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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    British Gypsum On Approach to Design

    BRITISH GYPSUM CHAMPIONS EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO DESIGN British Gypsum is launching a new online porta ...

    BRITISH GYPSUM CHAMPIONS EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO DESIGN British Gypsum is launching a new online portal to provide industry professionals and building users with evidence-based design (EBD) researc ...

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    10,309 New Homes Registered In January 2016

    NHBC figures show that 10,309 new homes were registered to be built in January 2016. The number of regist ...

    NHBC figures show that 10,309 new homes were registered to be built in January 2016. The number of registrations fell by 9% compared to January 2015 (11,346), indicating a slow start to the year. The ...

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    New-Build Risks, With GeoSmart

    Kathryn Mair, Report Manager at GeoSmart Information explores some of the risks associated with new-build ...

    Kathryn Mair, Report Manager at GeoSmart Information explores some of the risks associated with new-build development, and explains the support available to developers With the Government’s target of ...

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    Instarmac Launches New Website

    Instarmac have announced the launch of their new website which has been developed using the latest online ...

    Instarmac have announced the launch of their new website which has been developed using the latest online technology and designed with their customers' needs in mind. The new website boasts many impro ...

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    RICS Calls on London To Promote Community Builders

    New pre-election report calls on future Mayor to donate land to self-starting community house builders. P ...

    New pre-election report calls on future Mayor to donate land to self-starting community house builders. Public land should be earmarked for community groups in the capital looking to self-build, says ...

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    Council Tax Misuse Hitting SME House Builders, Warns FMB

    Central Government must prevent local authorities from hindering SME developers with unfair Council Tax b ...

    Central Government must prevent local authorities from hindering SME developers with unfair Council Tax burdens, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned ahead of the Budget Statement. Brian ...

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    JCB Celebrates B-Day in Colour

    JCB has produced colourful machines to celebrate its 70th birthday. Production is underway of the first b ...

    JCB has produced colourful machines to celebrate its 70th birthday. Production is underway of the first batch of colourful limited edition machines to mark JCB's 70th anniversary. The initial wave of ...

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