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Two Leeds students win BMI Apprentice of the Year

|Date: 15 July, 2019

Two Leeds students win BMI Apprentice of the Year

Leeds College of Building students Matthew Ford and Oscar Miller have been awarded the pitched and flat r ...

Leeds College of Building students Matthew Ford and Oscar Miller have been awarded the pitched and flat roofing BMI Apprentices of the Year. The winners received a £1,000 cash prize for each of them t ...

15 July, 2019
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Dulux promises perfect finish

|Date: 12 July, 2019

Dulux promises perfect finish

Dulux has introduced Dulux Promise, a commitment to professionals that its products will deliver perfect ...

Dulux has introduced Dulux Promise, a commitment to professionals that its products will deliver perfect colour, a uniform finish and the stated coverage, or else they will receive a voucher for a rep ...

12 July, 2019
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Screwfix searches for Britain’s Top Tradesperson

|Date: 10 July, 2019

Screwfix searches for Britain’s Top Tradesperson

The Britain’s Top Tradesperson competition run by Screwfix is now open for entries. The annual competitio ...

The Britain’s Top Tradesperson competition run by Screwfix is now open for entries. The annual competition, now in its 10th year, has a top prize of a £20k trade bundle, which includes £10k worth of t ...

10 July, 2019
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New PM must take action on construction growth

|Date: 10 July, 2019

New PM must take action on construction growth

The latest statistics suggest the construction industry is stagnating and the Federation of Master Builde ...

The latest statistics suggest the construction industry is stagnating and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is urging the Government to take action. Commenting on the latest construction output ...

10 July, 2019
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Speed trumps cost as primary concern for roofers

|Date: 3 July, 2019

Speed trumps cost as primary concern for roofers

The speed at which suppliers can get graded timber batten to site appears to be overtaking cost as the pr ...

The speed at which suppliers can get graded timber batten to site appears to be overtaking cost as the primary concern for roofing contractors. That’s the finding of a recent campaign run by SR Timber ...

3 July, 2019
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Help raise £20k for Simon Antonelli

|Date: 3 July, 2019

Help raise £20k for Simon Antonelli

The heating and plumbing community is coming together to help fund the purchase of Simon Antonelli’s busi ...

The heating and plumbing community is coming together to help fund the purchase of Simon Antonelli’s business, SA Plumbing Solutions. Simon explained his situation in a Facebook post: “I was diagnosed ...

3 July, 2019
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Revealed: finalists for BMI Apprentice of the Year 2019

|Date: 28 June, 2019

Revealed: finalists for BMI Apprentice of the Year 2019

Twenty of the country’s best roofing apprentices are getting ready for the two-day final that will see tw ...

Twenty of the country’s best roofing apprentices are getting ready for the two-day final that will see two of them awarded the title of either pitched or flat roofing BMI Apprentice of the Year 2019. ...

28 June, 2019
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Have your say on Professional Builder for a chance to win a Makita DAB site radio

|Date: 27 June, 2019

Have your say on Professional Builder for a chance to win a Makita DAB site radio

The 2019 Professional Builder reader survey is your chance to have your say on the content and future dir ...

The 2019 Professional Builder reader survey is your chance to have your say on the content and future direction of the magazine. We appreciate all feedback. We want to make sure we are providing you w ...

27 June, 2019
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Call for end to single-use plastic in construction

|Date: 26 June, 2019

Call for end to single-use plastic in construction

Hot on the heels of the recent #TradesTalk discussion on excessive packaging in construction, the Nationa ...

Hot on the heels of the recent #TradesTalk discussion on excessive packaging in construction, the National Federation for Builders (NFB) has said the industry must reduce its dependence on single-use ...

26 June, 2019
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PipeSnug to be stocked in more merchants

|Date: 25 June, 2019

PipeSnug to be stocked in more merchants

PipeSnug has teamed up with national distributor Davant, which will significantly expand the product's av ...

PipeSnug has teamed up with national distributor Davant, which will significantly expand the product's availability. PipeSnug gives a quicker and smarter finish around pipework. It began life as an id ...

25 June, 2019
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