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  • FMB: Let Councils Borrow to Build More Homes

    |Date: 10 November, 2016
    FMB: Let Councils Borrow to Build More Homes

    FMB: Let Councils Borrow to Build More Homes

    Allowing local authorities to borrow to build homes could both help tackle the housing crisis and mitigat ...

    Allowing local authorities to borrow to build homes could both help tackle the housing crisis and mitigate any emerging economic uncertainty, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said ahead of ...

    10 November, 2016
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  • Could Elevating Houses Be the Answer to Flood Risk?

    |Date: 10 November, 2016
    Could Elevating Houses Be the Answer to Flood Risk?

    Could Elevating Houses Be the Answer to Flood Risk?

    The Larkfleet Group of Companies has applied for planning permission to build an experimental house that ...

    The Larkfleet Group of Companies has applied for planning permission to build an experimental house that could rise on jacks above flood waters. If tests are successful the house could provide a model ...

    10 November, 2016
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  • Roger Bisby Gives the Dustblocker from Addex his Seal of Approval

    |Date: 8 November, 2016
    Roger Bisby Gives the Dustblocker from Addex his Seal of Approval

    Roger Bisby Gives the Dustblocker from Addex his Seal of Approval

    Roger Bisby had a Dustblocker from Addex on test for a month and found he didn't want to let it go. The u ...

    Roger Bisby had a Dustblocker from Addex on test for a month and found he didn't want to let it go. The ultimate seal of approval for me must be when I end up buying a product that I have tested for t ...

    8 November, 2016
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  • Roger Bisby Lays Bostik Fibreflex

    |Date: 8 November, 2016
    Roger Bisby Lays Bostik Fibreflex

    Roger Bisby Lays Bostik Fibreflex

    Roger Bisby flexes his abilities with a self-levelling compound from Bostik. I chose to put down some Fib ...

    Roger Bisby flexes his abilities with a self-levelling compound from Bostik. I chose to put down some Fibreflex in a loft conversion on what turned out to be the hottest day of the year. It was a fool ...

    8 November, 2016
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  • Bobcat: Mini-Excavators

    |Date: 5 November, 2016
    Bobcat: Mini-Excavators

    Bobcat: Mini-Excavators

    Bobcat showcases the latest developments in its mini-excavator range. According to the management consult ...

    Bobcat showcases the latest developments in its mini-excavator range. According to the management consultancy, Off-Highway Research, the UK mini-excavator market has recovered steadily over the last s ...

    5 November, 2016
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  • Professional Builder Visits Rockwool’s Contractor Day

    |Date: 1 November, 2016
    Professional Builder Visits Rockwool's Contractor Day

    Professional Builder Visits Rockwool’s Contractor Day

    Rockwool’s Contractor Days are designed to educate tradesmen on the advantages of stone wool insulation. ...

    Rockwool’s Contractor Days are designed to educate tradesmen on the advantages of stone wool insulation. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones visits a south-west London builders’ merchants to find out mor ...

    1 November, 2016
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  • Does the Paving Industry Need to Focus on Surface Water Management?

    |Date: 13 October, 2016
    Does the Paving Industry Need to Focus on Surface Water Management?

    Does the Paving Industry Need to Focus on Surface Water Management?

    With flooding events becoming more frequent why doesn’t anyone act to make surface water management as mu ...

    With flooding events becoming more frequent why doesn’t anyone act to make surface water management as much of a selling point as energy efficiency? Andrew Gill, Marketing Manager, Brett Landscaping a ...

    13 October, 2016
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  • Are Timber Frame Solutions the Answer to Housing Crisis?

    |Date: 4 August, 2016
    Are Timber Frame Solutions the Answer to Housing Crisis?

    Are Timber Frame Solutions the Answer to Housing Crisis?

    The release this summer of government projections suggesting the number of households in England will ris ...

    The release this summer of government projections suggesting the number of households in England will rise by 5.3 million over the next quarter of a century has prompted Matthew King, UK and Ireland d ...

