Knauf has launched a new range of Premium powdered joint fillers and finishes after extensive research with contractors to develop a product range that would both improve workability and address problems such as premature setting in the bucket. Knauf Joint Filler Premium is designed to be used for bedding tapes and Knauf Joint Cement Premium for finishing joints whereas Knauf Fill and Finish 30 … [Read more...]
Trailblazers in considerate construction to be recognised at first National Ultra Site Awards
Considerate Constructors Scheme to award best-performing Ultra Sites with highest accolade in considerate construction UK and Ireland – 25 June 2018: The Considerate Constructors Scheme has launched its first National Awards programme for Ultra Sites. Ultra Sites are the next level of achieving even greater standards and collaboration across the construction … [Read more...]
Bristol House Transformed With Andura Exterior Coating
After many years of improvements at her home in Fishponds, Bristol, Nina Bressington decided to tidy up the outside appearance of her property. As an ex-local authority house, like many others it had a red brick exterior which she wanted to update and so went for a more distinctive finish with an overall colour that would last, choosing an Andura coating to do this. Nina commented, “I … [Read more...]
Tools For Plastering Walls And Ceilings
One of the good things about plastering as a trade is the tools for plastering walls and ceilings and generally, any sort of plastering is actually very minimal. If you compare what a plasterer needs for plastering walls to what a carpenter needs to make the wall first it is no wonder that plastering is a cheap business to start. So let us take a look at the tools you will need to for … [Read more...]
U-Pol Finishes First With New Range of Professional Fillers
U-Pol – the UK market leader in automotive body shop coatings and fillers – has brought its decades of experience in surface finishing to the professional tradesperson with the introduction of three high performance construction fillers. Surface perfection is a must in automotive body shop repairs, and U-POL’s expertise in meeting the requirements of that sector mean its new building range … [Read more...]
Weber Targets Offsite Construction With Launch of Rapid Drying Basecoat Render
Saint-Gobain Weber, the recognised manufacturer of innovative high performance products, systems and technologies for the construction industry, has launched weberend LAC rapid, a super-fast drying version of the established and successful weberend LAC. This basecoat render with meshcloth reinforcement, plays an essential role in a number of Weber insulation systems including webertherm XM … [Read more...]
Jewson Launches Fund to Support Plasterers and Projects in Need
Jewson has revealed details of its fourth Building Better Communities competition, which gives plasterers the chance to apply for a share of a £250,000 prize fund. Whether it’s a community project close to their heart or a deserving colleague who needs a helping hand, plasterers can put forward their good cause to win a share of £250,000 in building materials, with two top prizes of up to … [Read more...]
Saint-Gobain Weber Helps to Ease Dublin’s Student Accommodation Shortage
webertherm XM, the lightweight External Wall Insulation (EWI) system by Saint-Gobain Weber, has been specified for a new-build development in the heart of Dublin. Providing accommodation for 471 students, the Binary Hub, Dublin’s largest Purpose Built Student Accommodation, will ease pressure on the city’s student housing shortage. The Binary Hub was opened in 2016 by the Student Housing … [Read more...]
A Day With Knauf Airless Plaster
Knauf Airless plaster has been a hot topic on the PLasterers forum for a while now, and after some members expressed an interest in learning more about this Knauf spray finish plaster, I decided to go ahead and organise a day at Knauf Immingham. For me Immingham is a long, long way away, in fact, it is a 500 odd mile round trip. So a couple of nights booked into a hotel meant I could enjoy a … [Read more...]
Knauf Combines Technical Expertise With Quality In Horizons Project
Architects designing a large-scale Retirement Living Plus development in Poole have employed a range of exterior systems from Knauf – one of the world’s leading manufacturers of lightweight building products and systems – due to their high quality, and the technical expertise provided by the Knauf Technical Services Team. The Knauf ThroughWall System, Knauf AQUAPANEL® Exterior … [Read more...]
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