News Archives - Page 111 of 145 - Professional Builder

Home

News

Smartphone pictures show heat loss from UK homes
|Date: 8 February, 2019

Smartphone pictures show heat loss from UK homes
The Cat S61 smartphone has been used to capture images of just how poorly insulated many homes are in th ...
The Cat S61 smartphone has been used to capture images of just how poorly insulated many homes are in the UK. Generally, the newer houses hold their heat more efficiently – thanks to modern insulatio ...
8 February, 2019
Read more
HSE launches Valentine’s campaign for construction workers
|Date: 7 February, 2019

HSE launches Valentine’s campaign for construction workers
Members of the public are being encouraged to share messages and acts of kindness for those working in th ...
Members of the public are being encouraged to share messages and acts of kindness for those working in the construction industry, in the run-up to Valentine’s Day. Using both #WorkRight and #WeCare ha ...
7 February, 2019
Read more
Brexit survival box for builders
|Date: 3 February, 2019

Brexit survival box for builders
Meridian Building Plastics has created a Brexit survival box for builders, to promote peaceful discussion ...
Meridian Building Plastics has created a Brexit survival box for builders, to promote peaceful discussion and working together. The box contains builders' essentials, to enjoy pre, during and after Br ...
3 February, 2019
Read more
Record visitor numbers to our Ally Pally trade shows
|Date: 1 February, 2019

Record visitor numbers to our Ally Pally trade shows
The number of tradespeople visiting our shows - Pro Builder Live, Plumbexpo and Toolfair - this week was ...
The number of tradespeople visiting our shows - Pro Builder Live, Plumbexpo and Toolfair - this week was up 20 per cent on last year's total at the same venue. Over 4000 visitors came through the door ...
1 February, 2019
Read more
Draper Tools celebrates 100 years
|Date: 31 January, 2019

Draper Tools celebrates 100 years
Congratulations to Draper Tools for reaching 100 years in business Established in 1919 by Bert Draper, Dr ...
Congratulations to Draper Tools for reaching 100 years in business Established in 1919 by Bert Draper, Draper Tools is run today by the fourth generation of the family. It has a well-established reput ...
31 January, 2019
Read more
Partnership aims to improve image of construction
|Date: 29 January, 2019

Partnership aims to improve image of construction
The CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) has joined forces with the Considerate Constructors Schem ...
The CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) has joined forces with the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) in a partnership to improve the image of the sector. The aim is to help the industry at ...
29 January, 2019
Read more
Toolfair and Pro Builder Live arrive in London next week
|Date: 25 January, 2019

Toolfair and Pro Builder Live arrive in London next week
The first Toolfair and Pro Builder Live shows at London's Alexandra Palace take place on 30th and 31st Ja ...
The first Toolfair and Pro Builder Live shows at London's Alexandra Palace take place on 30th and 31st January - running alongside Plumbexpo and Elex Show. The two-day event will include a hall packed ...
25 January, 2019
Read more
MMC key theme for NHBC roadshow
|Date: 24 January, 2019

MMC key theme for NHBC roadshow
NHBC has revealed that MMC (Modern Methods of Construction) will be one of the key themes of its roadshow ...
NHBC has revealed that MMC (Modern Methods of Construction) will be one of the key themes of its roadshows in 2019. The 'Building for tomorrow' series, now in their 28th year, will in 2019 focus on pr ...
24 January, 2019
Read more
Don’t leave your tools out in the cold
|Date: 21 January, 2019

Don’t leave your tools out in the cold
Reducing the risk of tool theft is not the only reason to bring your tools inside this winter. Van driver ...
Reducing the risk of tool theft is not the only reason to bring your tools inside this winter. Van drivers have been urged to bring their tools in from the cold to prevent thousands of pounds worth of ...
21 January, 2019
Read more
Do you own the UK’s dirtiest van?
|Date: 21 January, 2019

Do you own the UK’s dirtiest van?
Selco Builders Warehouse has launched a campaign to find the UK’s dirtiest trade van – and the 'winner' w ...
Selco Builders Warehouse has launched a campaign to find the UK’s dirtiest trade van – and the 'winner' will bag a a stylish re-wrap of their van. To kickstart the search, Selco commissioned Ruddy Mud ...
21 January, 2019
Read more
Which is the UK’s toughest trade?
|Date: 21 January, 2019

Which is the UK’s toughest trade?
Swarfega are once again on the hunt for the toughest trade in the country. The 2018 title was handed to R ...
Swarfega are once again on the hunt for the toughest trade in the country. The 2018 title was handed to Russell Ennis, representing plasterers with his mammoth task of plastering a huge vaulted ceilin ...
21 January, 2019
Read more
Opening day for new Watts Roofing branch
|Date: 18 January, 2019

Opening day for new Watts Roofing branch
Watts Roofing Supplies are opening a branch in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, on 1st February. It will be the ...
Watts Roofing Supplies are opening a branch in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, on 1st February. It will be the third branch for the independent merchant, which started out in Baldock and has a second branch ...
18 January, 2019
Read more
Roofers feel they are ‘least appreciated trade’
|Date: 18 January, 2019

Roofers feel they are ‘least appreciated trade’
Research by Chandlers Roofing Supplies has found that a whopping 95 per cent of roofers in the UK feel th ...
Research by Chandlers Roofing Supplies has found that a whopping 95 per cent of roofers in the UK feel they are the least appreciated among all tradespeople. A third of respondents felt that electrici ...
18 January, 2019
Read more
Are you the country’s best bricklayer?
|Date: 17 January, 2019

Are you the country’s best bricklayer?
Forterra has launched a new competition to find the most talented bricklayer in the UK. Best In London Br ...
Forterra has launched a new competition to find the most talented bricklayer in the UK. Best In London Brick, which has been designed and led by industry professionals, will take place on March 29th 2 ...
17 January, 2019
Read more
Charity provides over £1.2m to support construction industry wellbeing
|Date: 17 January, 2019

Charity provides over £1.2m to support construction industry wellbeing
In 2018 the Construction Industry Helpline provided £1.254m of charitable services to support the wellbei ...
In 2018 the Construction Industry Helpline provided £1.254m of charitable services to support the wellbeing of the construction workforce and their families in the UK and Ireland. The Lighthouse Const ...
17 January, 2019
Read more
Research shows not all DPC products prevent rising damp
|Date: 17 January, 2019

Research shows not all DPC products prevent rising damp
Homes throughout the UK may be at risk from rising damp despite being equipped with chemical damp-proof c ...
Homes throughout the UK may be at risk from rising damp despite being equipped with chemical damp-proof courses (DPCs), according to research from Safeguard Europe. Laboratory tests at its research an ...
17 January, 2019
Read more

«‹107 108 109 110111112 113 114 115 ›»