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  • Turning The Screw: Stop Digging

    You can save yourself a “hole” lot of trouble thanks to a new type of fixing device. Warwickshire-based c ...

    You can save yourself a “hole” lot of trouble thanks to a new type of fixing device. Warwickshire-based company is launching a new way to install fences, decking and signposts without it claims, the n ...

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  • Training Day: Durisol Cement-Bonded Wood Fibre Insulated Concrete Forms

    Offering an alternative to traditional brick, block and timber-frame construction, Durisol is a premium q ...

    Offering an alternative to traditional brick, block and timber-frame construction, Durisol is a premium quality recycled, renewable, and energy efficient material. Apprentice Builder’s Patrick Fennell ...

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  • Makita Celebrates 100 Years With Anniversary Products

    Makita celebrate 100 years in worldwide business in 2015 and to mark the occasion in the UK has launched ...

    Makita celebrate 100 years in worldwide business in 2015 and to mark the occasion in the UK has launched a series of additional power tools finished in a distinctive bright metallic blue colour. These ...

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  • Akzo Nobel Explains the Benefits of Water-Borne Paints

    Akzo Noble brands are extolling the virtues of the latest hybrid technology for trim products, which offe ...

    Akzo Noble brands are extolling the virtues of the latest hybrid technology for trim products, which offer all the benefits of water-based products with a quality of finish previously only possible wi ...

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  • Kingspan Insulation launch U-value calculator

    6,000 calculations for pitched and flat roofs, walls and floors, can be found at www.uvalue-calculator.co ...

    6,000 calculations for pitched and flat roofs, walls and floors, can be found at www.uvalue-calculator.co.uk ...

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  • Step-by-Step: Replacing a Window

    When installing replacement timber windows there are a number of common mistakes that installers tend to ...

    When installing replacement timber windows there are a number of common mistakes that installers tend to make time and time again. So here’s a video that takes you through the key points to remember w ...

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  • Roger Bisby - Commercial Vehicle Roof Rack Tips

    Roger Bisby is a familiar and trusted face and voice of the building trade. Here he visits commercial van ...

    Roger Bisby is a familiar and trusted face and voice of the building trade. Here he visits commercial van accessories manufacturer Van Guard at their Exeter headquarters to offer his top tips on insta ...

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  • Makita's 100 Cordless Power Tools

    Makita UK is celebrating 100 years of global business and marking this benchmark occasion with a portfoli ...

    Makita UK is celebrating 100 years of global business and marking this benchmark occasion with a portfolio of 100 different cordless power tools that all use the same 18 volt Lithium-Ion battery. This ...

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  • Admin App for Tradesmen

    Mobile tech start-up, Powered Now announces a major new release of its iPhone and iPad app for helping sm ...

    Mobile tech start-up, Powered Now announces a major new release of its iPhone and iPad app for helping smaller field-based trade businesses, such as electricians, builders, plumbers and other trades, ...

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  • Festool Launches New Cordless Range

    The launch of Festool Unplugged sees the brand develop its cordless offering. The manufacturer claims tha ...

    The launch of Festool Unplugged sees the brand develop its cordless offering. The manufacturer claims that a combination of new 5.2Ah high-performance battery packs with brushless EC-TEC motors guaran ...

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  • Dura-Ink Industrial Markers

    Markal brand manager, Steve Brook takes a look at the variety of industrial markers available to tradesme ...

    Markal brand manager, Steve Brook takes a look at the variety of industrial markers available to tradesmen How many times during your working day, when marking out tiles or pipework, do you find yours ...

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  • Kingspan: Upgrading Insulation

    The floors should not be overlooked if when upgrading insulation in the home, argues Kingspan With the ec ...

    The floors should not be overlooked if when upgrading insulation in the home, argues Kingspan With the economy showing signs of recovery, more and more homeowners are looking to make improvements to t ...

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  • Globus Gloves

    A builder’s hands are his livelihood, yet despite recognition of the hazards many fail to look after thei ...

    A builder’s hands are his livelihood, yet despite recognition of the hazards many fail to look after their hands properly. Why? Globus investigates. The majority of hand injuries are sustained because ...

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  • Flexim Roof Putty Offer Mortar Bonded Ridge Tile Solution

    As a recent review of NHBC claims highlights continuing concerns over the effectiveness of mortar bonded ...

    As a recent review of NHBC claims highlights continuing concerns over the effectiveness of mortar bonded ridge tiles, the makers of Flexim roof putty are offering a solution Figures show that approxim ...

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  • Berlingo XTR Review

    Take a journey into space with the latest models in the Citroen company van range. Professional Builder’s ...

    Take a journey into space with the latest models in the Citroen company van range. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones test drives the fuel saving credentials of the Berlingo XTR+ The cost of fuel, like ...

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  • Milwaukee MI18 CHP-X 18 Review

    Roger Bisby tests the new Milwaukee MI18 CHP-X 18 volt electro pneumatic hammer drill It occurred to me r ...

    Roger Bisby tests the new Milwaukee MI18 CHP-X 18 volt electro pneumatic hammer drill It occurred to me recently that there is now a whole generation of tradesmen who have grown up with cordless tools ...

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