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The tools for the trade

|Date: 12 May, 2022

The tools for the trade

Professional Builder sat down with Chris Proffit, business sector manager – construction & decoration ...

Professional Builder sat down with Chris Proffit, business sector manager – construction & decoration at Mirka, to discuss how tooling has evolved in the sector, where the market is heading, and h ...

12 May, 2022
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More than £100 million of tools have been stolen in the UK since 2020

|Date: 9 May, 2022

More than £100 million of tools have been stolen in the UK since 2020

Almost 60,000 tools have been stolen over the last two years. More than a third of the tools stolen were ...

Almost 60,000 tools have been stolen over the last two years. More than a third of the tools stolen were in London (21,630) Expert offers advice to tradespeople on how to protect themselves from tool ...

9 May, 2022
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Local Hero Awards 2022 Revealed

|Date: 4 May, 2022

Local Hero Awards 2022 Revealed

SGS Engineering has unveiled the finalists in the 2022 Local Hero Awards, which celebrates ‘hero’ tradesp ...

SGS Engineering has unveiled the finalists in the 2022 Local Hero Awards, which celebrates ‘hero’ tradespeople who have supported their communities See the list of finalists below Voting opens today, ...

4 May, 2022
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The rise of the eco-friendly tradesperson

|Date: 20 April, 2022

The rise of the eco-friendly tradesperson

‪Registration of commercial electric vehicles grew by 21% in January 2022 57% of UK homeowners want to be ...

‪Registration of commercial electric vehicles grew by 21% in January 2022 57% of UK homeowners want to be more eco-friendly 73% of the UK population worry about the energy performance of their home ‪ ...

20 April, 2022
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Your delivery, your way from IronmongeryDirect

|Date: 13 April, 2022

Your delivery, your way from IronmongeryDirect

Leading specialist trade supplier, IronmongeryDirect has expanded its Click & Collect service to offe ...

Leading specialist trade supplier, IronmongeryDirect has expanded its Click & Collect service to offer tradespeople a choice of 6,500 pick up points nationwide. The move forms part of the retailer ...

13 April, 2022
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Demand for tradespeople up by 50 percent

|Date: 11 April, 2022

Demand for tradespeople up by 50 percent

Demand has skyrocketed, but tradespeople have also been hit with a series of challenges because of Covid ...

Demand has skyrocketed, but tradespeople have also been hit with a series of challenges because of Covid and Brexit, so Rated People explores the true effects of ‘the home improvement boom’ and looks ...

11 April, 2022
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Search for ‘hero’ tradespeople begins in ‘Local Hero Awards’

|Date: 6 April, 2022

Search for ‘hero’ tradespeople begins in ‘Local Hero Awards’

£1000 prize on offer as SGS Engineering launches second annual nationwide search for tradespeople who hav ...

£1000 prize on offer as SGS Engineering launches second annual nationwide search for tradespeople who have helped their communities through kind acts Local heroes can be nominated via a dedicated entr ...

6 April, 2022
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Band of Builders launches free counselling service for tradespeople to tackle construction industry mental health crisis

|Date: 1 April, 2022

Band of Builders launches free counselling service for tradespeople to tackle construction industry mental health crisis

Construction workers in crisis are being urged to use a new free counselling service that has been set up ...

Construction workers in crisis are being urged to use a new free counselling service that has been set up by a national builders charity, after its inaugural Big Brew fundraising campaign raised enoug ...

1 April, 2022
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The App to fill your trade job gaps

|Date: 30 March, 2022

The App to fill your trade job gaps

A new and free platform, designed by the trade for the trade is set to make managing labour and workload ...

A new and free platform, designed by the trade for the trade is set to make managing labour and workload in the construction industry quicker and easier. The Trade Jobs App has launched and will make ...

30 March, 2022
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Buildiro Launches Investment Round on Seedrs

|Date: 24 March, 2022

Buildiro Launches Investment Round on Seedrs

Like Amazon for building materials, Buildiro.com seeks to raise at least £300,000 to boost affiliate sale ...

Like Amazon for building materials, Buildiro.com seeks to raise at least £300,000 to boost affiliate sales, activate merchants, and grow revenue Buildiro.com, a digital marketplace for tradespeople, b ...

24 March, 2022
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