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Why you should be looking at the specs of your van

|Date: 11 February, 2019

Why you should be looking at the specs of your van

A van - or fleet of vans - is an incredibly important asset for any construction company. Builders need i ...

A van - or fleet of vans - is an incredibly important asset for any construction company. Builders need it to transport themselves to jobs and also to carry heavy equipment. However, many in the const ...

11 February, 2019
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Make your own deck chair with HiKOKI

|Date: 7 February, 2019

Make your own deck chair with HiKOKI

It might not be sunbathing weather quite yet, but Nick Chan of HiKOKI Power Tools is planning ahead with ...

It might not be sunbathing weather quite yet, but Nick Chan of HiKOKI Power Tools is planning ahead with this deck chair for those sunny days out on site! What better use of some scrap timber around t ...

7 February, 2019
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Electrical #TradesTalk takeover

|Date: 6 February, 2019

Electrical #TradesTalk takeover

This week's #TradesTalk Twitter chat was a takeover run by the e5 group, an organisation set up to promot ...

This week's #TradesTalk Twitter chat was a takeover run by the e5 group, an organisation set up to promote improvements in the electrical industry. The chat was primarily aimed at electricians, but lo ...

6 February, 2019
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Improving mental health support in the construction industry

|Date: 6 February, 2019

Improving mental health support in the construction industry

Professional Builder profiles a charity that is hoping to make the difference in the battle to improve me ...

Professional Builder profiles a charity that is hoping to make the difference in the battle to improve mental health in the construction industry. Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of ...

6 February, 2019
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How to keep warm and safe this winter

|Date: 31 January, 2019

How to keep warm and safe this winter

Alison Rodgers, health and safety manager at CITB, gives her advice on how construction workers can best ...

Alison Rodgers, health and safety manager at CITB, gives her advice on how construction workers can best deal with the wintry weather. The British like nothing better than to talk about the weather, b ...

31 January, 2019
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British Gypsum’s certified plasterers’ scheme

|Date: 28 January, 2019

British Gypsum’s certified plasterers’ scheme

In the latest part of our series on British Gypsum, we speak to three members of the company’s certified ...

In the latest part of our series on British Gypsum, we speak to three members of the company’s certified plasterers scheme to find out how it is positively influencing homeowners’ perception of plaste ...

28 January, 2019
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Addressing the skills shortage in the construction sector

|Date: 25 January, 2019

Addressing the skills shortage in the construction sector

It's no secret that the construction sector in the UK has been in the grips of a prolonged skills shortag ...

It's no secret that the construction sector in the UK has been in the grips of a prolonged skills shortage which has limited construction initiatives while increasing labour costs over the last few ye ...

25 January, 2019
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Five winter safety tips for construction sites

|Date: 25 January, 2019

Five winter safety tips for construction sites

Harriet Orme is from tool and personal protection equipment (PPE) specialists, Zoro. Here, she shares fiv ...

Harriet Orme is from tool and personal protection equipment (PPE) specialists, Zoro. Here, she shares five safety considerations you should take into account for your construction site this winter. As ...

25 January, 2019
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#TradesTalk chats about creating a winning website

|Date: 24 January, 2019

#TradesTalk chats about creating a winning website

We ran an article on the website last week about what tradespeople should include on their websites, and ...

We ran an article on the website last week about what tradespeople should include on their websites, and this was also the topic of this week's #TradesTalk chat on Twitter - with expert guest Shake ...

24 January, 2019
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Introducing the potato-based alternative to MDF

|Date: 18 January, 2019

Introducing the potato-based alternative to MDF

Professional Builder talks to Rowan Minkley, the 23-year-old behind Chip[s] Board, an MDF substitute made ...

Professional Builder talks to Rowan Minkley, the 23-year-old behind Chip[s] Board, an MDF substitute made from industrial potato waste. Rowan Minkley has recently been named the UK’s most promising yo ...

18 January, 2019
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