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    Why are you a builder?

    Why are you a builder? How did you get into the building game? Did you ever really think about it, or was ...

    Why are you a builder? How did you get into the building game? Did you ever really think about it, or was it something you just drifted into? And – having become a builder – do you think you had parti ...

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    Home truths, Comedic value and more

    JANUARY HOME TRUTHS After a whole month at home following the World Cup in Qatar, and a further two weeks ...

    JANUARY HOME TRUTHS After a whole month at home following the World Cup in Qatar, and a further two weeks for the festivities and New Year celebrations, the nation finally prepares to go back to the w ...

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    Employment in construction

    Hard to believe, but the benchmark in Annus Horriblis – certainly as far as our much-lamented Queen Eliza ...

    Hard to believe, but the benchmark in Annus Horriblis – certainly as far as our much-lamented Queen Elizabeth was concerned – occurred exactly three decades ago in 1992. The terminology may have been ...

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    Changing the BST

    COMETH THE HOUR……. After such a marvellous record-breaking summer, the inevitable, slow but unrelenting e ...

    COMETH THE HOUR……. After such a marvellous record-breaking summer, the inevitable, slow but unrelenting encroachment of useable daylight hours somehow seems especially profound this time around…. and ...

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    The development in businesses

    A one-time regular contributor to a popular financial column within the pages of this magazine was previo ...

    A one-time regular contributor to a popular financial column within the pages of this magazine was previously a highly successful trader based in the City. One of his constant pearls of wisdom was tha ...

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    Tradespeople and customers

    “They are a bloody nuisance quite frankly. Getting under your feet all day, complaining about the noise a ...

    “They are a bloody nuisance quite frankly. Getting under your feet all day, complaining about the noise and dust, and regaling you with their life stories……. I wish they would all just b!@?*r off back ...

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    Certain types of builders’ waste could be scrapped

    It’s been a particular hobby horse of ours for years, of course, but finally there are signs that this on ...

    It’s been a particular hobby horse of ours for years, of course, but finally there are signs that this one at least could finally be destined for the knacker’s yard. Or more appropriately, perhaps, th ...

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    A closer look at Professional Builder's viewpoint predictions over the years

    Incredibly, it’s been 21 years since Professional Builder first gazed longingly into its own crystal ball ...

    Incredibly, it’s been 21 years since Professional Builder first gazed longingly into its own crystal ball to see what was in store for our readers during the next twelve months. So what better time th ...

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    Post-pandemic effects on tool theft, tradespeople and society

    One of the great hopes for life in this country – after such a devastating pandemic – was that we would s ...

    One of the great hopes for life in this country – after such a devastating pandemic – was that we would see the emergence of a generally more caring, honest, and tolerant society. Certainly, the early ...

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    Editor's Viewpoint: Stock in Trade

    The overall level of housebuilding activity in the country, the quality and extent of repair and maintena ...

    The overall level of housebuilding activity in the country, the quality and extent of repair and maintenance and measures to encourage occupiers to improve their properties are all vital issues for th ...

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    Viewpoint: Happy Families

    It was one of Africa’s most famous sons, the Anglican Bishop and human rights activist, Desmund Tutu who ...

    It was one of Africa’s most famous sons, the Anglican Bishop and human rights activist, Desmund Tutu who memorably first identified the crucial role being part of a strong family unit plays in achievi ...

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