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How Precision Carpentry & Joinery uses HBXL
|Date: 18 July, 2025

How Precision Carpentry & Joinery uses HBXL
Precision Carpentry & Joinery prides itself on an impressive level of craftmanship whilst HBXL Buildi ...
Precision Carpentry & Joinery prides itself on an impressive level of craftmanship whilst HBXL Building Software helps the business maintain its bottom line. "Our work is often completely bespoke, ...
18 July, 2025
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PB talks to FMB winner Project One
|Date: 17 July, 2025

PB talks to FMB winner Project One
From humble beginnings to Skyfall – Professional Builder charts the Journey of Federation of Master Build ...
From humble beginnings to Skyfall – Professional Builder charts the Journey of Federation of Master Builders award winner Dorian Bowen and his company, Project One “I’d always wanted to build things s ...
17 July, 2025
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How rainwater harvesting can combat water crisis
|Date: 16 July, 2025

How rainwater harvesting can combat water crisis
Following Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s claim that Britain’s way of life is “under threat” from climate ...
Following Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s claim that Britain’s way of life is “under threat” from climate change, specifiers are being encouraged to combat increasingly common water shortages by adopti ...
16 July, 2025
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Health: Gambling disorder
|Date: 16 July, 2025

Health: Gambling disorder
© REDPIXEL / Adobe Stock This month GP Alice Fitzgibbon talks about an issue which can lead to huge menta ...
© REDPIXEL / Adobe Stock This month GP Alice Fitzgibbon talks about an issue which can lead to huge mental stress: gambling. In the UK, gambling is a common activity that many people do for fun. You ...
16 July, 2025
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The Toyota Proace City Electric review continues
|Date: 15 July, 2025

The Toyota Proace City Electric review continues
Professional Builder continues to chart our journey with our long-term loan vehicle – the Toyota Proace C ...
Professional Builder continues to chart our journey with our long-term loan vehicle – the Toyota Proace City Electric When you list the reasons why you might want to convert to a battery electric vehi ...
15 July, 2025
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Burdened by mess, besieged by thieves: the state of UK tradespeople’s vans revealed
|Date: 15 July, 2025

Burdened by mess, besieged by thieves: the state of UK tradespeople’s vans revealed
The shocking state of UK tradespeople’s vans has been revealed by storage brand BUNKER – with 77% even ad ...
The shocking state of UK tradespeople’s vans has been revealed by storage brand BUNKER – with 77% even admitting that their messy vans affect their mental state. More than half of tradespeople in the ...
15 July, 2025
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Ensuring compliance and quality with roofing battens
|Date: 14 July, 2025

Ensuring compliance and quality with roofing battens
When it comes to roofing, every detail matters. The integrity of a pitched roof depends heavily on the qu ...
When it comes to roofing, every detail matters. The integrity of a pitched roof depends heavily on the quality of its components – and roofing battens play a critical role in ensuring durability, comp ...
14 July, 2025
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Logic4training warns against online training shortcuts
|Date: 11 July, 2025

Logic4training warns against online training shortcuts
Number of tradespeople searching for online training courses up 44% since 2022. ‘Lack of hands-on experie ...
Number of tradespeople searching for online training courses up 44% since 2022. ‘Lack of hands-on experience' tops list of challenges for online training candidates. Practical, in-person training offe ...
11 July, 2025
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Introducing Saint-Gobain’s EnveoVent
|Date: 11 July, 2025

Introducing Saint-Gobain’s EnveoVent
With its new EnveoVent through-the-wall system, Saint-Gobain is championing Modern Methods of Constructio ...
With its new EnveoVent through-the-wall system, Saint-Gobain is championing Modern Methods of Construction for smaller contractors The viability of off-site solutions, especially for the more compact ...
11 July, 2025
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Wilsonart urges industry to address ageing installer workforce
|Date: 10 July, 2025

Wilsonart urges industry to address ageing installer workforce
In its latest annual installation survey, the British Institute of Kitchen Bedroom & Bathroom Install ...
In its latest annual installation survey, the British Institute of Kitchen Bedroom & Bathroom Installation (BiKBBI) has highlighted that almost two-thirds of working UK installers sit within the 4 ...
10 July, 2025
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Polypipe discusses planning reforms, plumbing and housing targets
|Date: 10 July, 2025

Polypipe discusses planning reforms, plumbing and housing targets
Chris Smith, Head of New Build at Polypipe Building Products on planning reforms and the plumbing sector’ ...
Chris Smith, Head of New Build at Polypipe Building Products on planning reforms and the plumbing sector’s role in achieving housing targets Labour’s pledge to ‘Get Britain Building Again’ comes with ...
10 July, 2025
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Why fast-fit features and easy maintenance are key
|Date: 9 July, 2025

Why fast-fit features and easy maintenance are key
Adam Ferneyhough, Country Director UK for DAB Pumps, highlights why fast-fit features and easy maintenanc ...
Adam Ferneyhough, Country Director UK for DAB Pumps, highlights why fast-fit features and easy maintenance are key to choosing the right system for the job. When traditional gravity drainage isn’t po ...
9 July, 2025
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What installers need to know about the Future Homes Standard
|Date: 8 July, 2025

What installers need to know about the Future Homes Standard
With new regulations on the horizon for 2025, RWC’s Richard Bateman explains what installers need to know ...
With new regulations on the horizon for 2025, RWC’s Richard Bateman explains what installers need to know about the Future Homes Standard  The Future Homes Standard (FHS) has been the talk of the indu ...
8 July, 2025
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Why fixing best practice is important
|Date: 7 July, 2025

Why fixing best practice is important
© Rawf8 / Adobe Stock Professional Builder speaks with Chris Middleton, General Manager of the Constructi ...
© Rawf8 / Adobe Stock Professional Builder speaks with Chris Middleton, General Manager of the Construction Fixings Association, on why fixing best practice is important. Established in 1979, and inc ...
7 July, 2025
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Protect against weather damage with Thompson’s
|Date: 4 July, 2025

Protect against weather damage with Thompson’s
Protect your customers’ investments against weather damage with Thompson’s Whether you’ve just completed ...
Protect your customers’ investments against weather damage with Thompson’s Whether you’ve just completed a new extension or laid a fresh patio, the last thing you want is for this hard work to be und ...
4 July, 2025
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Quickslide: Smart tech security and windows
|Date: 3 July, 2025

Quickslide: Smart tech security and windows
Secure your customers with window smart tech that works, urges Quickslide’s Ade Homeowners’ attitudes to ...
Secure your customers with window smart tech that works, urges Quickslide’s Ade Homeowners’ attitudes to the security of their homes remains something of a conundrum: whilst research by Sainsbury’s B ...
3 July, 2025
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