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    |Date: 12 September, 2022
    Rated People campaigns for a more diverse trades industry

    Rated People campaigns for a more diverse trades industry

    The trades industry has a severe skills gap, and Rated People highlights how using non-binary gender-incl ...

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  • The crime wave that’s targeting motorists

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    Dan Powell, editor of Honest John Vans, lifts the lid on the latest crime wave that’s targeting motorists.    A growing number of builders are being targeted by criminals in a new UK crime wave t ...

    6 September, 2022
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  • Top 10 tips for marketing a trade business

    |Date: 5 September, 2022
    Top 10 tips for marketing a trade business

    Top 10 tips for marketing a trade business

    Less than one in five (18%) UK tradespeople feel confident marketing their business. Marketing experts sh ...

    Less than one in five (18%) UK tradespeople feel confident marketing their business. Marketing experts share their top 10 tips for how to grow a trade customer base.   Recent research by Electric ...

    5 September, 2022
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  • The Spetz App is helping tradespeople worldwide

    |Date: 2 September, 2022
    The Spetz App is helping tradespeople worldwide

    The Spetz App is helping tradespeople worldwide

    The Spetz App is helping tradespeople worldwide to win more work by putting tradespeople in direct contac ...

    The Spetz App is helping tradespeople worldwide to win more work by putting tradespeople in direct contact with homeowners. Professional Builder quizzes their team on the features and benefits of the ...

    2 September, 2022
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  • West Fraser SterlingOSB Zero T&G ensures reliability

    |Date: 29 August, 2022
    West Fraser SterlingOSB Zero T&G ensures reliability

    West Fraser SterlingOSB Zero T&G ensures reliability

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    SterlingOSB Zero T&G, from timber panel specialist, West Fraser (Trading as Norbord), presents specifiers with precision-engineered tongue and groove boards which are typically used for pitched or ...

    29 August, 2022
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  • ARMD encourages trade to ‘Stick One Up’ to tool theft

    |Date: 25 August, 2022
    ARMD encourages trade to ‘Stick One Up’ to tool theft

    ARMD encourages trade to ‘Stick One Up’ to tool theft

    ARMD, the platform designed to combat the effects of tool theft and protect the livelihoods of tradespeop ...

    ARMD, the platform designed to combat the effects of tool theft and protect the livelihoods of tradespeople with tech and smart insurance, is encouraging the trade to #StickOneUpToToolTheft in a new s ...

    25 August, 2022
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  • UK tradespeople have delayed work because of the materials shortage

    |Date: 23 August, 2022
    UK tradespeople have delayed work because of the materials shortage

    UK tradespeople have delayed work because of the materials shortage

    More than three quarters (78%) of tradespeople have struggled to source materials this year New research ...

    More than three quarters (78%) of tradespeople have struggled to source materials this year New research reveals the 10 materials that workers have found hardest to source Plasterers, surveyors and jo ...

    23 August, 2022
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  • ToughBuilt puts the ‘work’ in work bench

    |Date: 17 August, 2022
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    ToughBuilt is showing further evidence of its commitment to developing revolutionary jobsite products that set new standards in capability and performance. The US manufacturer has recently extended it ...

    17 August, 2022
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  • UK should be better equipped for Heatwaves

    |Date: 17 August, 2022
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    Following record-breaking temperatures this summer, REHAU is advising that both old and new UK building s ...

    Following record-breaking temperatures this summer, REHAU is advising that both old and new UK building stock needs to become more resilient to high temperatures. On 19 July, temperatures in excess of ...

    17 August, 2022
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  • WIN! with ForgeFast

    |Date: 5 August, 2022
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    WIN! with ForgeFast

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    ForgeFast, the elite performance woodscrew specialist, has teamed up with Professional Builder to give you the chance to win a great trade prize!   Featuring products from across the ForgeFast ra ...

    5 August, 2022
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  • Tradespeople increasing prices due to fuel costs

    |Date: 3 August, 2022
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    Tradespeople increasing prices due to fuel costs

    One in seven (14%) tradespeople now get the bus to jobs because they can’t afford to drive Tradespeople s ...

    One in seven (14%) tradespeople now get the bus to jobs because they can’t afford to drive Tradespeople set to increase prices by 24%, on average Over a quarter (29%) now only accept hyper-local jobs ...

    3 August, 2022
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  • Toupret launches tradespersons solution

    |Date: 1 August, 2022
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    Toupret launches tradespersons solution

    Toupret, the professional’s choice for quality wall fillers, recognises that excellent results really mat ...

    Toupret, the professional’s choice for quality wall fillers, recognises that excellent results really matter, but so does the time it takes to get the job done (time is money, after all) with the laun ...

    1 August, 2022
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  • Trouser families from Snickers Workwear

    |Date: 1 August, 2022
    Trouser families from Snickers Workwear

    Trouser families from Snickers Workwear

    Six Work Trouser families to satisfy every need on site - sustainably. Snickers Workwear’s trouser famili ...

    Six Work Trouser families to satisfy every need on site - sustainably. Snickers Workwear’s trouser families are suited to any kind of work on site. Delivering maximum functionality, comfort, protectio ...

    1 August, 2022
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  • Rapid success with UK plastering trade

    |Date: 28 July, 2022
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    Rapid success with UK plastering trade

    British Gypsum is reporting an overwhelmingly positive response and burgeoning sales of ThistlePro® FastS ...

    British Gypsum is reporting an overwhelmingly positive response and burgeoning sales of ThistlePro® FastSet Finish – its new rapid-setting plaster – in the first three months since its launch to the U ...

    28 July, 2022
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  • Improving water efficiency of bathroom projects

    |Date: 22 July, 2022
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    Improving water efficiency of bathroom projects

    Martin Walker, CEO of Methven, explores the role tradespeople can play in improving the overall water eff ...

    Martin Walker, CEO of Methven, explores the role tradespeople can play in improving the overall water efficiency of their bathroom projects.  In 1960, around 85 litres of water were used per person, p ...

    22 July, 2022
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  • Dulux Academy trade event

    |Date: 20 July, 2022
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    On July 22, Dulux Academy will be throwing open its doors for an Open House event, welcoming trade profes ...

    On July 22, Dulux Academy will be throwing open its doors for an Open House event, welcoming trade professionals who’ve visited before and those wishing to explore the facilities and enjoy a great day ...

    20 July, 2022
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