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  • BuyMaterials Launches ‘BuyMaterials PLUS’

    |Date: 4 March, 2025
    BuyMaterials Launches ‘BuyMaterials PLUS’

    BuyMaterials Launches ‘BuyMaterials PLUS’

    Building materials marketplace platform introduces an exclusive service designed for housebuilders, contr ...

    Building materials marketplace platform introduces an exclusive service designed for housebuilders, contractors, and developers managing £250,000+ annual material spend. BuyMaterials has launched BuyM ...

    4 March, 2025
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  • Drive Through Concrete, Mortar & Screed Solution launches in South Wales

    |Date: 5 February, 2024
    Drive Through Concrete, Mortar & Screed Solution launches in South Wales

    Drive Through Concrete, Mortar & Screed Solution launches in South Wales

    LBS Builders Merchant takes on fibo Collect's drive through concrete, mortar & screed solution in Sou ...

    LBS Builders Merchant takes on fibo Collect's drive through concrete, mortar & screed solution in South Wales Watch a short video on how the process works here: fibo Collect | UK Builders Merchant ...

    5 February, 2024
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  • Wise Howell: RAAC Schools and what went wrong

    |Date: 30 November, 2023
    Wise Howell: RAAC Schools and what went wrong

    Wise Howell: RAAC Schools and what went wrong

    © Africa Studio / Adobe Stock It is not often that a construction material comes to dominate the national ...

    © Africa Studio / Adobe Stock It is not often that a construction material comes to dominate the national media. But when it does, it is usually bad news rather than good. Asbestos, lead, high-alumina ...

    30 November, 2023
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  • British Gypsum online chat feature launched with direct access to technical experts

    |Date: 29 November, 2023
    British Gypsum online chat feature launched with direct access to technical experts

    British Gypsum online chat feature launched with direct access to technical experts

    British Gypsum has unveiled a new online service, offering customers quick and accurate technical support ...

    British Gypsum has unveiled a new online service, offering customers quick and accurate technical support from its team of highly-trained experts. The company's existing website chatbot, QBot, has bee ...

    29 November, 2023
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  • Building materials procurement club launches for SME house builders

    |Date: 27 November, 2023
    Building materials procurement club launches for SME house builders

    Building materials procurement club launches for SME house builders

    A new procurement group will help regional contractors and construction firms save money across their mat ...

    A new procurement group will help regional contractors and construction firms save money across their materials spend with national merchants such as CEF, Huws Gray, Jewson, JTC Furniture Group and Wo ...

    27 November, 2023
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  • Hanson UK becomes Heidelberg Materials explained

    |Date: 6 November, 2023
    Hanson UK becomes Heidelberg Materials explained

    Hanson UK becomes Heidelberg Materials explained

    One of the industry’s most recognisable names has a new identity.    If it’s packed cement and aggre ...

    One of the industry’s most recognisable names has a new identity.    If it’s packed cement and aggregates you’re after, then Hanson UK has always been able to supply it, with the largest range of ...

    6 November, 2023
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  • New products rise from Scottish quarry’s revival of ancient stone material

    |Date: 31 July, 2023
    New products rise from Scottish quarry's revival of ancient stone material

    New products rise from Scottish quarry’s revival of ancient stone material

    A Scottish quarry is helping to improve skills and develop a range of new products to continue the reviva ...

    A Scottish quarry is helping to improve skills and develop a range of new products to continue the revival of an ancient stone material.  Denfind Stone in Angus has continued a tradition of innovation ...

    31 July, 2023
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  • Man made building materials

    |Date: 5 October, 2022
    Man made building materials

    Man made building materials

    Have you heard the one about the Great Wall of China being built out of rice? I know, it sounds like a jo ...

    Have you heard the one about the Great Wall of China being built out of rice? I know, it sounds like a joke about a Chinese takeaway. But it turns out to be true.   Scientists at Zhejiang Univers ...

