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  • Houses Through Time with Safeguard: Between the Wars (Part Two)

    |Date: 15 July, 2017
    Houses Through Time with Safeguard: Between the Wars (Part Two)

    Houses Through Time with Safeguard: Between the Wars (Part Two)

    In the second of our series, Hudson Lambert of Safeguard looks at houses built in the interwar years – 19 ...

    In the second of our series, Hudson Lambert of Safeguard looks at houses built in the interwar years – 1918 to 1939 – and describes some of the construction details that can give rise to damp and othe ...

    15 July, 2017
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  • Houses Through Time With Safeguard: Pre 1918 (Part One)

    |Date: 8 July, 2017
    Houses Through Time With Safeguard: Pre 1918 (Part One)

    Houses Through Time With Safeguard: Pre 1918 (Part One)

    When diagnosing damp problems, the age and type of construction of a house can give important clues as to ...

    When diagnosing damp problems, the age and type of construction of a house can give important clues as to what to expect. In the first of a new series, Hudson Lambert of Safeguard looks at houses buil ...

    8 July, 2017
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  • NDC: Designing a Better Living Space

    |Date: 23 May, 2017
    NDC: Designing a Better Living Space

    NDC: Designing a Better Living Space

    Scott Couldrey, Managing Director, The National Domelight Company, discusses how to design a better livin ...

    Scott Couldrey, Managing Director, The National Domelight Company, discusses how to design a better living space for improved well-being using natural light from a rooflight or skylight. Natural light ...

    23 May, 2017
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  • CMA Reviewing NHBC Undertakings

    |Date: 22 March, 2017
    CMA Reviewing NHBC Undertakings

    CMA Reviewing NHBC Undertakings

    The National House-Building Council (NHBC) provides new home structural warranties for over 1.6 million h ...

    The National House-Building Council (NHBC) provides new home structural warranties for over 1.6 million homes in the UK, covering around 80% of new homes. The undertakings were given in 1995, followin ...

    22 March, 2017
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  • Tarmac Cement on Self-Build Challenges

    |Date: 17 March, 2017
    Tarmac Cement on Self-Build Challenges

    Tarmac Cement on Self-Build Challenges

    Bill Price, National Commercial Technical Manager at Tarmac Cement explores the next frontier of self-bui ...

    Bill Price, National Commercial Technical Manager at Tarmac Cement explores the next frontier of self-build challenges. In an era of true architectural innovation, it seems that anything is possible i ...

    17 March, 2017
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  • ‘Fragile Recovery’: Fall in Construction Output

    |Date: 10 March, 2017
    'Fragile Recovery': Fall in Construction Output

    ‘Fragile Recovery’: Fall in Construction Output

    Commenting on the new construction output figures published by the ONS today which show a fall in output, ...

    Commenting on the new construction output figures published by the ONS today which show a fall in output, Michael Thirkettle, Chief Executive of leading interdisciplinary international construction an ...

    10 March, 2017
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  • Boys in the Band: The Band of Builders Story So Far

    |Date: 9 March, 2017
    Boys in the Band: The Band of Builders Story So Far

    Boys in the Band: The Band of Builders Story So Far

    Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee speaks to Addam Smith, the man who inadvertently found himself at the h ...

    Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee speaks to Addam Smith, the man who inadvertently found himself at the head of Band of Builders, an assorted group of tradesmen who came together to help a builder in ...

    9 March, 2017
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  • Knauf: Fitter Friendly Reward Scheme

    |Date: 7 February, 2017
    Knauf: Fitter Friendly Reward Scheme

    Knauf: Fitter Friendly Reward Scheme

    How do you fancy getting your hands on the latest must-have technology or booking your place on an exclus ...

    How do you fancy getting your hands on the latest must-have technology or booking your place on an exclusive weekend break? If you’re one of the many builders and installers who use Knauf Insulation’s ...

