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BS 476 To EN 1634-1: What Does it Mean for Door Hardware?
|Date: 1 March, 2024

BS 476 To EN 1634-1: What Does it Mean for Door Hardware?
Daniel May of Consort Architectural Hardware discusses the proposed standard change from BS 476 to EN 163 ...
Daniel May of Consort Architectural Hardware discusses the proposed standard change from BS 476 to EN 1634-1 and the impact it may have on door hardware and the built environment should it pass. Buil ...
1 March, 2024
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Luxury steam room gets the Schlüter treatment for a stunning result
|Date: 1 March, 2024

Luxury steam room gets the Schlüter treatment for a stunning result
It is not unusual for tile and stone protection expert, Schlüter-Systems, to be called upon when a bathro ...
It is not unusual for tile and stone protection expert, Schlüter-Systems, to be called upon when a bathroom or wetroom installation fails. If the preparation has not been executed to the appropriate s ...
1 March, 2024
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Health: GP Alice Fitzgibbon discusses diabetes
|Date: 29 February, 2024

Health: GP Alice Fitzgibbon discusses diabetes
© Minerva Studio / Adobe Stock GP, Alice Fitzgibbon revisits a very common condition Diabetes is disease ...
© Minerva Studio / Adobe Stock GP, Alice Fitzgibbon revisits a very common condition Diabetes is disease that causes the body’s blood sugar level to be too high. Blood sugar levels are controlled by a ...
29 February, 2024
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Wise Howell: Initials in construction
|Date: 28 February, 2024

Wise Howell: Initials in construction
© Krakenimages.com / Adobe Stock In this month’s Wise Howell, Jeff talks initials, their many uses and wh ...
© Krakenimages.com / Adobe Stock In this month’s Wise Howell, Jeff talks initials, their many uses and what they stand for. Do you ever find yourself baffled by initials? I mean the use of initials in ...
28 February, 2024
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How to stay busy as a roofer in cold weather
|Date: 27 February, 2024

How to stay busy as a roofer in cold weather
Kevin Taylor, Training and Technical Support Manager at Marley, says the winter months present additional ...
Kevin Taylor, Training and Technical Support Manager at Marley, says the winter months present additional business building opportunities for roofing contractors. As the cold weather seems to contin ...
27 February, 2024
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Taking a look at VIP Polymers
|Date: 26 February, 2024

Taking a look at VIP Polymers
If there’s one company that can seal the deal for tradespeople its VIP Polymers. Professional Builder’s L ...
If there’s one company that can seal the deal for tradespeople its VIP Polymers. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones charts the manufacturer’s heritage and its extensive current range. VIP Polymers has c ...
26 February, 2024
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Origin talks home improvement
|Date: 23 February, 2024

Origin talks home improvement
Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of aluminium windows and doors talks ho ...
Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of aluminium windows and doors talks home improvement 2024 is gearing up to be an exciting year for home renovations. After navigating ...
23 February, 2024
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Royal York Crescent bomb shelter makeover
|Date: 22 February, 2024

Royal York Crescent bomb shelter makeover
Berkeley Place renovated a basement duplex apartment situated in a prime residential street in Clifton. ...
Berkeley Place renovated a basement duplex apartment situated in a prime residential street in Clifton. During the basement renovation, an amazing piece of history was found. On the wall handwritten ...
22 February, 2024
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Quickslide: prepare for heritage work
|Date: 22 February, 2024

Quickslide: prepare for heritage work
Adrian Barraclough, Chairman of Quickslide, continues his Onsite with Ade series. This month he says: Bui ...
Adrian Barraclough, Chairman of Quickslide, continues his Onsite with Ade series. This month he says: Builders should get ready for a heritage bonanza Many homes built during the last century adopted ...
22 February, 2024
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Avoidable reasons vans fail MOT test
|Date: 21 February, 2024

Avoidable reasons vans fail MOT test
Tradespeople have been told to keep number plates clean and check tyres and seatbelts before an MOT or th ...
Tradespeople have been told to keep number plates clean and check tyres and seatbelts before an MOT or their van could fail the test.  Experts at Lease Van have named five avoidable reasons for van M ...
21 February, 2024
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Tickets to attend WIT, the only national tradeswomen’s event, already flying out
|Date: 20 February, 2024

Tickets to attend WIT, the only national tradeswomen’s event, already flying out
WIT, now established as the only national, annual event for all tradeswomen runs in the first week of Jul ...
WIT, now established as the only national, annual event for all tradeswomen runs in the first week of July, this year on 4th July and returns in 2024 to The Great Hall, at London Metropolitan Universi ...
20 February, 2024
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Visiting Simpson Strong-Tie’s production facility
|Date: 20 February, 2024

Visiting Simpson Strong-Tie’s production facility
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones visits the Tamworth production facility of a company with all the right ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones visits the Tamworth production facility of a company with all the right connections When it comes to manufacturers of metalwork for wood connections, one company stand ...
20 February, 2024
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Home owner says broken heat pump went unnoticed – thanks to Actis Hybrid efficiency
|Date: 19 February, 2024

Home owner says broken heat pump went unnoticed – thanks to Actis Hybrid efficiency
A timber frame specialist who has been using Actis insulation products for the past two decades says he h ...
A timber frame specialist who has been using Actis insulation products for the past two decades says he has never looked back - after one of his customers took two days to notice his heat pump had bro ...
19 February, 2024
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Tibby Singh reviews the Norton Clipper CM42 Masonry Saw
|Date: 19 February, 2024

Tibby Singh reviews the Norton Clipper CM42 Masonry Saw
Tibby Singh cuts a dash with the Norton Clipper CM42 Masonry Saw Although carpentry and joiner is my spec ...
Tibby Singh cuts a dash with the Norton Clipper CM42 Masonry Saw Although carpentry and joiner is my speciality, being self-employed means getting hands on with other trades. Recently, I’ve recently b ...
19 February, 2024
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Aptus on why trust matters with structural timber screws
|Date: 15 February, 2024

Aptus on why trust matters with structural timber screws
For customers such as offsite construction companies and large joinery businesses, Aptus is a trusted par ...
For customers such as offsite construction companies and large joinery businesses, Aptus is a trusted partner for fixing and fastening. Now it’s making its expertise and innovative products increasing ...
15 February, 2024
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Strengthening the industry’s future with first-class Apprenticeship training
|Date: 14 February, 2024

Strengthening the industry’s future with first-class Apprenticeship training
As a company that prides itself on the development and support of young and talented bricklayers and cont ...
As a company that prides itself on the development and support of young and talented bricklayers and contractors, Keyfix is proud to support apprentices through MentorMe and Keyskills training scheme ...
14 February, 2024
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