On Sunday 29th September, Tom Foster, senior product manager at insulation manufacturer Saint-Gobain Isover, donned his running shoes and headed to Windsor Great Park in Berkshire to take part in the 31st Windsor Half Marathon. Tom formed part of a 13-strong team racing for charity on behalf of the company’s parent group, Saint-Gobain. Racing in bright sunshine and balmy conditions, Tom crossed … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Launches Student Support Programme
British Gypsum has unveiled a new training initiative designed to support the country’s next generation of plasterers. The Thistle Plasters Partnership sees the manufacturer work with further education colleges across the UK to strengthen training courses and give better access to the latest products, resources and industry expertise. Created by British Gypsum, the programme recognises the … [Read more...]
Dulux Trade Launches New Guide To Protective Coatings
Dulux Trade has launched a new guide designed to help professional painters and decorators advise their customers on protective coatings. The new ‘Protection Range’ guide brings together a range of paint solutions, each designed to guard against common challenges in the home, from the spread of germs, to mould and fire protection. “Increasingly, we’re finding that decorators are being asked to … [Read more...]
Mapei’s Mapetherm System Awarded Energy Saving Trust Recommended Certification
Mapei has been awarded Energy Saving Trust recommended certification for its external wall insulation system, Mapetherm System. The system utilises sustainable alternatives to traditional insulation materials and demonstrates the firm’s ongoing commitment to providing sustainable building solutions, for both commercial and domestic application. Mapei’s product portfolio includes a … [Read more...]
Low Suction Plastic Float Product Testers Required
I have been contacted by a company that is hoping to re-launch a low suction plastic float specifically designed for sand, and cement renders. You know what its like you are keen to start rubbing up a wall but the wall is still sopping wet, and you have a ago anyway and the float sticks like sh*t to a blanket and no matter what you do it nearly always ends up with you pulling off the sand and … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Launches BBA Approved Green Deal Package
Plaster and drylining manufacturer, British Gypsum, has achieved independent Green Deal compliance certification from the British Board of Agrément (BBA) and has now launched its new Green Deal solutions and training package. The BBA approved systems include DriLyner RF, DriLyner TL, GypLyner Universal and GypLyner IWL. These specific solutions are designed to make it simpler for the trade to … [Read more...]
Akzonobel Publishes New Ojeu Guide
AkzoNobel, parent company of paint brand, Dulux Trade, has launched an advisory document on how the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) impacts tendering public sector decoration projects. It is designed to help specifiers navigate their way through the legislative challenges arising from the European Union (EU) procurement directives. The guide contains background information on the EU … [Read more...]
British Gypsum National Trophy Award Open For Entries
British Gypsum, leading manufacturer of plaster, plasterboard and drylining solutions, is calling for entries for its 2014 National Trophy Awards. The British Gypsum National Trophy celebrates craftsmanship and skills in traditional plastering and modern plasterboard systems, and is designed to recognise the contribution that contractors make to the construction industry. The manufacturer, … [Read more...]
Dulux Trade Launches New Guide To Protective Coatings
Dulux Trade has launched a new guide designed to help professional painters and decorators advise their customers on protective coatings. The new ‘Protection Range’ guide brings together a range of paint solutions, each designed to guard against common challenges in the home, from the spread of germs, to mould and fire protection. “Increasingly, we’re finding that decorators are being asked … [Read more...]
Carillion Rings Up Training Partnership With Knauf
Ten college leavers from Kent are benefiting from apprenticeships in drylining offered in a pioneering collaboration between Carillion, one of the UK's leading support services companies, and its plaster and drylining products supplier Knauf. The apprentices are undertaking an 18-month training course – leading to a Level 2 NVQ Diploma and Level 2 Construction Diploma from the CITB – at Knauf’s … [Read more...]
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