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  • Construction makes urgent new year bid to recruit and retain talent

    |Date: 10 February, 2021
    Construction makes urgent new year bid to recruit and retain talent

    Construction makes urgent new year bid to recruit and retain talent

    Industry vacancies bounce back, with available jobs 8% ahead of pre-pandemic levels 28,000 construction i ...

    Industry vacancies bounce back, with available jobs 8% ahead of pre-pandemic levels 28,000 construction industry roles available Government-backed recruitment platform, the Construction Talent Retenti ...

    10 February, 2021
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  • The advantages of using conveyors with Coveya

    |Date: 4 February, 2021
    The advantages of using conveyors with Coveya

    The advantages of using conveyors with Coveya

    Regardless of the site you’re working on, conveyors could be a belting idea. Professional Builder’s Lee J ...

    Regardless of the site you’re working on, conveyors could be a belting idea. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Coveya about the advantages of its solutions. The concept of conveyors has alread ...

    4 February, 2021
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  • What to consider when purchasing a mini-excavator

    |Date: 2 February, 2021
    What to consider when purchasing a mini-excavator

    What to consider when purchasing a mini-excavator

    Geoff Smith, Dealer Manager Construction Department at Kubota UK, shares what considerations operators ne ...

    Geoff Smith, Dealer Manager Construction Department at Kubota UK, shares what considerations operators need to take into account when purchasing or hiring a mini-excavator. With the government searchi ...

    2 February, 2021
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  • A former Professional Builder columnist is sharing her insights on property investment in a new book

    |Date: 19 January, 2021
    A former Professional Builder columnist is sharing her insights on property investment in a new book

    A former Professional Builder columnist is sharing her insights on property investment in a new book

    Written by journalist and property investor, Deborah Durbin, Secrets to Successful Property Investment de ...

    Written by journalist and property investor, Deborah Durbin, Secrets to Successful Property Investment details Deborah's experience of building a Buy to Let property business from scratch. Over the co ...

    19 January, 2021
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  • Protrade launches eco-friendly foil pack

    |Date: 13 January, 2021
    Protrade launches eco-friendly foil pack

    Protrade launches eco-friendly foil pack

    Protrade launches eco-friendly foil pack in mission to champion a greener future for the construction tra ...

    Protrade launches eco-friendly foil pack in mission to champion a greener future for the construction trade The business will be giving free applicator guns to professionals who switch to the new pack ...

    13 January, 2021
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  • Coronavirus update for the construction sector

    |Date: 12 January, 2021
    Coronavirus update for the construction sector

    Coronavirus update for the construction sector

    The new Business Secretary has an update for the UK's construction sector, after the announcement of the ...

    The new Business Secretary has an update for the UK's construction sector, after the announcement of the national lockdown, following the new strain of Covid-19. ...

    12 January, 2021
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  • Data suggests construction sector won’t meet government’s environmental targets

    |Date: 28 December, 2020
    Data suggests construction sector won’t meet government’s environmental targets

    Data suggests construction sector won’t meet government’s environmental targets

    Three quarters of the construction industry believes that the sector’s climate objectives are unachievabl ...

    Three quarters of the construction industry believes that the sector’s climate objectives are unachievable unless there is a major overhaul to how homes in the UK are built and refurbished, research h ...

    28 December, 2020
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  • UK construction output rockets 41.7%

    |Date: 21 December, 2020
    UK construction output rockets 41.7%

    UK construction output rockets 41.7%

    Gareth Belsham, director of the national property consultancy and surveyors Naismiths, commented: “No oth ...

    Gareth Belsham, director of the national property consultancy and surveyors Naismiths, commented: “No other industry can match construction for the sheer white-knuckle severity of its decline, and the ...

    21 December, 2020
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  • BAM signs solus supply deal with Polypipe

    |Date: 17 December, 2020
    BAM signs solus supply deal with Polypipe

    BAM signs solus supply deal with Polypipe

    BAM Nuttall and BAM Construct UK have signed a solus agreement with Polypipe Group plc’s market-leading d ...

    BAM Nuttall and BAM Construct UK have signed a solus agreement with Polypipe Group plc’s market-leading divisions Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation and Polypipe Building Products to supply drai ...

    17 December, 2020
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  • Cartwood tests out Norbord’s CaberShieldPlus

    |Date: 2 December, 2020
    Cartwood tests out Norbord's CaberShieldPlus

    Cartwood tests out Norbord’s CaberShieldPlus

    When Horsham-based construction, renovation and oak framing company, Cartwood UK was ordering materials f ...

    When Horsham-based construction, renovation and oak framing company, Cartwood UK was ordering materials for its latest project, its local merchant suggested trying Norbord’s CaberShieldPlus. Peter Woo ...

    2 December, 2020
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  • Summer of SureCav

    |Date: 1 October, 2020
    Summer of SureCav

    Summer of SureCav

    Cavity wall systems brand announces record-breaking summer of sales Today, SureCav, the leading brand of ...

    Cavity wall systems brand announces record-breaking summer of sales Today, SureCav, the leading brand of sustainable cavity wall backing membrane, announces its most successful summer for sales and le ...

    1 October, 2020
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  • Everything you need to know about aircrete

    |Date: 25 September, 2020
    Everything you need to know about aircrete

    Everything you need to know about aircrete

    It’s used everywhere, but how much do you know about aircrete? Jenny Smith-Andrews, Marketing Manager at ...

    It’s used everywhere, but how much do you know about aircrete? Jenny Smith-Andrews, Marketing Manager at H+H sets a few questions just to check. Does it float? Actually yes. Despite their credentials ...

    25 September, 2020
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  • Ibstock: How the company is supporting the construction industry’s recovery

    |Date: 23 September, 2020
    Ibstock: How the company is supporting the construction industry's recovery

    Ibstock: How the company is supporting the construction industry’s recovery

    Andy Batterham, Group Technical & Innovation Director – Ibstock Plc looks at the vital role the const ...

    Andy Batterham, Group Technical & Innovation Director – Ibstock Plc looks at the vital role the construction sector will play in Britain’s economic recovery and examines some of the steps the comp ...

    23 September, 2020
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  • Excavation work within the construction sector is safer than ever

    |Date: 30 July, 2020
    Excavation work within the construction sector is safer than ever

    Excavation work within the construction sector is safer than ever

    71 percent of all digging work that takes place in the UK is now preceded by a thorough search for pipes ...

    71 percent of all digging work that takes place in the UK is now preceded by a thorough search for pipes and cables, according to Digging Up Britain 2020. The report by LSBUD, which provides a free to ...

    30 July, 2020
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  • What insurance do tradespeople need post-lockdown?

    |Date: 29 July, 2020
    What insurance do tradespeople need post-lockdown?

    What insurance do tradespeople need post-lockdown?

    Coronavirus came like a bolt from the blue for all tradespeople, forcing many to change their working pra ...

    Coronavirus came like a bolt from the blue for all tradespeople, forcing many to change their working practices as the UK went into lockdown. While some could continue doing their jobs relatively norm ...

    29 July, 2020
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  • British Safety Council asks for clarity from government on construction during lockdown

    |Date: 24 March, 2020
    British Safety Council asks for clarity from government on construction during lockdown

    British Safety Council asks for clarity from government on construction during lockdown

    The British Safety Council says non-essential construction must end to keep workers and public safe durin ...

    The British Safety Council says non-essential construction must end to keep workers and public safe during the coronavirus outbreak. Mixed messages from various government ministers has led to confusi ...

    24 March, 2020
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