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Flight of the Bumbleblee: Redrow’s Conservation Partnership

|Date: 27 June, 2016

Flight of the Bumbleblee: Redrow’s Conservation Partnership

Housebuilder Redrow is continuing to strengthen its relationship with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (B ...

Housebuilder Redrow is continuing to strengthen its relationship with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT), helping to reverse a serious decline in the UK’s bumblebee population. As the only major ...

27 June, 2016
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Hepworth Clay: Things to Consider When Laying Pipework

|Date: 27 June, 2016

Hepworth Clay: Things to Consider When Laying Pipework

A best practice approach to cutting, backfilling and pipe jointing must encompass critical health & s ...

A best practice approach to cutting, backfilling and pipe jointing must encompass critical health & safety considerations, writes Paul Wydell, Product Manager, Hepworth Clayware Contractors are fa ...

27 June, 2016
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NHBC: Housebuilding Through the Ages

|Date: 20 June, 2016

NHBC: Housebuilding Through the Ages

A recent guide from the NHBC Foundation provides an intriguing insight into the making of modern housing. ...

A recent guide from the NHBC Foundation provides an intriguing insight into the making of modern housing. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones reports. In the public imagination the Victorian era is often ...

20 June, 2016
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Offsite Construction: the Future?

|Date: 2 June, 2016

Offsite Construction: the Future?

Offsite construction can unlock year-end success for housebuilders caught in skills and block shortage tr ...

Offsite construction can unlock year-end success for housebuilders caught in skills and block shortage trap Offsite construction of new homes could overcome year-end pressures on housebuilders struggl ...

2 June, 2016
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TV’s DIY SOS Needs You!

|Date: 26 May, 2016

TV’s DIY SOS Needs You!

‘DIY SOS Trades Day’ Event on Wednesday 8th June 2016 hopes to galvanise support from businesses and volu ...

‘DIY SOS Trades Day’ Event on Wednesday 8th June 2016 hopes to galvanise support from businesses and volunteer trades for DIY SOS, BBC Children in Need special. BBC television’s most popular building ...

26 May, 2016
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Step-by-Step: Installing a Dry Verge

|Date: 26 May, 2016

Step-by-Step: Installing a Dry Verge

Changes to the British Standard code of practice for slating and tiling, BS 5534, have paved the way for ...

Changes to the British Standard code of practice for slating and tiling, BS 5534, have paved the way for Redland’s latest system, the Rapid Verge and Ambi-Dry Verge for Redland 49 tiles and Fenland Pa ...

26 May, 2016
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Surecav 25: Lower U-Values

|Date: 23 May, 2016

Surecav 25: Lower U-Values

Surecav’s latest development continues to put it at the forefront of the space race! No stranger to the p ...

Surecav’s latest development continues to put it at the forefront of the space race! No stranger to the pages of Professional Builder these past ten years, Charlie Ayres certainly helped to fill a gap ...

23 May, 2016
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Hope Cement: Hope for Us All

|Date: 17 May, 2016

Hope Cement: Hope for Us All

The cat, and much more besides, is out of the bag with the announcement of a new cement offering through ...

The cat, and much more besides, is out of the bag with the announcement of a new cement offering through the merchant channel. Professional Builder finds out more from Hope Director of Cement Gary Bre ...

17 May, 2016
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Flood Professionals: Helping Prevent Flood Damage

|Date: 17 May, 2016

Flood Professionals: Helping Prevent Flood Damage

Become a Flood Professional Certified Contractor and your work levels are set to rise for the foreseeable ...

Become a Flood Professional Certified Contractor and your work levels are set to rise for the foreseeable future! Flooding once more hit our TV screens and newspaper headlines last winter as homes and ...

17 May, 2016
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ISO-Chemie: Airtightness Vs. Ventilation

|Date: 11 April, 2016

ISO-Chemie: Airtightness Vs. Ventilation

Peter Thompson, General Manager of ISO-Chemie UK, gives insight into the trade-off between airtightness a ...

Peter Thompson, General Manager of ISO-Chemie UK, gives insight into the trade-off between airtightness and ventilation in sealing products. The legal requirement to consider airtightness in bu ...

11 April, 2016
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