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    Roger Bisby Gets Mixed Up With the Cyklone Paint Stirrer

    Roger Bisby regrets not having used the Cyklone Paint Stirrer earlier. This little stainless steel stirre ...

    Roger Bisby regrets not having used the Cyklone Paint Stirrer earlier. This little stainless steel stirrer has been sitting in my goods in bay for a few months now. Even though I have used quite a lot ...

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    Tilemaster: Thick Bed FlexiRapid

    Developed for internal and external application, Tilemaster’s Thick Bed FlexiRapid offers a bonding solut ...

    Developed for internal and external application, Tilemaster’s Thick Bed FlexiRapid offers a bonding solution for large format floor tiles.  The fast track, pourable adhesive is specially develope ...

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    Family Way: W J Cooper & Sons

    If you wanted proof that the family way works for the building industry then consider an unbroken line of ...

    If you wanted proof that the family way works for the building industry then consider an unbroken line of five generations of fathers and sons at W J Cooper & Sons. Professional Builder’s Lee Jone ...

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    Installing Vario XtraSafe: A Moisture Management System

    Will Mott, technical product manager at Saint-Gobain Isover, explains how to install Vario XtraSafe, a ne ...

    Will Mott, technical product manager at Saint-Gobain Isover, explains how to install Vario XtraSafe, a new airtightness and moisture management system. Tackling the challenge of airtightness in a buil ...

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    Scottish Distillery Gets Crown Makeover

    Presenting a public face that is welcoming and pristine is vital for any visitor attraction. And when you ...

    Presenting a public face that is welcoming and pristine is vital for any visitor attraction. And when you’re one of Scotland’s most historic whisky distilleries, playing host to thousands of guests in ...

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    Get a Grip with Gripper Buddy

    Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee visits two decorating buddies, Louie Martin and Tony Gerrard, who have ...

    Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee visits two decorating buddies, Louie Martin and Tony Gerrard, who have gripped the decorating world with their simple invention. Last January, two Romsey-based decora ...

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    Could Paint Recycling Schemes Save You Money?

    The painting and decorating trade could save tons of hazardous waste annually, according to BusinessWaste ...

    The painting and decorating trade could save tons of hazardous waste annually, according to BusinessWaste.co.uk A national waste and recycling company says that most paints used in the industry are cl ...

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    Roll With It: Prodec's Guide to Paint Rollers

    ProDec brushes through a few things to consider when choosing the right roller for exterior decorating. A ...

    ProDec brushes through a few things to consider when choosing the right roller for exterior decorating. Any decorator knows that the quality of the finish you get is directly influenced by the paint y ...

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    Upskill at the Dulux Academy

    Helping to address the UK’s skills shortage, the Dulux Academy in Slough aims to invest in existing profe ...

    Helping to address the UK’s skills shortage, the Dulux Academy in Slough aims to invest in existing professionals as well as attracting new talent. Professional Builder was there at the opening ceremo ...

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    Up and Down with Werner Ladders

    Lisa Richardson, Product Manager (Ladders) for Werner, gives us a rundown of the right ladders for the ri ...

    Lisa Richardson, Product Manager (Ladders) for Werner, gives us a rundown of the right ladders for the right application. Whether you’re wallpapering, painting, working on stairs or decorating the ext ...

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    Decorating Tips From Hamilton

    The decorating experts at Hamilton explain how to achieve the best possible finish using water-based glos ...

    The decorating experts at Hamilton explain how to achieve the best possible finish using water-based gloss paint. Water-based gloss paint may be growing in popularity, but it can sometimes be difficul ...

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    Armstead Study Reveals True Cost of DIY Bodge Jobs

    Armstead has created a spoof website to highlight the true cost of DIY decorators doing bodge jobs With m ...

    Armstead has created a spoof website to highlight the true cost of DIY decorators doing bodge jobs With many Brits set to tackle DIY projects on one of the last bank holiday weekends for the year, new ...

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    Dulux: Water-Based Trim Paints

    Dulux explains why you should make 2016 the year to switch from solvent to water-based trim paints. Fifty ...

    Dulux explains why you should make 2016 the year to switch from solvent to water-based trim paints. Fifty years ago, virtually all paint products were solvent or oil-based. These products still contai ...

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    Made Great in Britain: Gripit

    He was the boy who slayed the dragons but his ‘fix’ for adventure is only just beginning! His story quite ...

    He was the boy who slayed the dragons but his ‘fix’ for adventure is only just beginning! His story quite literally gripped the nation. At just 17 the baby faced entrepreneur was giving as good as he ...

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    Toupret: Fill the Difference

    Jim Newark of Toupret explains why his company’s new range of skim fillers is a welcome breath of fresh a ...

    Jim Newark of Toupret explains why his company’s new range of skim fillers is a welcome breath of fresh air for homeowners and decorators alike. Whether it is at a workplace, at school or at home, the ...

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    Watch: Decorating Tips from Sandtex Trade

    Sandtex Trade is producing a series of videos to give decorators the complete picture on exterior paintin ...

    Sandtex Trade is producing a series of videos to give decorators the complete picture on exterior painting. ‘This Is Sandtex Trade’ is a series of five videos which will be launched throughout 2016. T ...

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