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CuttingStation: Armorgard Launches New Mobile Unit

|Date: 10 January, 2018

CuttingStation: Armorgard Launches New Mobile Unit

Armorgard Launches Revamped Version of its mobile CuttingStation. Providing a safe environment to cut len ...

Armorgard Launches Revamped Version of its mobile CuttingStation. Providing a safe environment to cut lengths of steel or timber close to where the work is remains a logistical and safety challenge fo ...

10 January, 2018
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PipeSnug: Inventor’s Corner Showcase WATCH

|Date: 10 January, 2018

PipeSnug: Inventor’s Corner Showcase WATCH

In a new feature, Professional Builder has a chat with the guys behind Pipesnug, a new invention for fixi ...

In a new feature, Professional Builder has a chat with the guys behind Pipesnug, a new invention for fixing drainage pipes to an exterior wall. Chris Burdett and Alex Lever's product provides a quick ...

10 January, 2018
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Housebuilder CEO: Opportunity & Uncertainty in 2018

|Date: 4 January, 2018

Housebuilder CEO: Opportunity & Uncertainty in 2018

Karl Hick, CEO of Lincolnshire housebuilder Larkfleet Homes, predicts that the new homes market in 2018 i ...

Karl Hick, CEO of Lincolnshire housebuilder Larkfleet Homes, predicts that the new homes market in 2018 is set to benefit from the budget that was delivered towards the end of last year by Chancellor ...

4 January, 2018
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FMB Backs Hackitt Review On Regulations

|Date: 27 December, 2017

FMB Backs Hackitt Review On Regulations

The initial findings of the Hackitt Review offer a positive step forward to address a multitude of failin ...

The initial findings of the Hackitt Review offer a positive step forward to address a multitude of failings within the construction industry and among its regulators, according to the Federation of Ma ...

27 December, 2017
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Silica Dust Risk Tackled by Industry Commitment

|Date: 15 December, 2017

Silica Dust Risk Tackled by Industry Commitment

Measures to control employee exposure to the second biggest cancer-causing agent found in the world’s wor ...

Measures to control employee exposure to the second biggest cancer-causing agent found in the world’s workplaces have been introduced by a cross-sector of organisations. After signing a commitment to ...

15 December, 2017
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FMB: Consumers More Satisifed by Small Housebuilders

|Date: 7 December, 2017

FMB: Consumers More Satisifed by Small Housebuilders

Consumers are twice as likely to be ‘very satisfied’ with the quality of their new home if it was built b ...

Consumers are twice as likely to be ‘very satisfied’ with the quality of their new home if it was built by a small and medium-sized (SME) house builder, according to new research by the Federation of ...

7 December, 2017
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Meeting the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

|Date: 16 November, 2017

Meeting the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to a group of tradesmen who are in the midst of a unique tour of o ...

Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to a group of tradesmen who are in the midst of a unique tour of our nation’s built environment heritage. Even today the construction industry is one of our econ ...

16 November, 2017
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Aggregate Industries Urges Housebuilders to Take a Concrete Look at New Standards

|Date: 15 November, 2017

Aggregate Industries Urges Housebuilders to Take a Concrete Look at New Standards

Aggregate Industries is urging housebuilders to look more closely at the technical considerations before ...

Aggregate Industries is urging housebuilders to look more closely at the technical considerations before installing block and beam flooring, as the 1st January (2018) deadline for the National House B ...

15 November, 2017
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Inventors’ Corner: Grakob Plumb Thumbs

|Date: 6 November, 2017

Inventors’ Corner: Grakob Plumb Thumbs

Professional Builder speaks to Mike Joy, Owner of Grakob and inventor of Plumb Thumbs – a product set to ...

Professional Builder speaks to Mike Joy, Owner of Grakob and inventor of Plumb Thumbs – a product set to raise the bar when it comes to best practice and efficient radiator removal. Q What’s your back ...

6 November, 2017
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Tarmac: Cement Tips

|Date: 2 November, 2017

Tarmac: Cement Tips

Dr. Bill Price, National Commercial Technical Manager at Tarmac, offers some tips for plumbers using ceme ...

Dr. Bill Price, National Commercial Technical Manager at Tarmac, offers some tips for plumbers using cement and mortar. Cement and plumbing may seem like unlikely bedfellows, but cement can be extreme ...

2 November, 2017
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