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What you need to know about cholesterol
|Date: 14 February, 2020

What you need to know about cholesterol
In the latest in our health series, Professional Builder’s GP talks about cholesterol. Following on from ...
In the latest in our health series, Professional Builder’s GP talks about cholesterol. Following on from last month's article on high blood pressure, it makes sense to talk about how to keep your hear ...
14 February, 2020
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What you need to know about blood pressure
|Date: 24 January, 2020

What you need to know about blood pressure
In the latest in our health series, Professional Builder's GP talks about blood pressure. This month, we ...
In the latest in our health series, Professional Builder's GP talks about blood pressure. This month, we will cover hypertension (high blood pressure), why it is important to know about, and how it ca ...
24 January, 2020
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Look after your skin this winter
|Date: 13 December, 2019

Look after your skin this winter
It’s in your hands to prevent skin disorders this winter says Chris Brooks, technical product manager at ...
It’s in your hands to prevent skin disorders this winter says Chris Brooks, technical product manager at Swarfega. Working outdoors can make skin care a tricky issue, and in winter, looking after the ...
13 December, 2019
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Protecting your muscles and joints
|Date: 11 December, 2019

Protecting your muscles and joints
Professional Builder has teamed up with Festool to support the health of tradespeople. In this instalment ...
Professional Builder has teamed up with Festool to support the health of tradespeople. In this instalment, Festool discusses the importance of tradespeople properly protecting their muscles and joints ...
11 December, 2019
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Bowel cancer: what you need to know
|Date: 25 October, 2019

Bowel cancer: what you need to know
Professional Builder's GP on why it's important to talk about bowel cancer. Talking about bowel cancer me ...
Professional Builder's GP on why it's important to talk about bowel cancer. Talking about bowel cancer means talking about your backside and poo – two things patients frequently apologise for! As a GP ...
25 October, 2019
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Marley launches sun safety campaign
|Date: 23 July, 2019

Marley launches sun safety campaign
As the heatwave hits the UK this week, Marley is urging all outdoor construction workers to look after th ...
As the heatwave hits the UK this week, Marley is urging all outdoor construction workers to look after their skin and eyes to reduce the damage caused by increased sun exposure. With 1,700 people in t ...
23 July, 2019
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Recognising signs of skin damage
|Date: 4 July, 2019

Recognising signs of skin damage
GP Alice Fitzgibbon tackles some of the everyday health issue which may be impacting on your personal and ...
GP Alice Fitzgibbon tackles some of the everyday health issue which may be impacting on your personal and professional lives. This month, it’s the second instalment of our focus on skincare. By now, s ...
4 July, 2019
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Looking after your skin this summer
|Date: 19 June, 2019

Looking after your skin this summer
GP Alice Fitzgibbon shares her advice on sun safety for the trades. As we turn into the summer months, wo ...
GP Alice Fitzgibbon shares her advice on sun safety for the trades. As we turn into the summer months, woolly jumpers and beanie hats may be forgotten. The sun will (hopefully) arrive and bring with i ...
19 June, 2019
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The importance of dust extraction
|Date: 4 June, 2019

The importance of dust extraction
Steve Johnson, territory manager, end user team at Festool, discusses the importance of dust extraction. ...
Steve Johnson, territory manager, end user team at Festool, discusses the importance of dust extraction. As all tradespeople know, working with any material produces dust that is often harmful. Constr ...
4 June, 2019
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Are you drinking too much?
|Date: 28 May, 2019

Are you drinking too much?
Professional Builder's GP Alice Fitzgibbon takes a look at the subject of alcohol. Drinking alcohol is ve ...
Professional Builder's GP Alice Fitzgibbon takes a look at the subject of alcohol. Drinking alcohol is very common. For some people, drinking is occasional, for others it is a social routine at the we ...
28 May, 2019
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Technology to help prevent damage to construction workers’ hearing
|Date: 17 May, 2019

Technology to help prevent damage to construction workers’ hearing
New technology could help provide early diagnosis for the up to three quarters of those working in the co ...
New technology could help provide early diagnosis for the up to three quarters of those working in the construction industry suffering from tinnitus or permanent damage to their hearing. Developed by ...
17 May, 2019
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You might clean your van after reading this
|Date: 10 May, 2019

You might clean your van after reading this
New research has revealed that tradespeople's vans are harbouring some pretty disgusting (and dangerous) ...
New research has revealed that tradespeople's vans are harbouring some pretty disgusting (and dangerous) germs. The investigation, carried out by Confused.com in association with the School of Biologi ...
10 May, 2019
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Meet the roofer behind the Heart Angels initiative
|Date: 1 May, 2019

Meet the roofer behind the Heart Angels initiative
Professional Builder talks to a roofing contractor who is at the heart of a new initiative to reduce the ...
Professional Builder talks to a roofing contractor who is at the heart of a new initiative to reduce the number of fatalities from cardiac arrests. In an emergency where time is the critical factor, j ...
1 May, 2019
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Almost three quarters of tradespeople regularly go to the gym
|Date: 29 April, 2019

Almost three quarters of tradespeople regularly go to the gym
Those working in construction are more likely to spend their free time in the gym than those working in o ...
Those working in construction are more likely to spend their free time in the gym than those working in other industries, according to a new survey. The research, which was carried out by WMB Logistic ...
29 April, 2019
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