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A Proctor Group explains how you can protect against radon
|Date: 15 March, 2023

A Proctor Group explains how you can protect against radon
Radon is a naturally occurring, colourless and odourless radioactive gas. In Ground Gas terms, Radon is p ...
Radon is a naturally occurring, colourless and odourless radioactive gas. In Ground Gas terms, Radon is produced by the radioactive decay of trace amounts of uranium found in specific soil and rock ty ...
15 March, 2023
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AS Homes talks the benefits of FMB membership
|Date: 3 March, 2023

AS Homes talks the benefits of FMB membership
Remarkably, it was during some of the darkest days of the Second World War that the Federation of Master ...
Remarkably, it was during some of the darkest days of the Second World War that the Federation of Master Builders came into being. Set up more than 80 years ago by 15 builders with a determination to ...
3 March, 2023
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Using lower carbon materials in housebuilding
|Date: 8 February, 2022

Using lower carbon materials in housebuilding
Alex Goodfellow, chair of the Confederation of Timber Industries, looks at the importance of lower carbon ...
Alex Goodfellow, chair of the Confederation of Timber Industries, looks at the importance of lower carbon materials in housebuilding and the role of offsite timber frame. There is now no doubt that ac ...
8 February, 2022
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Building a rural house using Dakea roof windows
|Date: 13 January, 2022

Building a rural house using Dakea roof windows
The construction of a beautiful rural house in Lancashire was a labour of love by the owner and builder S ...
The construction of a beautiful rural house in Lancashire was a labour of love by the owner and builder Steve Bleasdale – and Dakea was delighted to be part of the project. After a successful career w ...
13 January, 2022
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Ibstock explores the growing popularity of reconstituted walling stone
|Date: 6 September, 2021

Ibstock explores the growing popularity of reconstituted walling stone
Chris Piper, Sales Director for Housing Developers at Ibstock, explores how reconstituted walling stone i ...
Chris Piper, Sales Director for Housing Developers at Ibstock, explores how reconstituted walling stone is continuing to grow in popularity with builders. As construction professionals increasingly lo ...
6 September, 2021
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Parex’s guide to using render
|Date: 8 July, 2021

Parex’s guide to using render
Parex provides a guide to transforming a home’s exterior with render. Render has undergone a resurgence i ...
Parex provides a guide to transforming a home’s exterior with render. Render has undergone a resurgence in recent years and has become the façade material of choice for many specifiers wanting to crea ...
8 July, 2021
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Silvadec’s composite decking range
|Date: 7 May, 2021

Silvadec’s composite decking range
Professional Builder’s Mark Humphreys hits the deck. I was asked to supply and fit a raised composite dec ...
Professional Builder’s Mark Humphreys hits the deck. I was asked to supply and fit a raised composite deck to the rear of a house and so went on a hunt for the best product. What I found were a range ...
7 May, 2021
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Marshalls latest product development
|Date: 12 April, 2021

Marshalls latest product development
A newly formed division of one of the industry’s most familiar names could herald a new dawn for the conc ...
A newly formed division of one of the industry’s most familiar names could herald a new dawn for the concrete facing brick. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones explores what’s available from Marshalls Br ...
12 April, 2021
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What to consider when choosing insulation materials
|Date: 4 March, 2021

What to consider when choosing insulation materials
James Mills, Product Manager at Rockwool UK, takes a look at the key factors builders should consider whe ...
James Mills, Product Manager at Rockwool UK, takes a look at the key factors builders should consider when choosing insulation materials. When it comes to insulation, the primary driver behind custome ...
4 March, 2021
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Rockwool outlines the best practice for effective sound insulation
|Date: 4 December, 2020

Rockwool outlines the best practice for effective sound insulation
James Mills of Rockwool outlines the best practice for effective sound insulation. How is sound measured? ...
James Mills of Rockwool outlines the best practice for effective sound insulation. How is sound measured? Sound is measured in decibels using a logarithmic scale of intensity organised from low to hig ...
4 December, 2020
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Young apprentice joins same housebuilding team as his dad
|Date: 6 November, 2020

Young apprentice joins same housebuilding team as his dad
An apprentice has followed in the footsteps of his father by beginning work in the construction industry. ...
An apprentice has followed in the footsteps of his father by beginning work in the construction industry. Jacob Southgate, whose apprenticeship is in carpentry and joinery, is currently working at Bel ...
6 November, 2020
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Work gets underway on UK’s first ever robot-built house
|Date: 21 October, 2020

Work gets underway on UK’s first ever robot-built house
A Yorkshire company is laying the foundations to revolutionise the housebuilding industry – by creating t ...
A Yorkshire company is laying the foundations to revolutionise the housebuilding industry – by creating the UK’s first home built by a robot Pocklington-based Construction Automation started work on t ...
21 October, 2020
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New NHBC standards for housebuilders
|Date: 27 January, 2020

New NHBC standards for housebuilders
NHBC has launched the 2020 edition of its technical standards. The new standards will be effective for ev ...
NHBC has launched the 2020 edition of its technical standards. The new standards will be effective for every new home covered by an NHBC warranty, where foundations were started from 1st January 2020. ...
27 January, 2020
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Improving the energy efficiency of homes
|Date: 10 October, 2019

Improving the energy efficiency of homes
Chris Stanley, housing manager, at the Concrete Block Association examines how we can improve the energy ...
Chris Stanley, housing manager, at the Concrete Block Association examines how we can improve the energy efficiency of our homes. The ‘digital revolution’ is a term which has recently gathered much tr ...
10 October, 2019
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How to find the right housebuilding sites
|Date: 18 December, 2018

How to find the right housebuilding sites
Alli Gay of CHI Homes advises on finding the right housebuilding sites. Availability of land The site’s l ...
Alli Gay of CHI Homes advises on finding the right housebuilding sites. Availability of land The site’s location is vital for resale, so choose carefully. Do your homework and stick to locations that ...
18 December, 2018
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House building advice for small developers
|Date: 25 November, 2018

House building advice for small developers
Alli Gay of CHI Homes reveals the planning challenges facing small developers. We face very dif ...
Alli Gay of CHI Homes reveals the planning challenges facing small developers. We face very different planning challenges to the national house builders. Indeed, more than half of small buil ...
25 November, 2018
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