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  • Plasterer and Footballer, Rachel Williams talks to Professional Builder

    |Date: 4 July, 2023
    Plasterer and Footballer, Rachel Williams talks to Professional Builder

    Plasterer and Footballer, Rachel Williams talks to Professional Builder

    Plasterer, Rachel Williams has enjoyed a highly distinguished career in women’s football and plans to ret ...

    Plasterer, Rachel Williams has enjoyed a highly distinguished career in women’s football and plans to return to a hawk and trowel when she’s hung up her boots. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones finds o ...

    4 July, 2023
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  • Makita’s paddle mixer buyer guide

    |Date: 7 June, 2023
    Makita's paddle mixer buyer guide

    Makita’s paddle mixer buyer guide

    Next in our series of buyer’s guides for power tools, Makita provides some guidance on what to look for w ...

    Next in our series of buyer’s guides for power tools, Makita provides some guidance on what to look for when buying a new paddle mixer for plaster and render. A mixer is a valuable part of a professio ...

    7 June, 2023
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  • The founder of a domestic abuse survivors’ charity

    |Date: 7 November, 2022
    The founder of a domestic abuse survivors’ charity

    The founder of a domestic abuse survivors’ charity

    Lady in Red Plasterer, Naima Ben Moussa, is harnessing her trade skills for a very worthy cause – and inv ...

    Lady in Red Plasterer, Naima Ben Moussa, is harnessing her trade skills for a very worthy cause – and inviting other builders to join her. for a very worthy cause – and inviting other builders to join ...

    7 November, 2022
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  • The Silicone Soap by Karl Dorn

    |Date: 3 October, 2022
    The Silicone Soap by Karl Dorn

    The Silicone Soap by Karl Dorn

    With his Corner Trowel and Silicone Soap, Karl Dorn is awash with new ideas. Professional Builder’s Lee J ...

    With his Corner Trowel and Silicone Soap, Karl Dorn is awash with new ideas. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the plasterer about his new inventions. Lockdown gave many of us the opportunity ...

    3 October, 2022
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  • Successful careers with Mark Felix

    |Date: 28 September, 2022
    Successful careers with Mark Felix

    Successful careers with Mark Felix

    Plasterer Mark Felix works hard and, when he’s taking part in Strong Man events, plays even harder. Profe ...

    Plasterer Mark Felix works hard and, when he’s taking part in Strong Man events, plays even harder. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks the tradesman about one of the sport’s longest running and mo ...

    28 September, 2022
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  • Mapped: the cities with the most trustworthy tradesmen

    |Date: 26 November, 2021
    Mapped: the cities with the most trustworthy tradesmen

    Mapped: the cities with the most trustworthy tradesmen

    Now that we are approaching winter, there is a greater concern with home maintenance. With an increasing ...

    Now that we are approaching winter, there is a greater concern with home maintenance. With an increasing demand for tradesmen, having some trustworthy tradesmen on your doorstep has become an importan ...

    26 November, 2021
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  • Top products plasterers should have in their toolbox

    |Date: 13 October, 2021
    Top products plasterers should have in their toolbox

    Top products plasterers should have in their toolbox

    Next up in our series with Makita, the team look at the products that plasterers should always have in th ...

    Next up in our series with Makita, the team look at the products that plasterers should always have in their toolbox. As any plasterers will know, good preparation is the key to achieving the best fin ...

    13 October, 2021
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  • Knauf: using ready-mixed jointing compounds

    |Date: 28 July, 2021
    Knauf: using ready-mixed jointing compounds

    Knauf: using ready-mixed jointing compounds

    Knauf explores the advantages of using ready-mixed jointing compounds. Ready-mixed jointing is well suite ...

    Knauf explores the advantages of using ready-mixed jointing compounds. Ready-mixed jointing is well suited to meeting the demands of modern methods of working. Used for finishing joints in drywall par ...

    28 July, 2021
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  • Damp resistant plaster by Safeguard Europe

    |Date: 30 July, 2020
    Damp resistant plaster by Safeguard Europe

    Damp resistant plaster by Safeguard Europe

    Hudson Lambert, director of Safeguard Europe, looks at the alternatives to traditional plasters Gypsum-ba ...

    Hudson Lambert, director of Safeguard Europe, looks at the alternatives to traditional plasters Gypsum-based plaster systems are lightweight, cost-effective, and easy to apply. However, they suffer fr ...

    30 July, 2020
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  • Inventors’ corner: SocketandSwitch Bead

    |Date: 18 February, 2019
    Inventors' corner: SocketandSwitch Bead

    Inventors’ corner: SocketandSwitch Bead

    Professional Builder meets up with Pete Carter, a builder who has come up with a simple solution to a big ...

    Professional Builder meets up with Pete Carter, a builder who has come up with a simple solution to a big problem. A modern home is a complicated beast compared to the humble intentions with which hum ...

    18 February, 2019
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  • British Gypsum’s certified plasterers’ scheme

    |Date: 28 January, 2019
    British Gypsum's certified plasterers’ scheme

    British Gypsum’s certified plasterers’ scheme

    In the latest part of our series on British Gypsum, we speak to three members of the company’s certified ...

    In the latest part of our series on British Gypsum, we speak to three members of the company’s certified plasterers scheme to find out how it is positively influencing homeowners’ perception of plaste ...

    28 January, 2019
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