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Expectations redefined for Knauf AQUAPANEL® Interior
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Expectations redefined for Knauf AQUAPANEL® Interior

Freshly redesigned, Knauf’s improved AQUAPANEL® Interior Cement Boards are significantly lighter, making them both quicker and simpler to install. Knauf AQUAPANEL® Interior Cement Boards have always had excellent performance. Manufactured from inorganic materials, the boards still demonstrate the same resistance to water, mould and mildew meaning they perform well for

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When It’s Cold Outside Webermineral TF Render Won’t Stop Winter Working

The new webermineral TF, a through-coloured, thin coat, decorative render finish, designed for use with multi-coat render systems, is not only rain resistant but can be applied at temperatures as low as 1°C.  This cementitious, even textured render has rapid drying benefits that can prevent wash-off in 1 hour making

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Knauf Extends Ceiling Offering To Customers

Knauf has added to its ceilings portfolio with the Knauf Slimgrid suspended ceiling system, providing customers with a rapid way to install suspended plasterboard ceilings easily and inexpensively. The Knauf Slimgrid system represents a major breakthrough in the suspended ceilings market, created to speed up the installation of plasterboard ceilings

What’s on the Weber Training Agenda at the Saint-Gobain Technical Academy, Bedfordshire

At the Saint-Gobain Technical Academy in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, Weber’s training programmes embrace all categories in the company’s diverse product range.  This includes External Wall Insulation (EWI), monocouche through-coloured renders, tile fixing, technical mortars and flooring systems. Courses can be designed to meet product-specific requirements, or to suit different levels of

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Exclusive Product Launches Scheduled for the Build Show

Visitors to the Build Show looking for new products, materials and services will not be disappointed as many of the show’s biggest exhibitors have planned exciting launches to take place at the event in October. For all those seeking the latest hand tools then OX Group’s and Irwin Tools’ stands

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British Gypsum Launches New and Improved Drywall Screws

British Gypsum has launched a new and improved range of drywall screws that are faster, sharper and easier to use. Designed specifically for applying plasterboard to timber or lightweight metal substrates, the screws provide everything needed to fix British Gypsum’s wall lining, partition, floor and ceiling systems – regardless of

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Knauf Win Hearts and Minds After Heroic Construction Cup Efforts

Blood, sweat and tears were simply not enough to allow Knauf’s two teams to progress past the group stages of the Construction Cup in early September. As well as competing against teams from across the country, Knauf provided sponsorship for the tournament, which raised money for the Construction Youth Trust,

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Why A Plastering Machine Is a Good Investment

If you do a lot of rendering, and you are still slapping it on by hand, then you need to give your head a shake and start seriously looking at getting a plastering machine. If you are a regular reader of The Plasterers Forum then you will be quite aware

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Weberpral M Monocouche Render by Saint-Gobain Weber Just Got Better

The market leading, high performance weberpral M monocouche render by Saint-Gobain Weber has an improved formulation to combat the war against algae. Algae growth on external surfaces is not a new phenomenon but its increase is due to warmer winter climates and prolonged damp weather conditions which are being experienced

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Local Developer Raises the Standard With Gyproc Habito

Pontypool based housing developer, Rob Wyman Homes Ltd., is using British Gypsum’s Gyproc Habito to create four exemplar properties in South Wales. The detached homes are being built to the same end goal: to create bespoke homes for modern professionals. Rob Wyman, Owner of Rob Wyman Homes Ltd., commented: “Each

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Knauf’s Regal Ranges Receive Planning Assent

Proposing the Regal range of colours – developed by Knauf for its Presto render range – has enabled Cavanna Homes to work closely with South Hams District Council’s planning department to achieve a pleasing external aesthetic at its Origins development, set in the heart of the Devon village of Dartington.

See the Potential
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See the Potential

Mark Rayfield, CEO of Jewson discusses the Department for Work and Pensions See Potential campaign and its relevance to the construction industry. With an estimated 1.65 million people in the UK currently unemployed, it seems absurd that one of the construction industry’s biggest challenges is the lack of skilled men and

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