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  • Bosch Orbital Sanders

    |Date: 3 August, 2016
    Bosch Orbital Sanders

    Bosch Orbital Sanders

    The new Bosch orbital sanders for professionals are designed to be handy and flexible. Intended for small ...

    The new Bosch orbital sanders for professionals are designed to be handy and flexible. Intended for small preparatory sanding work, the range comprises of the first cordless 18 V orbital sander onto t ...

    3 August, 2016
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  • Surf’s Up: Triton Tools Visits a Surfboard Builder

    |Date: 1 August, 2016
    Surf's Up: Triton Tools Visits a Surfboard Builder

    Surf’s Up: Triton Tools Visits a Surfboard Builder

    Check out the Triton Tools that Patrick Burnett uses to build his hand-crafted surfboards Meet Patrick Bu ...

    Check out the Triton Tools that Patrick Burnett uses to build his hand-crafted surfboards Meet Patrick Burnett from Kommetjie near Cape Town, South Africa. He has a love of the sea and surf, combined ...

    1 August, 2016
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  • Offsite Construction Factory Tours with Stewart Milne Timber Systems

    |Date: 27 July, 2016
    Offsite Construction Factory Tours with Stewart Milne Timber Systems

    Offsite Construction Factory Tours with Stewart Milne Timber Systems

    Stewart Milne Timber Systems has announced a series of factory tour dates after the success of a tour las ...

    Stewart Milne Timber Systems has announced a series of factory tour dates after the success of a tour last month to their automated facility in Witney. In June, over 35 industry professionals attended ...

    27 July, 2016
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  • Fein Showcases Some of the Specialist Uses of an Oscillating Multi-Tool

    |Date: 26 July, 2016
    Fein Showcases Some of the Specialist Uses of an Oscillating Multi-Tool

    Fein Showcases Some of the Specialist Uses of an Oscillating Multi-Tool

    Nathan Ford, Application Specialist at Fein, answers the questions every tradesman wants to know – what c ...

    Nathan Ford, Application Specialist at Fein, answers the questions every tradesman wants to know – what can you actually do with an oscillating multi tool? As part of my job, I speak to lots of trades ...

    26 July, 2016
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  • Roger Bisby Takes the Biscuit With Triton’s Biscuit Jointer

    |Date: 25 July, 2016
    Roger Bisby Takes the Biscuit With Triton's Biscuit Jointer

    Roger Bisby Takes the Biscuit With Triton’s Biscuit Jointer

    In my, admittedly narrow, world the primary use for a biscuit jointer is aligning laminate worktops. The ...

    In my, admittedly narrow, world the primary use for a biscuit jointer is aligning laminate worktops. The joining together is, of course, done with toggle bolts and glue. That is a distinction that som ...

    25 July, 2016
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  • Professional Builder Attends a Marley Eternit Training Course

    |Date: 13 July, 2016
    Professional Builder Attends a Marley Eternit Training Course

    Professional Builder Attends a Marley Eternit Training Course

    Professional Builder's Kieran Nee attends a training day at Marley Eternit’s centre in Meldreth to find o ...

    Professional Builder's Kieran Nee attends a training day at Marley Eternit’s centre in Meldreth to find out just how easy it is installing the company’s fibre cement cladding. Since the New Year, Marl ...

    13 July, 2016
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  • TIMco Turns the Screw

    |Date: 11 July, 2016
    TIMco Turns the Screw

    TIMco Turns the Screw

    Simon Midwood, Managing Director of TIMco and manufacturer of the popular C2 Screw shares a little insigh ...

    Simon Midwood, Managing Director of TIMco and manufacturer of the popular C2 Screw shares a little insight into the not so simple screw… The trusty screw, a reliable friend that’s responsible for secu ...

    11 July, 2016
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  • Man vs. Machine: Welsh Oak Frame Answers an Age Old Question

    |Date: 8 July, 2016
    Man vs. Machine: Welsh Oak Frame Answers an Age Old Question

    Man vs. Machine: Welsh Oak Frame Answers an Age Old Question

    The investment in an advanced machine, capable of planing all four sides of an oak beam at once, to produ ...