    5 October, 2022
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  • How long do building materials last?

    |Date: 3 May, 2022
    How long do building materials last?

    How long do building materials last?

    Professional Builder Column by Jeff Howell. How long do building materials last? Well, that depends on th ...

    Professional Builder Column by Jeff Howell. How long do building materials last? Well, that depends on the way they are used, of course, and the amount or wear-and-tear they get. As well as the effect ...

    3 May, 2022
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  • Choosing West Fraser’s CaberFloor for your next project

    |Date: 28 March, 2022
    Choosing West Fraser's CaberFloor for your next project

    Choosing West Fraser’s CaberFloor for your next project

    West Fraser’s CaberFloor provides a solution for all applications. Just as sound foundations are essentia ...

    West Fraser’s CaberFloor provides a solution for all applications. Just as sound foundations are essential for any building, the right flooring system lays a good foundation for a quality flooring fin ...

    28 March, 2022
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  • Buildiro Launches Investment Round on Seedrs

    |Date: 24 March, 2022
    Buildiro Launches Investment Round on Seedrs

    Buildiro Launches Investment Round on Seedrs

    Like Amazon for building materials, Buildiro.com seeks to raise at least £300,000 to boost affiliate sale ...

    Like Amazon for building materials, Buildiro.com seeks to raise at least £300,000 to boost affiliate sales, activate merchants, and grow revenue Buildiro.com, a digital marketplace for tradespeople, b ...

    24 March, 2022
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  • Phyllite: why it’s one of the world’s most sought-after roofing material

    |Date: 15 March, 2022
    Phyllite: why it’s one of the world’s most sought-after roofing material

    Phyllite: why it’s one of the world’s most sought-after roofing material

    SSQ’s Technical Director Richard Cook introduces phyllite and outlines why it’s one of the most sought-af ...

    SSQ’s Technical Director Richard Cook introduces phyllite and outlines why it’s one of the most sought-after roofing materials of all. Phyllite – it’s a material a lot of people in the trade aren’t ve ...

    15 March, 2022
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  • CorkSol’s steps to become more sustainable

    |Date: 8 March, 2022
    CorkSol's steps to become more sustainable

    CorkSol’s steps to become more sustainable

    Chris Heaton, marketing manager at CorkSol UK, explains how the company is working to develop a network o ...

    Chris Heaton, marketing manager at CorkSol UK, explains how the company is working to develop a network of expert renderers who support the use of sustainable coatings. With the build industry under c ...

    8 March, 2022
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  • Rising cost of materials will be the biggest challenge in 2022, say UK electricians

    |Date: 13 January, 2022
    Rising cost of materials will be the biggest challenge in 2022, say UK electricians

    Rising cost of materials will be the biggest challenge in 2022, say UK electricians

    Other key challenges include getting hold of materials and struggling to recruit staff. A fifth (20%) of ...

    Other key challenges include getting hold of materials and struggling to recruit staff. A fifth (20%) of UK electricians think 2022 will be a better year than 2021 for their companies. Almost one in f ...

    13 January, 2022
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  • The direction of travel for developments in insulation

    |Date: 2 November, 2021
    The direction of travel for developments in insulation

    The direction of travel for developments in insulation

    In the third instalment of our feature on future building materials and solutions, Professional Builder’s ...

    In the third instalment of our feature on future building materials and solutions, Professional Builder’s Lee Jones listens to sustainable building expert Dr Matthew Brooke-Peat about the direction of ...

    2 November, 2021
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  • The potential of using graphene in the construction industry

    |Date: 6 October, 2021
    The potential of using graphene in the construction industry

    The potential of using graphene in the construction industry

    In part two of our feature on the building materials of the future Professional Builder looks at the pote ...

    In part two of our feature on the building materials of the future Professional Builder looks at the potential of graphene in the construction industry. It is 200 times stronger than steel but – at ju ...

    6 October, 2021
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