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How to know if your lime plaster needs repairing or replacing
|Date: 19 March, 2021

How to know if your lime plaster needs repairing or replacing
Simon Ayres, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Lime Green Products, explores the key indicators that ca ...
Simon Ayres, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Lime Green Products, explores the key indicators that can help you to decide whether lime plaster needs repairing or replacing. Lime plaster is extreme ...
19 March, 2021
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What Advantage Structural Warranty Insurance can offer to builders
|Date: 9 March, 2021

What Advantage Structural Warranty Insurance can offer to builders
Professional Builder puts the questions to Mark Blick, Account Manager at Advantage Structural Warranty I ...
Professional Builder puts the questions to Mark Blick, Account Manager at Advantage Structural Warranty Insurance, on the service the company can offer builders. Q. Tell us about Advantage and your ro ...
9 March, 2021
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Stock in Trade
|Date: 10 October, 2018

Editor’s Viewpoint: Stock in Trade
The overall level of housebuilding activity in the country, the quality and extent of repair and maintena ...
The overall level of housebuilding activity in the country, the quality and extent of repair and maintenance and measures to encourage occupiers to improve their properties are all vital issues for th ...
10 October, 2018
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Watch: The British Gypsum Process
|Date: 3 September, 2018

Watch: The British Gypsum Process
Watch the video below, showing the process British Gypsum's plaster undergoes before arriving at trade co ...
Watch the video below, showing the process British Gypsum's plaster undergoes before arriving at trade counters. The process of producing gypsum products from rock to room is fascinating. With m ...
3 September, 2018
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Construction Equipment Sales Show Further Growth in Q2 2018
|Date: 15 August, 2018

Construction Equipment Sales Show Further Growth in Q2 2018
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 3.8% in the second quarte ...
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 3.8% in the second quarter of 2018, compared with the same period in 2017, according to the UK equipment statistics exch ...
15 August, 2018
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Construction Industry Only .01% More Dangerous Than Retail, According to New Online Tool
|Date: 14 August, 2018

Construction Industry Only .01% More Dangerous Than Retail, According to New Online Tool
How Dangerous Is Your Life?, a new tool which calculates risk based on data from the Office for National ...
How Dangerous Is Your Life?, a new tool which calculates risk based on data from the Office for National Statistics, Department for Transport, Health and Safety Executive and the CIA, suggests that co ...
14 August, 2018
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Bosch Survey: UK Tradespeople Most Safety Conscious in Europe
|Date: 14 August, 2018

Bosch Survey: UK Tradespeople Most Safety Conscious in Europe
Professionals from eight European countries were polled for the survey. According to the findings of a re ...
Professionals from eight European countries were polled for the survey. According to the findings of a recent health and safety survey conducted for Bosch, UK tradespeople are the most safety consciou ...
14 August, 2018
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No Sign of Brexit Nerves in Construction, Says FMB
|Date: 25 July, 2018

No Sign of Brexit Nerves in Construction, Says FMB
Construction SMEs enjoyed rising workloads in the second quarter of 2018, despite continuing concerns ove ...
Construction SMEs enjoyed rising workloads in the second quarter of 2018, despite continuing concerns over skills shortages and increasing costs, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). ...
25 July, 2018
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Construction Insurance Terms Explained
|Date: 20 July, 2018

Construction Insurance Terms Explained
Confusing insurance jargon has been baffling builders for years but now an expert is launching a crusade ...
Confusing insurance jargon has been baffling builders for years but now an expert is launching a crusade against frustrating terminology. Mark Herbert at ConstructionInsure.co.uk has launched his own ...
20 July, 2018
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Whilst the Sun Shines… Construction’s on a Roll this Summer!
|Date: 10 July, 2018

Whilst the Sun Shines… Construction’s on a Roll this Summer!
ONS figures published this week show that construction output increased 2.9% month-on-month in May. ...
ONS figures published this week show that construction output increased 2.9% month-on-month in May. This was the fastest monthly growth rate in two years, reflecting an uptick in activity followi ...
10 July, 2018
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Positive Outlook From SMEs
|Date: 18 June, 2018

Positive Outlook From SMEs
Construction SMEs have a forward-thinking approach to business and are willing to adapt to new working pr ...
Construction SMEs have a forward-thinking approach to business and are willing to adapt to new working practices, a survey from Constructionline has shown. The survey undertaken by the supply chain an ...
18 June, 2018
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Macmillan Unites Behind Tradesmen with Cancer
|Date: 16 April, 2018

Macmillan Unites Behind Tradesmen with Cancer
Macmillan Cancer Support is uniting with nine companies from the construction, electrical and home improv ...
Macmillan Cancer Support is uniting with nine companies from the construction, electrical and home improvement sector for their ‘Just Say the Word’ male cancer campaign. Benchmarx Kitchens and Joinery ...
16 April, 2018
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CIM: Could Marketing Solve the Skills Gap?
|Date: 6 February, 2018

CIM: Could Marketing Solve the Skills Gap?
The chronic shortage of skills in the construction sector is impacting the UK both at a frontline ...
The chronic shortage of skills in the construction sector is impacting the UK both at a frontline construction level and at a strategic corporate level. The construction industry and The Charte ...
6 February, 2018
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NFB and CHAS Announce H&S Standards
|Date: 5 February, 2018

NFB and CHAS Announce H&S Standards
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) and The Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) ...
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) and The Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) are pleased to announce their new partnership to raise health and safety standards in the UK an ...
5 February, 2018
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Developing Customer Confidence in New Build Properties
|Date: 22 January, 2018

Developing Customer Confidence in New Build Properties
Buying a new build home is an exciting and attractive prospect for many people and the need for the UK to ...
Buying a new build home is an exciting and attractive prospect for many people and the need for the UK to build more new homes is a well-documented issue. Yet, new build homes are far from achieving u ...
22 January, 2018
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Digital Tax: How Can Trade Businesses Manage the Switchover?
|Date: 11 January, 2018

Digital Tax: How Can Trade Businesses Manage the Switchover?
Richard Stonier, partner of online accountancy software expert, Tally Accounts, explains how tradesmen a ...
Richard Stonier, partner of online accountancy software expert, Tally Accounts, explains how tradesmen and business owners can be proactive and prepared for the transition to tax digitalisation. Thin ...
11 January, 2018
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