Leeds College of Building is partnering with Bell Group to launch an exciting new Decorating Academy. Starting in September 2018, this will be the first Bell Group Decorating Academy to open in Leeds and the seventh in the UK. The Academy will see more opportunities open up to 16-19-year-old Painting & Decorating students in the region. The Bell Decorating Academy will … [Read more...]
Leeds College of Building Students Win 11 SkillBuild Medals
Leeds College of Building is celebrating after 11 of its students won medals in the regional competitions of SkillBuild 2018. Delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SkillBuild is the largest multi-trade competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices. Taking place from March to July, the 16 regional-qualifier SkillBuild … [Read more...]
JEWSON 2018 TRADE HEROES ANNOUNCED
Builders’ merchant, Jewson, has awarded five Trade Heroes and 32 regional projects from across Britain a share of a £250,000 prize fund as part of its Building Better Communities competition. The top winner of this year’s Trade Hero category, Stephen Keenan, from Halifax, has been given £50,000 worth of building materials to support his social enterprise, Happy Days Building and Roofing … [Read more...]
Knauf’s Windliner Helps Subcontractor in Major Mixed-use Development
Knauf’s Technical Services Team played a critical role during the construction of the first phase of a brand new mixed-use residential and retail development in Salford. BCEGI Construction’s £700m Middlewood Locks development is one of the most sought-after sites in Salford, centred around the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal and with key employment space and major transport infrastructure … [Read more...]
Research-led new Jointing Range from Knauf
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...]
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