    The investment in an advanced machine, capable of planing all four sides of an oak beam at once, to produce a perfectly square beam, is helping Welsh Oak Frame to answer the ‘man vs machine’ question ...

    8 July, 2016
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  • Pasquill’s Open Web Trusses

    |Date: 27 June, 2016
    Pasquill's Open Web Trusses

    Pasquill’s Open Web Trusses

    Russell Thomson, Regional Sales Manager at Pasquill, the UK supplier of trussed rafters, argues that repl ...

    Russell Thomson, Regional Sales Manager at Pasquill, the UK supplier of trussed rafters, argues that replacing attic trusses with open web solutions can mean benefits for builders  For some time now, ...

    27 June, 2016
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  • Restoring Herstmonceux Castle

    |Date: 23 June, 2016
    Restoring Herstmonceux Castle

    Restoring Herstmonceux Castle

    When it comes to the repair and renovation of ancient buildings, former William Morris Craft Fellow, Tom ...

    When it comes to the repair and renovation of ancient buildings, former William Morris Craft Fellow, Tom Massey is definitely king of the castle. Herstmonceux Castle stands tall as one of the earliest ...

    23 June, 2016
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  • Summer Decking Tips from Metsa Wood

    |Date: 1 June, 2016
    Summer Decking Tips from Metsa Wood

    Summer Decking Tips from Metsa Wood

    With the sight of daffodils putting a spring in the step of decking builders, Metsa Wood walks us through ...

    With the sight of daffodils putting a spring in the step of decking builders, Metsa Wood walks us through the crucial steps to the realisation of a project. As Summer slowly creeps up, people turn the ...

    1 June, 2016
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  • Trend’s Scribe Master Pro

    |Date: 26 May, 2016
    Trend's Scribe Master Pro

    Trend’s Scribe Master Pro

      Roger Bisby reviews a Master at work   Scribing in skirting and other mouldings is a job that ...

      Roger Bisby reviews a Master at work   Scribing in skirting and other mouldings is a job that has been done with a coping saw for as long as anyone can remember. It has always been possibl ...

    26 May, 2016
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  • Meet the ‘Cladman’!

    |Date: 23 May, 2016
    Meet the 'Cladman'!

    Meet the ‘Cladman’!

    Been there, done it and now he has got the t-shirt! It’s fair to say that when it comes to all matters to ...

    Been there, done it and now he has got the t-shirt! It’s fair to say that when it comes to all matters to do with cladding, carpenter James Gibbens wears his heart firmly on his sleeves and all places ...

    23 May, 2016
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  • Roger Bisby Takes Hitachi’s Cordless Circular Saw for a Spin

    |Date: 20 May, 2016
    Roger Bisby Takes Hitachi's Cordless Circular Saw for a Spin

    Roger Bisby Takes Hitachi’s Cordless Circular Saw for a Spin

    Roger Bisby takes the Hitachi Brushless Cordless Circular Saw out on site to gauge some reactions. At one ...

    Roger Bisby takes the Hitachi Brushless Cordless Circular Saw out on site to gauge some reactions. At one time most cordless circular saws were really under-powered and only suitable for cutting sheet ...

    20 May, 2016
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  • Arbordeck: Composite Decking

    |Date: 19 May, 2016
    Arbordeck: Composite Decking

    Arbordeck: Composite Decking

    By 2020, it’s estimated that the composite decking and railing market will be worth £2.2 billion. Arborde ...

    By 2020, it’s estimated that the composite decking and railing market will be worth £2.2 billion. Arbordeck, a composite decking specialist, talks us through the many benefits of this useful building ...

    19 May, 2016
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  • Spax: A Company Profile

    |Date: 17 May, 2016
    Spax: A Company Profile

    Spax: A Company Profile

    Professional Builder talks with Spax, the manufacturer of screws.   Many of our readers will have be ...

    Professional Builder talks with Spax, the manufacturer of screws.   Many of our readers will have become familiar with the Spax brand of screws in recent years but what is the history behind the ...

    17 May, 2016
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