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Ultra Low Emissions Zone: How to Check Your Business Vehicle is Compliant and Avoid Fines
|Date: 13 April, 2023

Ultra Low Emissions Zone: How to Check Your Business Vehicle is Compliant and Avoid Fines
London may carry the moniker of ‘The Big Smoke’ but the city’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) has done m ...
London may carry the moniker of ‘The Big Smoke’ but the city’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) has done much to address this image since opening in April 2019. The scheme targets the city’s worst poll ...
13 April, 2023
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Five tips for staying protected in winter weather
|Date: 23 January, 2023

Five tips for staying protected in winter weather
Clair Weston, marketing manager at uvex, outlines some key considerations for staying safe and comfortabl ...
Clair Weston, marketing manager at uvex, outlines some key considerations for staying safe and comfortable when working in winter. uvex has a long history of keeping people safe in winter conditions. ...
23 January, 2023
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Taking care when working outdoors
|Date: 19 July, 2022

Taking care when working outdoors
We’re currently amidst another heatwave in the UK, and Google search trends have seen a whopping 2,950% i ...
We’re currently amidst another heatwave in the UK, and Google search trends have seen a whopping 2,950% increase in the last 24 hours for the ‘legal heat limit to work in the UK’. Nick Higginson, CEO ...
19 July, 2022
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Prevention is better than cure: caring for your paving this winter and what you need to avoid
|Date: 31 December, 2021

Prevention is better than cure: caring for your paving this winter and what you need to avoid
As winter sets in, homeowners across the country will be preparing their homes and gardens for winter. Cl ...
As winter sets in, homeowners across the country will be preparing their homes and gardens for winter. Clearing gutters, tidying away garden furniture and clearing the garden. Many will have spent th ...
31 December, 2021
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Simple and effective ways to grow your business
|Date: 29 December, 2021

Simple and effective ways to grow your business
Marley’s Daniel Redfern looks at some simple, but effective, ways to grow your business. NFRC membership ...
Marley’s Daniel Redfern looks at some simple, but effective, ways to grow your business. NFRC membership As well as reassuring your customers of high-quality standards, being a member of the NFRC allo ...
29 December, 2021
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Seven tips for reducing workplace stress
|Date: 4 November, 2021

Seven tips for reducing workplace stress
To coincide with International Stress Awareness Week, Alex Minett, Head of Products & Markets at CHAS ...
To coincide with International Stress Awareness Week, Alex Minett, Head of Products & Markets at CHAS, offers seven tips for managing workplace stress. Workplace stress can lead to poor health, lo ...
4 November, 2021
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New guidance on attracting and retaining construction workers
|Date: 24 September, 2021

New guidance on attracting and retaining construction workers
Construction businesses can access the latest practical tips and guidance on boosting worker attraction, ...
Construction businesses can access the latest practical tips and guidance on boosting worker attraction, retention, and wellbeing, in a new free guide. Published by employee benefits and outsourced pa ...
24 September, 2021
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Tips, tricks and what to avoid when installing hot tubs
|Date: 6 August, 2021

Tips, tricks and what to avoid when installing hot tubs
Hot tub sales have understandably gone through the roof since lockdown was first announced and it makes s ...
Hot tub sales have understandably gone through the roof since lockdown was first announced and it makes sense, with people spending more time at home, and holidays abroad looking increasingly difficul ...
6 August, 2021
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Continal’s top tips for underfloor heating in a loft conversion
|Date: 3 June, 2021

Continal’s top tips for underfloor heating in a loft conversion
Chris Ingram, founder of Continal Underfloor Heating, offers some top tips on how underfloor heating can ...
Chris Ingram, founder of Continal Underfloor Heating, offers some top tips on how underfloor heating can take a loft conversion from good to great. Underfloor heating (UFH) systems were once confined ...
3 June, 2021
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Quickslide: finishing projects before Christmas
|Date: 21 December, 2020

Quickslide: finishing projects before Christmas
Make sure the windows and doors on your projects arrive before Santa does, urges Quickslide. It happens e ...
Make sure the windows and doors on your projects arrive before Santa does, urges Quickslide. It happens every year: Everyone wants their nice new extension/loft/garage conversion/garden room finished ...
21 December, 2020
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Tips for choosing roofing battens with Marley
|Date: 11 November, 2020

Tips for choosing roofing battens with Marley
When it comes to battens, make sure you get what you pay for, urges Stuart Nicholson, roof systems direct ...
When it comes to battens, make sure you get what you pay for, urges Stuart Nicholson, roof systems director for Marley. The lockdown in the UK has led to a huge subsequent increase in demand for treat ...
11 November, 2020
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Do your customers tip?
|Date: 18 February, 2019

Do your customers tip?
Research by Heat Insulation Ltd suggests that 51 per cent of homeowners regularly tip tradespeople. The p ...
Research by Heat Insulation Ltd suggests that 51 per cent of homeowners regularly tip tradespeople. The people who are most likely to tip tradespeople are those aged between 45-64 and the least likely ...
18 February, 2019
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Ten Top Ways Van Drivers Can Conserve Fuel
|Date: 31 July, 2018

Ten Top Ways Van Drivers Can Conserve Fuel
Tradespeople and company car drivers are being advised of the ways they could drive more economically to ...
Tradespeople and company car drivers are being advised of the ways they could drive more economically to conserve expensive fuel. As the cost of fuel creeps up, motoring giant LeaseVan.co.uk has revea ...
31 July, 2018
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Top 10 Tips to Improve Your Van’s Security
|Date: 11 April, 2018

Top 10 Tips to Improve Your Van’s Security
Unfortunately van tool theft is rapidly on the rise in the UK and thieves are jumping at the chance ...
Unfortunately van tool theft is rapidly on the rise in the UK and thieves are jumping at the chance to steal anything they can get their hands on. Confused.com has compiled an informative li ...
11 April, 2018
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