    4 August, 2016
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  • 41,222 New Homes Registered in Q2, Reports NHBC

    |Date: 3 August, 2016
    41,222 New Homes Registered in Q2, Reports NHBC

    41,222 New Homes Registered in Q2, Reports NHBC

    A total of 41,222 new homes were registered by NHBC in Q2 throughout the UK, according to NHBC’s latest n ...

    A total of 41,222 new homes were registered by NHBC in Q2 throughout the UK, according to NHBC’s latest new home registration statistics. 31,753 new homes were registered in the private sector, a 6% i ...

    3 August, 2016
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  • Are ‘Active Houses’ the Best Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions?

    |Date: 27 July, 2016
    Are 'Active Houses' the Best Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions?

    Are ‘Active Houses’ the Best Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions?

    In construction, bringing a scientific approach to the design of a building that commits to an energy sta ...

    In construction, bringing a scientific approach to the design of a building that commits to an energy standard is not the easiest of things to achieve. When Passive House caught the imagination of tho ...

    27 July, 2016
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  • Day in the Life of a Professional Builder

    |Date: 15 July, 2016
    Day in the Life of a Professional Builder

    Day in the Life of a Professional Builder

    What does it take to be named as the highly coveted 2016 Brett Paving National Installer of the Year? Wel ...

    What does it take to be named as the highly coveted 2016 Brett Paving National Installer of the Year? Well a crack of dawn start for openers, as Professional Builder recently discovered when we travel ...

    15 July, 2016
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  • 30’s the Limit With Setcrete Rapidset 30

    |Date: 8 July, 2016
    30's the Limit With Setcrete Rapidset 30

    30’s the Limit With Setcrete Rapidset 30

    Roger Bisby does a half-hour job with Setcrete Rapidset 30 Every so often something comes along that real ...

    Roger Bisby does a half-hour job with Setcrete Rapidset 30 Every so often something comes along that really is a 'dream product' and Setcrete Rapidset 30 is definitely in that category. It sets hard e ...

    8 July, 2016
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  • Watch: Installing CaberShieldPlus Chipboard Flooring

    |Date: 8 July, 2016
    Watch: Installing CaberShieldPlus Chipboard Flooring

    Watch: Installing CaberShieldPlus Chipboard Flooring

    Based on Norbord’s popular moisture-resistant Caberfloor P5 tongue-and-groove particleboard flooring pane ...

    Based on Norbord’s popular moisture-resistant Caberfloor P5 tongue-and-groove particleboard flooring panel, CaberShieldPlus is specially designed to withstand exposure to wet conditions. Yet, unlike N ...

    8 July, 2016
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  • Could HBXL’s Estimating Service Be Your Summer Solution?

    |Date: 6 July, 2016
    Could HBXL's Estimating Service Be Your Summer Solution?

    Could HBXL’s Estimating Service Be Your Summer Solution?

    Time pressed builders are often worried that they’ll lose out on future work because the summer holidays ...

    Time pressed builders are often worried that they’ll lose out on future work because the summer holidays take up a large part of their time. HBXL has the answer. Busy builders are being advised to mak ...

    6 July, 2016
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  • ITW Construction Products’ Curved Roof Truss Design

    |Date: 28 June, 2016
    ITW Construction Products' Curved Roof Truss Design

    ITW Construction Products’ Curved Roof Truss Design

    ITW Construction Products provides a unique curved roof truss design for Ochil Timber and Cornerstone Con ...

    ITW Construction Products provides a unique curved roof truss design for Ochil Timber and Cornerstone Construction Scotland in Tiree. Over the last three years, Denny-based Ochil Timber has been part ...

    28 June, 2016
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  • Are ‘Wikihouses’ the Solution to the Housing Crisis?

    |Date: 28 June, 2016
    Are 'Wikihouses' the Solution to the Housing Crisis?

    Are ‘Wikihouses’ the Solution to the Housing Crisis?

    Wikihouse could fix the housing crisis by making construction accessible to all, argues Mike Harrison, Ma ...

    Wikihouse could fix the housing crisis by making construction accessible to all, argues Mike Harrison, Marketing Manager, Medite – SmartPly. The construction industry needs to build high volumes of af ...

    28 June, 2016
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