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  • Underfloor heating in any home extensions

    Chris Ingram, founder of Continal Underfloor Heating, offers some top tips on how builders can use underf ...

    Chris Ingram, founder of Continal Underfloor Heating, offers some top tips on how builders can use underfloor heating in any home extension. The current ‘race for space’ in our homes is fuelling the p ...

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  • Fergus launches in the UK

    Fergus, the software designed to save plumbers hours of time on admin, has launched its platform in the U ...

    Fergus, the software designed to save plumbers hours of time on admin, has launched its platform in the UK. Headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, Fergus was founded in 2014 by veteran plumber Dan Po ...

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  • What to watch out for this summer

    Ade’s summer summary looks at what’s hot, what’s cool, what to watch out for… It’s June so you will alrea ...

    Ade’s summer summary looks at what’s hot, what’s cool, what to watch out for… It’s June so you will already have been fitting your fair share of bifolds/sliders/French and every other type of garden d ...

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  • New adhesives and more

    WALL PANELLING The latest designs in wall panelling from Showerwall include four new marble designs in th ...

    WALL PANELLING The latest designs in wall panelling from Showerwall include four new marble designs in the Laminate Collection. Also new is the Compact Collection, while the Acrylic range offers ‘colo ...

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  • DI-WHY? Wonky wiring 13th June 2022

    It's DI-WHY? time! One of our Twitter followers, @axiombuilder, shared this questionable image with us a ...

    It's DI-WHY? time! One of our Twitter followers, @axiombuilder, shared this questionable image with us a while ago of some wiring he came across on the job and we just had to share it… He commented: L ...

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  • Certain types of builders’ waste could be scrapped

    It’s been a particular hobby horse of ours for years, of course, but finally there are signs that this on ...

    It’s been a particular hobby horse of ours for years, of course, but finally there are signs that this one at least could finally be destined for the knacker’s yard. Or more appropriately, perhaps, th ...

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  • Top tips for achieving a quality finish on interior renovations

    Toupret Technical Manager, Adrian Smith gives his top preparation tips for achieving a great quality fini ...

    Toupret Technical Manager, Adrian Smith gives his top preparation tips for achieving a great quality finish on interior renovations. With the current trend to expand and renovate homes rather than sel ...

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  • KNIPEX launches its new plumbing innovations

    Attention, all plumbing and heating engineers! KNIPEX is presenting its new 2022 products in a video now ...

    Attention, all plumbing and heating engineers! KNIPEX is presenting its new 2022 products in a video now available to view online. The YouTube video, filmed at the KNIPEX HQ in Wuppertal, Germany and ...

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  • LCL Awards Level 3 Qualification courses available

    The LCL Awards Level 3 Award in Low Temperature Heating and Hot Water Systems in Dwellings and the LCL Aw ...

    The LCL Awards Level 3 Award in Low Temperature Heating and Hot Water Systems in Dwellings and the LCL Awards Level 3 Award in the Installation and Maintenance of Air Source Heat Pumps Systems (Non-re ...

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  • The world’s first 100% hydrogen fired clay bricks

    Michelmersh has announced its successful bid to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Stra ...

    Michelmersh has announced its successful bid to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) UK Government, Industrial Fuel Switching competition to conduct a feasibility study ...

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  • The singing plumber record deal

    Singing plumber, Kevin Crane’s vocal talents have won him a record deal and he will soon be the subject o ...

    Singing plumber, Kevin Crane’s vocal talents have won him a record deal and he will soon be the subject of a new movie. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the tradesman about his sudden fame. T ...

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  • Premium sealants and adhesives

    When it comes to sealants and adhesives it pays to go premium, according to Bostik More and more tradespe ...

    When it comes to sealants and adhesives it pays to go premium, according to Bostik More and more tradespeople are embracing premium adhesives and sealants, valuing a higher quality product that can of ...

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  • Charging by the hour

    Do you charge by the hour? If so, what are you actually charging your clients for? Is it your brute stren ...

    Do you charge by the hour? If so, what are you actually charging your clients for? Is it your brute strength, or your understanding of the Building Regulations, or your cunning knowledge of the best m ...

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  • Taking crimping to the next level

    KNIPEX updates the Automatic Crimping Pliers for Wire Ferrules KNIPEX has taken crimping to the next leve ...

    KNIPEX updates the Automatic Crimping Pliers for Wire Ferrules KNIPEX has taken crimping to the next level with its Automatic Crimping Pliers for Wire Ferrules (97 53 14). With enormous capacity, thes ...

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  • Safety footwear from Buckbootz

    Guard against joining the ranks of the working wounded with a new style of safety footwear from Buckbootz ...

    Guard against joining the ranks of the working wounded with a new style of safety footwear from Buckbootz. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones looks at the bANG guardz. As a brand Buckbootz was founded o ...

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  • Heat Pump CPD training with Grant UK and RIBA

    On Friday 17th June, Grant UK is hosting a RIBA CPD Providers Hour webinar. Architects and specifiers are ...

    On Friday 17th June, Grant UK is hosting a RIBA CPD Providers Hour webinar. Architects and specifiers are invited to sign up for this live online approved CPD training about air source heat pump techn ...

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