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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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Professional Builder magazine now available online

|Date: 19 June, 2019

Professional Builder magazine now available online

We are delighted to share that Professional Builder – your favourite magazine for the trades – is now ava ...

We are delighted to share that Professional Builder – your favourite magazine for the trades – is now available online, starting with the June 2019 issue. Every month, each issue will be uploaded so y ...

19 June, 2019
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Charity needs your old tools

|Date: 17 June, 2019

Charity needs your old tools

RGB Building Supplies has joined forces with South West-based charity Amigos to collect unused tools that ...

RGB Building Supplies has joined forces with South West-based charity Amigos to collect unused tools that will be donated to young people in Africa. Until Wednesday 31st July, pre-loved hand, power an ...

17 June, 2019
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200 years until equal numbers of men and women working in construction

|Date: 11 June, 2019

200 years until equal numbers of men and women working in construction

GMB, the construction union, has revealed it will take nearly 200 years to achieve equality in terms of t ...

GMB, the construction union, has revealed it will take nearly 200 years to achieve equality in terms of the numbers of men and women working in the construction industry. GMB's analysis shows at the c ...

11 June, 2019
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Bristol builders on bikes

|Date: 7 June, 2019

Bristol builders on bikes

Builders on one of Bristol’s biggest developments will be commuting to site on bikes, to help ease conges ...

Builders on one of Bristol’s biggest developments will be commuting to site on bikes, to help ease congestion. Construction workers at the Assembly Bristol project will be using Brompton bikes to comm ...

7 June, 2019
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Website for the trades ditches reviews

|Date: 6 June, 2019

Website for the trades ditches reviews

A website set up for the general public to find tradespeople has ditched the 'reviewing' element claiming ...

A website set up for the general public to find tradespeople has ditched the 'reviewing' element claiming the system has become 'worthless'. We have all become used to reading online reviews for anyth ...

6 June, 2019
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The importance of dust extraction

|Date: 4 June, 2019

The importance of dust extraction

Steve Johnson, territory manager, end user team at Festool, discusses the importance of dust extraction. ...

Steve Johnson, territory manager, end user team at Festool, discusses the importance of dust extraction. As all tradespeople know, working with any material produces dust that is often harmful. Constr ...

4 June, 2019
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Which trade is the best at reverse parking?

|Date: 31 May, 2019

Which trade is the best at reverse parking?

How good are the trades at reversing and parking? This is what Peugeot decided to investigate by inviting ...

How good are the trades at reversing and parking? This is what Peugeot decided to investigate by inviting six tradesmen to go head-to-head in a unique challenge to test their driving capabilities and ...

31 May, 2019
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Join MEDITE SMARTPLY’s road trip this summer

|Date: 30 May, 2019

Join MEDITE SMARTPLY’s road trip this summer

This summer, timber panel manufacturer MEDITE SMARTPLY is embarking on a road trip around the UK and Irel ...

This summer, timber panel manufacturer MEDITE SMARTPLY is embarking on a road trip around the UK and Ireland. The tour comes after a succession of product launches from the brand throughout 2019 so fa ...

30 May, 2019
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8 ways to protect against tool theft

|Date: 21 May, 2019

8 ways to protect against tool theft

Experts from LeaseVan.co.uk have come up with eight security measures that tradespeople can take to help ...

Experts from LeaseVan.co.uk have come up with eight security measures that tradespeople can take to help protect their tools. How many of them are you doing? Intruder alarms Many Brits nowadays find ...

21 May, 2019
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