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Dave The Carpenter: building success with Barrettine
|Date: 11 September, 2024

Dave The Carpenter: building success with Barrettine
Woodcare experts Barrettine Products speak to David Byrne, founder of popular “Dave The Carpenter” trade ...
Woodcare experts Barrettine Products speak to David Byrne, founder of popular “Dave The Carpenter” trade video channel, to gain insights into the industry’s current state and how tradesmen can pivot t ...
11 September, 2024
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Leeds based builder making the best of CaberMDF
|Date: 24 July, 2024

Leeds based builder making the best of CaberMDF
“I found the transition from machine gun to nail gun quiet an easy one” – Van Midgely A former member of ...
“I found the transition from machine gun to nail gun quiet an easy one” – Van Midgely A former member of the Royal Corps of Signals, who switched to carpentry after leaving the Army, now runs his own ...
24 July, 2024
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Video: Action Can – AC-90 Bio Multi-Purpose Lubricant – Carpenters Review
|Date: 17 April, 2024

Video: Action Can – AC-90 Bio Multi-Purpose Lubricant – Carpenters Review
Alex from Errioc Carpentry gives his views on the AC-90 Bio Multi-Purpose Lubricant from Action Can. Find ...
Alex from Errioc Carpentry gives his views on the AC-90 Bio Multi-Purpose Lubricant from Action Can. Find out what he thinks of AC-90 Bio and the various ways it to helps him on site. Plus the benefit ...
17 April, 2024
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Video: Faithfull Tools Prestige Roofing Square – Reviewed
|Date: 26 March, 2024

Video: Faithfull Tools Prestige Roofing Square – Reviewed
Alex Burman from Errioc Carpentry gives his thoughts on the Faithfull Tools Prestige Adjustable Quick Roo ...
Alex Burman from Errioc Carpentry gives his thoughts on the Faithfull Tools Prestige Adjustable Quick Roofing Squares. He talks about the usefulness and quality of the tools themselves as well as test ...
26 March, 2024
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Stabila launches next generation of electronic spirit level
|Date: 9 September, 2023

Stabila launches next generation of electronic spirit level
Stabila, designers and manufacturers of exceptionally high-quality precision measuring equipment, has lau ...
Stabila, designers and manufacturers of exceptionally high-quality precision measuring equipment, has launched two new electronic spirit levels – the TECH 196 DL and the TECH 196M DL. Highly efficie ...
9 September, 2023
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Keystone Group supports rising construction stars with sponsorship of SkillBuild
|Date: 24 June, 2023

Keystone Group supports rising construction stars with sponsorship of SkillBuild
Keystone Group has been announced as the main sponsors of SkillBuild 2023, the largest and longest-runnin ...
Keystone Group has been announced as the main sponsors of SkillBuild 2023, the largest and longest-running construction skills competition in the UK. The contest has support from four companies withi ...
24 June, 2023
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Unlimited power on substrates with Festool
|Date: 19 June, 2023

Unlimited power on substrates with Festool
With the new RENOFIX RG 130 ECI surface-restoration grinder Festool is guaranteeing unlimited power on al ...
With the new RENOFIX RG 130 ECI surface-restoration grinder Festool is guaranteeing unlimited power on all substrates. The key to any successful restoration work is in the substrate preparation and th ...
19 June, 2023
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West Fraser tells all on its MDF range
|Date: 4 May, 2023

West Fraser tells all on its MDF range
Professional Builder puts your questions on the West Fraser MDF range to the manufacturer Q. Can you prov ...
Professional Builder puts your questions on the West Fraser MDF range to the manufacturer Q. Can you provide an indication of what is within the West Fraser MDF range? For general purpose joinery, C ...
4 May, 2023
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DI-WHY? before and after: modernised wardrobes 19th November 2021
|Date: 19 November, 2021

DI-WHY? before and after: modernised wardrobes 19th November 2021
This week's 'before and after' entry was sent in by one of our Twitter followers, @jonmacm76, who complet ...
This week's 'before and after' entry was sent in by one of our Twitter followers, @jonmacm76, who completely modernised a built-in wardrobe unit. We weren't the only ones left speechless as the Twitte ...
19 November, 2021
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Women who are forging a career in woodworking
|Date: 3 May, 2021

Women who are forging a career in woodworking
Professional Builder focuses on two women who are forging a career in woodworking. Philippa Skinner Cardi ...
Professional Builder focuses on two women who are forging a career in woodworking. Philippa Skinner Cardiff-based Philippa Skinner retrained as a carpenter at the age of 25 at Bridgend College. She or ...
3 May, 2021
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Carpentry Estimator: a new concept in trade specific estimating
|Date: 5 January, 2021

Carpentry Estimator: a new concept in trade specific estimating
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Simon Huddart about a new concept in trade specific estimating. ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Simon Huddart about a new concept in trade specific estimating. Give that it is time consuming, and with no guarantee that you will ultimately win the work as ...
5 January, 2021
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Preserving period properties with traditional carpentry
|Date: 3 October, 2019

Preserving period properties with traditional carpentry
It is one of the building industry’s most ancient arts and one Suffolk tradesman is keeping alive its tim ...
It is one of the building industry’s most ancient arts and one Suffolk tradesman is keeping alive its time-honoured techniques. Professional Builder talks to Rick Lewis of Traditional Oak Carpentry ab ...
3 October, 2019
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Stair Crazy
|Date: 14 June, 2018

Stair Crazy
Staircraft is making sure it’s one step ahead of the competition with a significant investment in its man ...
Staircraft is making sure it’s one step ahead of the competition with a significant investment in its manufacturing facilities. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones visits the company’s Coventry assembly ...
14 June, 2018
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Clubhouse Renovation Up for Grabs with Norbord
|Date: 19 December, 2017

Clubhouse Renovation Up for Grabs with Norbord
SterlingOSB manufacturers Norbord are offering to provide OSB panels for free to complete a clubhouse ren ...
SterlingOSB manufacturers Norbord are offering to provide OSB panels for free to complete a clubhouse renovation exclusively to Professional Builder readers. Are you involved with a local football, ru ...
19 December, 2017
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Roger Bisby: Fixing with Fischer
|Date: 12 August, 2017

Roger Bisby: Fixing with Fischer
I am always interested in looking at new fixings. It seems to be one of those Dragons’ Den type products ...
I am always interested in looking at new fixings. It seems to be one of those Dragons’ Den type products that every Tom, Dick and Harry thinks they can improve, and in the end most of these bright ide ...
12 August, 2017
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Roger Bisby: Getting ‘Jiggy’ with Triton
|Date: 25 July, 2017

Roger Bisby: Getting ‘Jiggy’ with Triton
Roger Bisby reviews the Triton Jig Saw Triton power tools have come a long way since I first started test ...
Roger Bisby reviews the Triton Jig Saw Triton power tools have come a long way since I first started testing them for this magazine. The range has grown and now includes circular saws, routers, biscui ...
25 July, 2017
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