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The ZEB: introducing the Zero Emission Boiler
|Date: 8 October, 2021

The ZEB: introducing the Zero Emission Boiler
The ZEB® is a new concept in zero emissions heating in the home. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks t ...
The ZEB® is a new concept in zero emissions heating in the home. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the developer of the technology. When it comes to domestic CO2 emissions, a gas boiler is com ...
8 October, 2021
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How the timber industries can help solve the housing crisis
|Date: 24 September, 2021

How the timber industries can help solve the housing crisis
Recognising that the UK must build more homes, quicker, while reducing carbon emissions, the All-Party Pa ...
Recognising that the UK must build more homes, quicker, while reducing carbon emissions, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Timber Industries has launched with a new report that aims to ...
24 September, 2021
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Builders urged to switch to electricity for powering site machinery
|Date: 3 September, 2021

Builders urged to switch to electricity for powering site machinery
Construction firms are being urged to ditch diesel and use electricity to power site machinery enabling t ...
Construction firms are being urged to ditch diesel and use electricity to power site machinery enabling them to cut carbon emissions by 97 per cent, by the National Federation of Builders, NFB. The tr ...
3 September, 2021
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Advances in building materials and what could be used in the future
|Date: 2 September, 2021

Advances in building materials and what could be used in the future
In the first of a three-part series, Professional Builder explores some of the advances that are being ma ...
In the first of a three-part series, Professional Builder explores some of the advances that are being made in materials and what tradespeople could be routinely using on site in the future. There has ...
2 September, 2021
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Innovation and collaboration- key to cement industry carbon roadmap
|Date: 11 November, 2020

Innovation and collaboration- key to cement industry carbon roadmap
A culture of collaboration and innovation will accelerate the UK concrete and cement sector’s pathway to ...
A culture of collaboration and innovation will accelerate the UK concrete and cement sector’s pathway to ‘Beyond Net Zero’ emissions, says leading building products manufacturer, Ibstock Concrete. Fol ...
11 November, 2020
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Honest John answers your ULEZ questions
|Date: 18 April, 2019

Honest John answers your ULEZ questions
Builders could now be forced to pay more to drive into London. Dan Powell, editor of Honest John Vans, ex ...
Builders could now be forced to pay more to drive into London. Dan Powell, editor of Honest John Vans, explains why. Poor air quality is a big problem in the UK, with air pollution linked to tens of t ...
18 April, 2019
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BUILDER’S WHEELS: LDV V80
|Date: 14 August, 2018

BUILDER’S WHEELS: LDV V80
Professional Builder traveled to the Emerald isle to discover why Irish eyes are smiling over the latest ...
Professional Builder traveled to the Emerald isle to discover why Irish eyes are smiling over the latest incarnations of the LDV commercial vehicle range. It’s fair to say that, as a brand, LDV h ...
14 August, 2018
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London Van Drivers to Be Charged to DRIVE in the Capital
|Date: 8 August, 2018

London Van Drivers to Be Charged to DRIVE in the Capital
According to insurance comparison website The Van Insurer, almost 90 per cent of van drivers in London an ...
According to insurance comparison website The Van Insurer, almost 90 per cent of van drivers in London and the South East could be charged more than £5,000 to drive in the capital from 2021. London’s ...
8 August, 2018
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BUILDERS WHEELS: Iveco Daily
|Date: 3 July, 2018

BUILDERS WHEELS: Iveco Daily
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones finds that a test drive in an Iveco Daily is certainly not a grind Even ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones finds that a test drive in an Iveco Daily is certainly not a grind Even a brief encounter with the drive quality of the Daily will reveal that this is a manufacturer t ...
3 July, 2018
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BUILDERS WHEELS: Citroen Berlingo
|Date: 9 November, 2017

BUILDERS WHEELS: Citroen Berlingo
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones reviews what is now firmly established as one of the stalwarts of the sm ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones reviews what is now firmly established as one of the stalwarts of the small van sector. When it comes to the Citroen Berlingo the mantra from its French manufacturer f ...
9 November, 2017
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