It’s been 5 big solid years for The Plasterers Forum and in those years, we have grown to be the biggest plastering related resource to have every existed with almost 500,000 posts and approximately 30,000 topics. So it goes without saying that TPF is going places. I have been exceptionally
PFT Central – Plasterers 1 Stop Shop have an ever expanding range of plastering tools and plastering machines. They are constantly developing and improving based on the feedback they get from plasterers who use them and this most definitely puts PFT Central in the Plasterers News innovation category. What PFT
More than 100,000m2 of Airless Readymix Plaster developed by Knauf – the UK’s leading manufacturer of lightweight building materials and systems – has accelerated construction and simplified supply chains on a scheme to transform a former brownfield site into one of the largest student developments in Europe. Built in three
Builders’ merchant, Jewson, is asking tradespeople up and down the country to put forward local community projects that are in need of a transformation. As part of its Building Better Communities project, Jewson is offering communities across the country the chance to win a share of a £100,000 prize which
What do Albert Einstein and rising damp have in common? Safeguard’s seminar Rising Damp: Causes and Treatment has the answer (and it’s capillarity*). Aimed at architects, builders and other specifiers, this RIBA-accredited seminar has been designed to help professionals keep up-to-date with the latest materials and systems, and can help
It’s my last day at Gold Trowel North where I have been learning the basics of venetian plaster and it is most definitely been an eye opener into the venetian plaster industry. Today is all about buffing and polishing and applying waxes and polishes to our finishes and generally making our
Its thursday already and I am feeling the strain of the early starts and the drive from Macclesfield to Bury, so tonight I am treating myself to a night in a hotel right near the training school and it was pretty cheap as well which is even better as the
I was once again in bury today bright and early but I am now starting to feel tired, the commute in now is getting tiresome but we are nearly at the end of the week. Today was a day where we are going to be working on our sample boards
High performance monocouche render by Saint-Gobain Weber has been specified in the construction of a contemporary new build house in Buckinghamshire. Designed by Zodiac Design, Beaconsfield, this 6,000 sq ft property incorporates many ‘smart’ construction systems, products and materials that together create a highly technical and sustainable masterpiece. The three-storey
High-performance insulation solutions from Saint-Gobain Isover have been used in a luxury apartment development by David Wilson Homes (DWH). The development of 100 apartments, which sits next door to the historic Newbury Racecourse in Berkshire, was constructed using a time-efficient pre-panelised frame system. Due to the nature of this method,
British Gypsum is making it easier for specifiers and architects to identify environmental performance with the launch of seven new Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), covering nine products. As part of its aim to give environmental transparency and make it easier for specifiers to gather evidence for building certification schemes, such
Being close to the shops or the best schools no longer tops the ‘must have’ list for house buyers according to a new report from British Gypsum. According to a poll of 2,000 UK adults[1], having lots of space and a home that is cheap to run have overtaken a
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