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2022’s top bathroom trends

|Date: 19 January, 2022

2022’s top bathroom trends

This year’s bathroom trends focus on natural materials, interesting textures, and bold colour. Richard Ti ...

This year’s bathroom trends focus on natural materials, interesting textures, and bold colour. Richard Ticehurst, Brand Expert at Crosswater, discusses the trends set to make the biggest impact in 202 ...

19 January, 2022
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A closer look at Professional Builder’s viewpoint predictions over the years

|Date: 11 January, 2022

A closer look at Professional Builder’s viewpoint predictions over the years

Incredibly, it’s been 21 years since Professional Builder first gazed longingly into its own crystal ball ...

Incredibly, it’s been 21 years since Professional Builder first gazed longingly into its own crystal ball to see what was in store for our readers during the next twelve months. So what better time th ...

11 January, 2022
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British Gypsum on why the golden thread is crucial in helping the construction industry build better

|Date: 28 December, 2021

British Gypsum on why the golden thread is crucial in helping the construction industry build better

Dave Robinson, Head of Technical Support at British Gypsum, shares thoughts on how Dame Judith Hackitt’s ...

Dave Robinson, Head of Technical Support at British Gypsum, shares thoughts on how Dame Judith Hackitt’s “golden thread” is key to the digital transformation the construction industry so desperately ...

28 December, 2021
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Positive signs for the construction and electrical industries heading into 2022

|Date: 27 December, 2021

Positive signs for the construction and electrical industries heading into 2022

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “It’s been anothe ...

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “It’s been another year of incredible challenges for both the country and the trade industries, but many of the ...

27 December, 2021
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Launch of The Pallet LOOP™ is welcomed by key construction industry players

|Date: 16 November, 2021

Launch of The Pallet LOOP™ is welcomed by key construction industry players

New sustainable supply chain solution set to transform delivery of building materials and help the countr ...

New sustainable supply chain solution set to transform delivery of building materials and help the country build back greener. The problem posed by the lack of pallet reuse in the UK construction indu ...

16 November, 2021
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How parex registered applicator schemes are helping the industry

|Date: 22 October, 2021

How parex registered applicator schemes are helping the industry

Parex is helping the industry to build better with its registered applicator schemes. Human error can occ ...

Parex is helping the industry to build better with its registered applicator schemes. Human error can occur at any time but in the construction industry, mistakes cost time and money, with one small e ...

22 October, 2021
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Checkatrade breaks down the costs of repairing the iconic Skyfall house, James Bond’s ancestral home

|Date: 5 October, 2021

Checkatrade breaks down the costs of repairing the iconic Skyfall house, James Bond’s ancestral home

To mark the release of the highly anticipated new James Bond movie ‘No Time To Die’ on the 30th September ...

To mark the release of the highly anticipated new James Bond movie ‘No Time To Die’ on the 30th September, Checkatrade, the UK’s number one website for finding a tradesperson has created a cost guide ...

5 October, 2021
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Access Training UK reveals a 27% increase in the number of women opting for a trade career

|Date: 1 October, 2021

Access Training UK reveals a 27% increase in the number of women opting for a trade career

Vocational training course provider Access Training UK, has revealed a 27% uplift in the number of women ...

Vocational training course provider Access Training UK, has revealed a 27% uplift in the number of women registering for its trade courses year-on-year, as the construction industry continues to play ...

1 October, 2021
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Places For People launches women into Trades Programme – helping increase female representation in the construction sector over the next three years

|Date: 30 September, 2021

Places For People launches women into Trades Programme – helping increase female representation in the construction sector over the next three years

Places for People Group has today launched a new initiative which will help young women establish careers ...

Places for People Group has today launched a new initiative which will help young women establish careers in construction. New programme will launch in October 2021, helping women in six areas acros ...

30 September, 2021
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What the industry needs to do to solve the skills crisis

|Date: 17 September, 2021

What the industry needs to do to solve the skills crisis

Experienced builder, Tim Mullock and developer of the Kiistone app, gives his views on the skills crisis ...

Experienced builder, Tim Mullock and developer of the Kiistone app, gives his views on the skills crisis and what the industry needs to do to solve it. There is no doubt that we are experiencing a cri ...

17 September, 2021
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