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    Media for the trade

    SETCRETE PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION VIDEOS The Setcrete video library features all of the products in the rang ...

    SETCRETE PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION VIDEOS The Setcrete video library features all of the products in the range, including its High Performance levelling compounds. Each two-minute video explains the benef ...

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    Homeowners have cancelled renovation jobs

     The cost of raw materials in the UK is expected to have more than trebled in 2022 43% of builders are st ...

     The cost of raw materials in the UK is expected to have more than trebled in 2022 43% of builders are struggling to hire carpenters and 95% of builders are facing material price rises One in four hom ...

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    Werner celebrates 100 years of innovation

    Werner, a WernerCo brand, is celebrating 100 years of innovation, quality and safety in 2022 as the world ...

    Werner, a WernerCo brand, is celebrating 100 years of innovation, quality and safety in 2022 as the world’s leading manufacturer of ladders and access equipment.  Since Werner was founded in 1922, it ...

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    Customer habits that tradespeople find most annoying

    Being watched while they work is the number one irritating behaviour (41%) One in six (16%) tradesmen get ...

    Being watched while they work is the number one irritating behaviour (41%) One in six (16%) tradesmen get annoyed if customers don’t offer them a drink New research has revealed the customer behaviour ...

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    Trade jobs app

    There’s now an app to fill your trade jobs gap. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones hears from the developer ...

    There’s now an app to fill your trade jobs gap. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones hears from the developers of a new digital recruitment platform. If a homeowner is looking for a builder there are now ...

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    Premium sealants and adhesives

    When it comes to sealants and adhesives it pays to go premium, according to Bostik More and more tradespe ...

    When it comes to sealants and adhesives it pays to go premium, according to Bostik More and more tradespeople are embracing premium adhesives and sealants, valuing a higher quality product that can of ...

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    8 ways tradespeople can make their work more sustainable

    For World Environment Day (5th June), an expert has shared advice on how tradespeople can make their work ...

    For World Environment Day (5th June), an expert has shared advice on how tradespeople can make their work more sustainable.  Improving sustainability can benefit both the planet and your business, as ...

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    Bringing clients and builders together with Spetz app

    An app with an established global presence has arrived in the UK and promises to bring clients and builde ...

    An app with an established global presence has arrived in the UK and promises to bring clients and builders together quicker than ever before. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the team behind ...

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    Joiner gets tools just 72 Hours after tool theft

    ARMD, the website and App built to protect the livelihoods of all tradespeople, has released the details ...

    ARMD, the website and App built to protect the livelihoods of all tradespeople, has released the details of how it recently helped to negate the potentially devastating effect of a tool theft for Join ...

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    Online training for tradespeople

    TRAINING WEBSITE The Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) has announced the launch of its new training we ...

    TRAINING WEBSITE The Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) has announced the launch of its new training website. The resource will allow learners to sit accredited examinations online.  It also deliver ...

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    Toupret announces all-new app

    Toupret, the professional’s choice for quality fillers, has today announced the release of its very first ...

    Toupret, the professional’s choice for quality fillers, has today announced the release of its very first app, designed to make the work of tradespeople across the country as easy as possible by helpi ...

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    Best products for the trades

    PROMOTION The 2022 Fusion initiative from Carl Kammerling International (CKI), the home of C.K Tools, is ...

    PROMOTION The 2022 Fusion initiative from Carl Kammerling International (CKI), the home of C.K Tools, is offering tradespeople and contractors a welcome discount with 170 products on promotion across ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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, ...

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    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 ‪ ...

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