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  • It’s the Battle of the Brickies at Super Trowel 2025!

    |Date: 11 April, 2025
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  • PB Podcast: Uniting the trades against tool theft

    |Date: 24 February, 2025
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    |Date: 29 October, 2024
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    |Date: 1 August, 2024
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  • The Professional Builder Podcast: Together, Stronger with Band of Builders sponsored by Bosch

    |Date: 15 July, 2024
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    15 July, 2024
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    |Date: 3 July, 2024
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    3 July, 2024
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  • The Professional Builder Podcast: Supporting the Trades

    |Date: 25 April, 2024
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  • Professional Builder Podcast: Energy Efficiency and the Future Homes Standard (Part Two) sponsored by Bosch

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    |Date: 12 December, 2023
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