Builders in Britain have a soft spot for Mary Berry according to a recent report, with almost a third admitting that they just can’t resist tuning in to the Great British Bake Off. When asked about their most embarrassing guilty pleasures, 29 per cent of respondents placed the popular BBC show top of their list. But it’s not just Bake Off that builders secretly enjoy, nearly a fifth confessed … [Read more...]
Thestudio Offers Greater Flexibility With British Gypsum Magnetic Plaster
British Gypsum has helped leading city centre meeting and event venue, thestudio, enhance its distinctive customer offering using Thistle Magnetic Plaster. The innovative venue, which hosts meetings, training and creative events for up to 200 people, has installed the magnetic walls in two of its most popular rooms to aid creative activities and collaboration during group discussions. … [Read more...]
The ExtraTime Bucket Test
Recently I was sent a few samples of ExtraTime plaster retarder sachets. I had a good think about how to test this new product; I thought that I could spin up two batches of plaster, one with ExtraTime in, and put on some walls. However after further thinking I decided that this would not be a fair test as the different walls may have had different suction rates. I also thought that I could have … [Read more...]
A Day At The Skills Show
I am always keen to show my support for anybody that wants to get into the plastering industry and I'm very supportive of young people to want to learn the skills required to be tiptop plasterer. Every year I make the journey up the NEC for the skill show and every year I am blown away by the standard of plastering that these young people are achieving and not only that but the complexity of … [Read more...]
The Plaisterers’ Training Awards 2015
I had the honour of being invited the the The Plaisterers' Training Awards by British Gypsum Formula. I have been to Plaisterers Hall a few times now for various meetings and having the chance to sit with and eat with some of the most passionate people within the plastering industry and of course I accepted the invitation. The Plaisterers’ Training Awards recognise the highest standards of … [Read more...]
Knauf Spray Plaster Keeps Boutique Motel To Tight Schedule
Ready Mixed Spray Plaster developed by Knauf – the UK’s leading manufacturer of lightweight building materials and systems – delivered the finest finishes on the fast-track construction programme to develop a major new hotel in the centre of London. Operated by Motel One, the German budget design hotel brand, Motel One London-Tower Hill was constructed by main contractor McAleer & Rushe for … [Read more...]
Safeguard’s Stormdry Preserves Handmade Terracotta
The terracotta façade of a landmark listed building in Leeds has been protected from penetrating damp using Stormdry Masonry Protection Cream developed by Safeguard Europe — the UK’s leading specialist in damp- and waterproofing, and masonry repairs. Dating from 1903, Apsley House was designed by George Corson, the architect who built many of the distinctive Victorian buildings in the city such … [Read more...]
Energy Savings For Bristol Family With EWI By Saint-Gobain Weber
weber.therm XM External Wall Insulation ( EWI) has been installed on a two-storey end of terrace, privately owned property in the Brislington area of Bristol. This is just one of several upgrades being undertaken by the homeowner which have included the addition of a large extension to the side of the property; a loft conversion; the addition of a garden room to the rear and new windows and doors … [Read more...]
Sprinter Tops Most Reliable In FN50 Survey
The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, in its 20th year, has received the coveted FN50 award for the most reliable van in 2015. The top-place ranking was announced at the annual FN50 event hosted at the Park Plaza in Westminster Bridge last night, attended by over 900 industry professionals. The FN50 is an independent market perspective audit ranking the largest 50 leasing companies across the UK, … [Read more...]
Victorian Villa Wins Awards With Knauf Warm Wall
Distinguished but draughty, a handsome Victorian villa in Leicester has been brought up to modern standards of thermal performance in an award-winning refurbishment project using the innovative Warm Wall external wall insulation system developed by Knauf – one of the UK’s leading manufacturer of lightweight building materials and systems. The project has already led to main contractor … [Read more...]
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