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The Government’s Energy Security Strategy fails to deliver
|Date: 24 June, 2022

The Government’s Energy Security Strategy fails to deliver
ENERGY GAP The Government’s Energy Security Strategy fails to deliver, according to the FMB “The Energy S ...
ENERGY GAP The Government’s Energy Security Strategy fails to deliver, according to the FMB “The Energy Security Strategy completely misses the mark in tackling energy consumption in our homes,” lamen ...
24 June, 2022
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FlueSnug wins Product of the Year Award
|Date: 23 June, 2022

FlueSnug wins Product of the Year Award
FlueSnug has won the Product of the Year Award 2022 for Safety, Energy Efficiency and Wellbeing at the AS ...
FlueSnug has won the Product of the Year Award 2022 for Safety, Energy Efficiency and Wellbeing at the ASCP Safety and Compliance Awards. ASCP UK provides a wide range of services and benefits to peop ...
23 June, 2022
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Environmentally friendly construction
|Date: 23 June, 2022

Environmentally friendly construction
West Fraser is championing environmentally friendly construction. Steve Roebuck talks to Professional Bui ...
West Fraser is championing environmentally friendly construction. Steve Roebuck talks to Professional Builder’s Lee Jones about the company’s products and production processes. Whilst every manufactur ...
23 June, 2022
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The mental health of construction workers
|Date: 22 June, 2022

The mental health of construction workers
In partnership with the IES and funded by a research grant from B&CE, we published the full report of ...
In partnership with the IES and funded by a research grant from B&CE, we published the full report of our findings looking at the mental health of self-employed construction workers and those work ...
22 June, 2022
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Exterior must have products
|Date: 22 June, 2022

Exterior must have products
COMPOSITE FENCE PANEL Part of the DuraPost range of composite fence panels from Birkdale, Vento, allows f ...
COMPOSITE FENCE PANEL Part of the DuraPost range of composite fence panels from Birkdale, Vento, allows for the creation of ‘Hit and Miss’ style fencing. It’s made from a durable blend of wood and pla ...
22 June, 2022
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Painting and decorating apprentices showcase their skills
|Date: 21 June, 2022

Painting and decorating apprentices showcase their skills
The UK’s largest trade body for the painting and decorating sector has hosted a nationwide competition fo ...
The UK’s largest trade body for the painting and decorating sector has hosted a nationwide competition for apprentices. The Painting and Decorating Association (PDA), held its annual Apprentice Paperh ...
21 June, 2022
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Building trade concerned about ‘very negative’ environmental impact
|Date: 21 June, 2022

Building trade concerned about ‘very negative’ environmental impact
A new survey reveals that the majority of professionals in construction and the building trade are concer ...
A new survey reveals that the majority of professionals in construction and the building trade are concerned about the environmental impact of waste entering the UK’s drainage system from construction ...
21 June, 2022
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British Gypsum’s newly refurbished training academy
|Date: 21 June, 2022

British Gypsum’s newly refurbished training academy
British Gypsum has opened the doors to a newly refurbished training academy at its Head Office in East Le ...
British Gypsum has opened the doors to a newly refurbished training academy at its Head Office in East Leake, Leicestershire. Designed to provide an enhanced practical training environment for those a ...
21 June, 2022
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DI-WHY? A plasterers findings 20th June 2022
|Date: 20 June, 2022

DI-WHY? A plasterers findings 20th June 2022
Let's see what DI-WHY? fail we have this week... One of our readers @DaveWilliamsPlasterer sent in this f ...
Let's see what DI-WHY? fail we have this week... One of our readers @DaveWilliamsPlasterer sent in this fail thats he found whilst he was on a job. Have you seen any funny DIY fails like this one? We ...
20 June, 2022
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UK construction unemployment falls to lowest level since 2019
|Date: 20 June, 2022

UK construction unemployment falls to lowest level since 2019
Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “The pandemic hit t ...
Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “The pandemic hit the construction industry hard, but the latest ONS data shows that the level of unemployment has ...
20 June, 2022
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Top security tips with Honest John Vans
|Date: 20 June, 2022

Top security tips with Honest John Vans
A builder’s van is a tempting target for criminals. Dan Powell from Honest John Vans shares his top secur ...
A builder’s van is a tempting target for criminals. Dan Powell from Honest John Vans shares his top security tips. Getting your van broken into is every tradesperson's nightmare. From losing the tool ...
20 June, 2022
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ARMD support
|Date: 20 June, 2022

ARMD support
As tool theft puts more builders out of business, Professional Builder speaks to Stephen Holland, co-foun ...
As tool theft puts more builders out of business, Professional Builder speaks to Stephen Holland, co-founder of ARMD, the new platform designed to protect the trade from thieves. Tool theft isn’t goin ...
20 June, 2022
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Using digital thermometers to keep people safe
|Date: 17 June, 2022

Using digital thermometers to keep people safe
Legionella bacteria is found naturally in freshwater environments, such as streams and lakes, and rarely ...
Legionella bacteria is found naturally in freshwater environments, such as streams and lakes, and rarely causes illness in people. However, the bacteria have found an agreeable home in our urban envir ...
17 June, 2022
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The ToughBuilt Quickset Work Bench
|Date: 17 June, 2022

The ToughBuilt Quickset Work Bench
Tibby Singh is working smart with the ToughBuilt Quickset Work Bench I’ve used a few work benches in the ...
Tibby Singh is working smart with the ToughBuilt Quickset Work Bench I’ve used a few work benches in the past and found that their legs start to wobble at the first sight of a load. When I found out t ...
17 June, 2022
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Plan drawing service and more
|Date: 17 June, 2022

Plan drawing service and more
PLAN DRAWING SERVICE Estimating and building service provider Build Aviator has launched By Design, a pla ...
PLAN DRAWING SERVICE Estimating and building service provider Build Aviator has launched By Design, a plan drawing service for when builders are asked to estimate without plans. As well as delivering ...
17 June, 2022
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Shining a Light on Men’s Health Week
|Date: 16 June, 2022

Shining a Light on Men’s Health Week
It’s Men’s Health Week from 12th to 19th June and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity are suppor ...
It’s Men’s Health Week from 12th to 19th June and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity are supporting the week by raising awareness of all the resources they have to support our men in constru ...
16 June, 2022
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