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Construction professionals concerned about waste entering UK’s drainage system

|Date: 8 August, 2022

Construction professionals concerned about waste entering UK’s drainage system

A new survey reveals that the majority of professionals in construction and the building trade are concer ...

A new survey reveals that the majority of professionals in construction and the building trade are concerned about the environmental impact of waste entering the UK’s drainage system from construction ...

8 August, 2022
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Celebrating the best in brick: Winners of the 2021 Brick awards announced

|Date: 15 November, 2021

Celebrating the best in brick: Winners of the 2021 Brick awards announced

The annex to Lambeth Palace Library was crowned best public building and supreme winner at this year's Br ...

The annex to Lambeth Palace Library was crowned best public building and supreme winner at this year's Brick Awards. Designed by Wright & Wright Architects, this contemporary building is home to t ...

15 November, 2021
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Assent Building Control’s guide to chimney works

|Date: 3 September, 2021

Assent Building Control’s guide to chimney works

John Miles, Technical and Business Development Manager, Assent Building Control provides a guide to chimn ...

John Miles, Technical and Business Development Manager, Assent Building Control provides a guide to chimney works. Exposed to the elements, chimneys receive the full force of any adverse weather as we ...

3 September, 2021
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17 tools to consider to help you transform building exteriors

|Date: 16 July, 2021

17 tools to consider to help you transform building exteriors

As the spring and summer months approach, your attention will be turning to all those outside jobs you ha ...

As the spring and summer months approach, your attention will be turning to all those outside jobs you have pencilled in for clients - in particular, those building exteriors that are waiting to be tr ...

16 July, 2021
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Field service management software lightens the load of running a building business

|Date: 11 February, 2021

Field service management software lightens the load of running a building business

Whether you’re trying to get your small building company off the ground or have been running one for year ...

Whether you’re trying to get your small building company off the ground or have been running one for years now, you know that the hustle doesn’t end when you come home. There’s nothing you’d love more ...

11 February, 2021
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The importance of asbestos training

|Date: 3 December, 2020

The importance of asbestos training

The UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) urges construction workers to take asbestos training more se ...

The UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) urges construction workers to take asbestos training more seriously. It’s been more than 20 years since asbestos was banned in the UK but, because of a lac ...

3 December, 2020
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Building garden rooms with PipeSnug

|Date: 5 November, 2020

Building garden rooms with PipeSnug

Chris Burdett, Director of PipeSnug and building company Urban Spaces, takes us through a garden room bui ...

Chris Burdett, Director of PipeSnug and building company Urban Spaces, takes us through a garden room build. Garden rooms are becoming more popular, and even more so today as people work from home. Th ...

5 November, 2020
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Klober Accelerates Digital Enhancement

|Date: 17 September, 2020

Klober Accelerates Digital Enhancement

As more roofing and building professionals are looking online for advice, guidance and technical informat ...

As more roofing and building professionals are looking online for advice, guidance and technical information, leading roofing and ventilation component manufacturer, Klober, has fast-tracked a project ...

17 September, 2020
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A new industry first? Jo Blox Structural Insulated Blocks

|Date: 27 July, 2020

A new industry first? Jo Blox Structural Insulated Blocks

It is rare that a genuine industry first emerges, but Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to a manufac ...

It is rare that a genuine industry first emerges, but Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to a manufacturer who believes he has developed just that – meet Jo Blox. If you’re asked to devise a build ...

27 July, 2020
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Win! 5 Vexbox extension boxes up for grabs!

|Date: 5 August, 2019

Win! 5 Vexbox extension boxes up for grabs!

Vexbox is designed for use with both single and twin electrical accessory boxes which have been set too f ...

Vexbox is designed for use with both single and twin electrical accessory boxes which have been set too far back into the wall. For use on dry lining projects and refurbishments, varying from 5 to 35m ...

5 August, 2019
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