot about reducing our ca ...

    Roger Bisby reports on a job where EcoTherm's Ecoliner saved the day. We hear a lot about reducing our carbon footprint, and saving money on fuel bills, but the most noticeable and immediate benefit o ...

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    New-Build Risks, With GeoSmart

    Kathryn Mair, Report Manager at GeoSmart Information explores some of the risks associated with new-build ...

    Kathryn Mair, Report Manager at GeoSmart Information explores some of the risks associated with new-build development, and explains the support available to developers With the Government’s target of ...

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    Thermal Economics' Isosonic Dekfloor

    Roger Bisby takes a walk across some Isosonic Dekfloor 30 as it is being installed in a refurbishment pro ...

    Roger Bisby takes a walk across some Isosonic Dekfloor 30 as it is being installed in a refurbishment project.   Sound insulation can be a tricky business – things that work well in the laborator ...

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    Power Tool Batteries - Roger Bisby Investigates

    Roger Bisby takes a closer look at power tool batteries – and reveals some interesting quirks... The firs ...

    Roger Bisby takes a closer look at power tool batteries – and reveals some interesting quirks... The first cordless tools were fairly puny affairs, but they have evolved and much of that evolution has ...

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    Watch: Fein's Accessory Range

    Fein has released a short video exhibiting its accessory range for you to watch. FEIN not only builds the ...

    Fein has released a short video exhibiting its accessory range for you to watch. FEIN not only builds the original oscillating multi-tool, but also manufactures its own accessories. Take a look behind ...

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    Join the Hitachi Power Tools Bathtub Challenge

    The Hitachi Bathtub Challenge is back and it promises to be bigger and better than ever before. This is y ...

    The Hitachi Bathtub Challenge is back and it promises to be bigger and better than ever before. This is your chance to join the Professional Builder team and take the Bathtub challenge crown, which is ...

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    Instarmac Launches New Website

    Instarmac have announced the launch of their new website which has been developed using the latest online ...

    Instarmac have announced the launch of their new website which has been developed using the latest online technology and designed with their customers' needs in mind. The new website boasts many impro ...

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    The Power of Infrared Heaters

    After flood water swept through the Carlisle home of Paul Higgins and his partner Julie Simpson in Decemb ...

    After flood water swept through the Carlisle home of Paul Higgins and his partner Julie Simpson in December, Paul installed Herschel Far infrared heaters to help dry out the building; and he has been ...

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    SmartPly Is Offering A Solution to Hoarding Problem

    Mike Harrison, Marketing Manager at SmartPly, explains why something needs to be done about construction ...

    Mike Harrison, Marketing Manager at SmartPly, explains why something needs to be done about construction site hoarding. Just because construction site hoarding is temporary doesn’t mean that it doesn’ ...

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    Lumen Talks Rooflights

      Not all rooflights are created equal, according to Paul Trace, MD of Lumen Rooflights. The old ada ...

      Not all rooflights are created equal, according to Paul Trace, MD of Lumen Rooflights. The old adage of ‘you get what you pay for’ is often true, yet, whilst most of us appreciate that a higher ...

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    Grant UK Prepares for 20th Anniversary Celebrations

    Grant UK, the leading heating specialist, is preparing to mark its 20th Anniversary in 2016 – and it prom ...

    Grant UK, the leading heating specialist, is preparing to mark its 20th Anniversary in 2016 – and it promises to be another busy year of product launches and innovation for the Devizes-based company. ...

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    JCB Celebrates B-Day in Colour

    JCB has produced colourful machines to celebrate its 70th birthday. Production is underway of the first b ...

    JCB has produced colourful machines to celebrate its 70th birthday. Production is underway of the first batch of colourful limited edition machines to mark JCB's 70th anniversary. The initial wave of ...

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    See the Light: Velux Discusses the Daylight Factor

    Velux Product Manager, Grant Sneddon, discusses the daylight factor in building design and how to choose ...

    Velux Product Manager, Grant Sneddon, discusses the daylight factor in building design and how to choose a window layout that maximises light. Daylight has been an important feature of building develo ...

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    Catnic: To Bead Or Not to Bead?

    Professional Builder takes a look at how a range of high quality, stainless steel plasterbead and mesh fr ...

    Professional Builder takes a look at how a range of high quality, stainless steel plasterbead and mesh from building components manufacturer Catnic has helped Andrew Pearce to achieve a precise finish ...

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    Hep2O: Three Essential Elements of Underfloor Heating

    Hep2O explains the three essential elements of its underfloor heating In order to achieve the required pe ...

    Hep2O explains the three essential elements of its underfloor heating In order to achieve the required performance for an underfloor heating installation, there are three key elements to consider. The ...

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    Richard Burbidge Talks About the Renovation Market

    Paul Martin, Chanel Marketing Manager for Richard Burbidge looks at how trade professionals can tap into ...

    Paul Martin, Chanel Marketing Manager for Richard Burbidge looks at how trade professionals can tap into the renovation market and maximise profits. According to a recent survey, the overwhelming majo ...

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