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    SR Timber on ungraded battens

    Shaun Revill, Trading Director at SR Timber, sounds the alarm on ungraded battens.   The emergence o ...

    Shaun Revill, Trading Director at SR Timber, sounds the alarm on ungraded battens.   The emergence of ungraded batten being passed off as graded poses a real danger to those working with them. As ...

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    Expert tips for staying safe whilst working in bad weather

    Bad weather can be a nightmare for those working in construction or the trades, causing delays which can ...

    Bad weather can be a nightmare for those working in construction or the trades, causing delays which can increase both the cost and the timeframe for the completion of a project, whilst also making wo ...

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    The KNIPEX CoBolt ® range

    Leading pliers’ specialists KNIPEX has a range of 18 tough CoBolt ® Compact Bolt Cutters designed to carr ...

    Leading pliers’ specialists KNIPEX has a range of 18 tough CoBolt ® Compact Bolt Cutters designed to carry out those really hard cutting jobs out on site. With 18 different tools in the CoBolt ® range ...

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    CIS explained with EEBS

    Nick Pilgrim, EEBS Managing Director, helps you the with the misunderstandings and foibles that surround ...

    Nick Pilgrim, EEBS Managing Director, helps you the with the misunderstandings and foibles that surround the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) and what falls inside and outside of CIS… I hope it come ...

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    Alice Fitzgibbon discusses Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    “Smoker’s cough” or something else? GP, Alice Fitzgibbon discusses Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ...

    “Smoker’s cough” or something else? GP, Alice Fitzgibbon discusses Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) This month’s article is about a condition known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ...

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    Crime trends in 2023 with Yale

    Yale is urging the trades to keep clued up on crime trends in 2023   2023 is set to be another year ...

    Yale is urging the trades to keep clued up on crime trends in 2023   2023 is set to be another year of twists and turns with the cost of living continuing to rise, but this financial strain impos ...

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    How builders can keep more of their profits

    Marcus Jefford, managing director of Build Aviator, shares advice on how builders can stay in the black a ...

    Marcus Jefford, managing director of Build Aviator, shares advice on how builders can stay in the black and keep more of their hard-earned profits to themselves. For some builders, financials are thei ...

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    Meet the ARMD GUARD Smart Van Alarm

    ARMD has launched the ARMD GUARD Smart Van Alarm, its ‘plug and play’ sensor which provides the ultimate ...

    ARMD has launched the ARMD GUARD Smart Van Alarm, its ‘plug and play’ sensor which provides the ultimate tool protection package combining smart technology with insurance.   Tested by the trade, ...

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    TrustMark Partnership with hiber

    Installers registered with the Licence Plus scheme from TrustMark can now price installs, order equipment ...

    Installers registered with the Licence Plus scheme from TrustMark can now price installs, order equipment and appliances, as well as handle payments seamlessly through their smartphone or tablet thank ...

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    Quickslide wins Fabricator of the Year

    Quickslide has been awarded the ‘Fabricator of the Year’ title for second time at the coveted G Awards 20 ...

    Quickslide has been awarded the ‘Fabricator of the Year’ title for second time at the coveted G Awards 2022, during a glittering ceremony in London’s Park Lane.   The annual G Awards are an indus ...

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    Products for tradespeople

    ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (OSB)   Pitched or flat roof decking, timber frame construction, flooring and ...

    ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (OSB)   Pitched or flat roof decking, timber frame construction, flooring and other applications are all within the scope of SterlingOSB Zero T&G from West Fraser. Thank ...

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    BDR Thermea Group heats historic homes

    Pure hydrogen boilers, manufactured by BDR Thermea Group’s Dutch brand Remeha, supplied with hydrogen via ...

    Pure hydrogen boilers, manufactured by BDR Thermea Group’s Dutch brand Remeha, supplied with hydrogen via existing natural gas grid Baxi’s parent company, BDR Thermea Group, the leading manufacturer o ...

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    The UK trade industries in 2022

    Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said:   “Over the la ...

    Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said:   “Over the last 12 months, the construction industry has been heavily impacted by a number of issues, both d ...

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    Workwear for winter

    HEATED JACKET   It’s the five heating zones in the Makita DCJ205 heated jacket that provides continu ...

    HEATED JACKET   It’s the five heating zones in the Makita DCJ205 heated jacket that provides continuous warmth in the chest and back areas, whilst there’s also three heat level settings. The full ...

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    ONS Statistics Show Construction Suicide Rate Increase in 2021

    The ONS has just released the latest suicide statistics for England and Wales and the Lighthouse Construc ...

    The ONS has just released the latest suicide statistics for England and Wales and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity are the first to share what these figures mean for our construction commu ...

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    Cold stress awareness this winter

    With extreme weather events on the increase, CHAS looks at the impact of cold weather on outdoor workers ...

    With extreme weather events on the increase, CHAS looks at the impact of cold weather on outdoor workers and discusses what can be done about it. While it may appear that a warming climate is incompat ...

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