Products
  • Review: Regatta workwear

    Roger Bisby reviews an affordable range of outdoor clothing. As a keen rock climber I have known the Rega ...

    Roger Bisby reviews an affordable range of outdoor clothing. As a keen rock climber I have known the Regatta brand for many years, and the fact that the company’s headquarters in Manchester is called ...

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  • Review: Vauxhall Combo

    Professional Builder tries out the new Vauxhall Combo Hands up all those that remember the Vauxhall Astra ...

    Professional Builder tries out the new Vauxhall Combo Hands up all those that remember the Vauxhall Astra Max? Amazingly it was way back in 1986 that Professional Builder was there in Luton to celebra ...

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  • Review: Panasonic 28.8V SDS drill

    Roger Bisby tests out Panasonic’s 28.8V SDS drill. I am a fan of Panasonic drills. You don't see a huge n ...

    Roger Bisby tests out Panasonic’s 28.8V SDS drill. I am a fan of Panasonic drills. You don't see a huge number around, maybe they are not as obvious as the brighter coloured brands; however when I do ...

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  • Review: Workforce Socks

    Roger Bisby tests out Workforce Socks. Regular readers of Professional Builder will know that we review b ...

    Roger Bisby tests out Workforce Socks. Regular readers of Professional Builder will know that we review boots and shoes all the time, but what about the socks? How much thought do you give to your soc ...

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  • Dickies: Top tips for winter workwear

    James Whitaker, Marketing Director at Dickies, shares his top tips on choosing workwear this winter. “Tak ...

    James Whitaker, Marketing Director at Dickies, shares his top tips on choosing workwear this winter. “Taking the time to make sure you’re wearing the right kit for the job can make a big difference to ...

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  • Battling cold weather with Swarfega

    Builders can battle through the cold with TOUGH by Swarfega. As many professional tradespeople will know, ...

    Builders can battle through the cold with TOUGH by Swarfega. As many professional tradespeople will know, working with common workplace abrasive building materials and contaminants, such as oil and gr ...

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  • Yuleys reusable overshoes

    Fortress Distribution, the European distributor for Yuleys overshoes, is seeing increased demand for this ...

    Fortress Distribution, the European distributor for Yuleys overshoes, is seeing increased demand for this unique and innovative product in response to the growing issue of plastic waste. Yuleys reusab ...

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  • Snickers Workwear climate control underwear

    Dressing for the cold is like building a house – start with a good foundation. The Snickers Workwear Base ...

    Dressing for the cold is like building a house – start with a good foundation. The Snickers Workwear Baselayer clothing uses high-tech breathable fabrics for ventilation and body moisture transport fo ...

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  • Mascot’s fluorescent jackets for women

    One of the industry's widest assortments of safety workwear is now getting even bigger as Mascot launches ...

    One of the industry's widest assortments of safety workwear is now getting even bigger as Mascot launches both a hi-vis softshell jacket and a winter jacket for women. The jackets are developed with a ...

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  • Mirka Orbital Sanders

    Mirka is expanding its Direct Electric Orbital Sander (DEOS) range with the addition of the new Mirka DEO ...

    Mirka is expanding its Direct Electric Orbital Sander (DEOS) range with the addition of the new Mirka DEOS 110v model. The new DEOS will allow builders and construction workers to sand efficiently on ...

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  • Frog Tape: Improving feature walls

    Feature walls have been popular for some time, and professional decorator Alex Holt is increasingly seein ...

    Feature walls have been popular for some time, and professional decorator Alex Holt is increasingly seeing homeowners looking to the leisure industry for inspiration. Alex is the owner of Ch ...

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  • Roger Bisby learns about paint with Leyland

    Roger Bisby visits the Leyland paint factory and finds there is a lot he didn't know about paint and how ...

    Roger Bisby visits the Leyland paint factory and finds there is a lot he didn't know about paint and how to apply it. Painting and decorating is one of those trades that everyone thinks they can do. I ...

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  • Norbord has a new range: SterlingOSB Zero

    Norbord is the world’s largest manufacturer of OSB and has recently invested £95m in a new plant in Inver ...

    Norbord is the world’s largest manufacturer of OSB and has recently invested £95m in a new plant in Inverness, Scotland. A new family of products is a development of the most popular OSB brand in the ...

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  • Plastikote’s new paint range

    PlastiKote’s new range of paints, developed specifically for the trade market, will make life easier for ...

    PlastiKote’s new range of paints, developed specifically for the trade market, will make life easier for painters and decorators. Until now, no spray paint brand has ever targeted the professional bui ...

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  • Elfin Kitchens: The compact solution

    Houses in the UK have never been smaller and kitchens have now shrunk to levels last seen 80 years ago. B ...

    Houses in the UK have never been smaller and kitchens have now shrunk to levels last seen 80 years ago. Bob Andrew from Elfin Kitchens considers the challenges this brings to a building project and su ...

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  • Imperial Bricks: Brick tile range

    Imperial Bricks has launched a range of traditional and contemporary Brick Tiles as an addition to their ...

    Imperial Bricks has launched a range of traditional and contemporary Brick Tiles as an addition to their ever-growing range of traditional handmade, pressed, waterstruck and wirecut bricks. The Brick ...

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