    7 February, 2017
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  • Watch: ZipWall Dust Barrier System in Action

    |Date: 5 January, 2017
    Watch: ZipWall Dust Barrier System in Action

    Watch: ZipWall Dust Barrier System in Action

    The ZipWall Dust Barrier System sets up in a few minutes without ladders, tape or damage. Using spring-lo ...

    The ZipWall Dust Barrier System sets up in a few minutes without ladders, tape or damage. Using spring-loaded, twist-locking poles a barrier can be built up to 6,1m high. It includes accessories to se ...

    5 January, 2017
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  • Government Announces Starter Homes Package

    |Date: 5 January, 2017
    Government Announces Starter Homes Package

    Government Announces Starter Homes Package

    The Government announcement, which gives the green light for the construction of thousands of Starter Hom ...

    The Government announcement, which gives the green light for the construction of thousands of Starter Homes, is welcome but greater challenges lie ahead if we are to solve our housing crisis, the Fede ...

    5 January, 2017
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  • Would Your Company Benefit From a Tracked Mini-Dumper?

    |Date: 4 January, 2017
    Would Your Company Benefit From a Tracked Mini-Dumper?

    Would Your Company Benefit From a Tracked Mini-Dumper?

    Leading south coast landscaping company Dorset Design & Build finds that its tracked mini-dumper not ...

    Leading south coast landscaping company Dorset Design & Build finds that its tracked mini-dumper not only sets it apart from the competition – but substantially increases productivity. For Peter J ...

    4 January, 2017
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  • Safeguard: Renovation Plaster

    |Date: 2 December, 2016
    Safeguard: Renovation Plaster

    Safeguard: Renovation Plaster

    Hudson Lambert of Safeguard looks at the second of the two potential specifications: Dryzone Renovation P ...

    Hudson Lambert of Safeguard looks at the second of the two potential specifications: Dryzone Renovation Plasters. In the UK, lime plaster – either applied directly to walls or onto timber laths – was ...

    2 December, 2016
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  • Rockwool Sound Insulation: Roger Bisby Listens Out

    |Date: 19 November, 2016
    Rockwool Sound Insulation: Roger Bisby Listens Out

    Rockwool Sound Insulation: Roger Bisby Listens Out

    Roger Bisby has a look at Rockwool Sound Insulation Slab to see whether the wool is really being pulled o ...

    Roger Bisby has a look at Rockwool Sound Insulation Slab to see whether the wool is really being pulled over our ears. It seems to me that many builders and loft converters don't attach very much impo ...

    19 November, 2016
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  • Professional Builder Visits Bradstone’s Madera Porcelain Paving Being Laid

    |Date: 13 November, 2016
    Professional Builder Visits Bradstone's Madera Porcelain Paving Being Laid

    Professional Builder Visits Bradstone’s Madera Porcelain Paving Being Laid

    Porcelain paving is an increasingly popular choice in landscaping projects and Bradstone’s Madera hopes t ...

    Porcelain paving is an increasingly popular choice in landscaping projects and Bradstone’s Madera hopes to push the appeal still further. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones visits an Oakley Landscaping ...

    13 November, 2016
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  • Councils Paid Out £12m in Lost Planning Appeals

    |Date: 11 November, 2016
    Councils Paid Out £12m in Lost Planning Appeals

    Councils Paid Out £12m in Lost Planning Appeals

    Local authorities paid out close to £12 million in lost planning appeals between 2010 and 2016, new resea ...

    Local authorities paid out close to £12 million in lost planning appeals between 2010 and 2016, new research has revealed. Property consultancy Daniel Watney LLP sent out Freedom of Information (FOI) ...

    11 November, 2016
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  • Housbuilding: Mindset Needs Changing

    |Date: 10 November, 2016
    Housbuilding: Mindset Needs Changing

    Housbuilding: Mindset Needs Changing

    A step change is needed in mind set and delivery on housebuilding, if the UK is to meet the Government’s ...

    A step change is needed in mind set and delivery on housebuilding, if the UK is to meet the Government’s welcome ambition to build one million new homes by 2020, according a new CBI report. In No Plac ...

    10 November, 2016
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