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Jewson Launches Fund to Support Plasterers and Projects in Need

Jewson has revealed details of its fourth Building Better Communities competition, which gives plasterers the chance to apply for a share of a £250,000 prize fund.  Whether it’s a community project close to their heart or a deserving colleague who needs a helping hand, plasterers can put forward their good

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Saint-Gobain Weber Helps to Ease Dublin’s Student Accommodation Shortage

webertherm XM, the lightweight External Wall Insulation (EWI) system by Saint-Gobain Weber, has been specified for a new-build development in the heart of Dublin. Providing accommodation for 471 students, the Binary Hub, Dublin’s largest Purpose Built Student Accommodation, will ease pressure on the city’s student housing shortage. The Binary Hub

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Knauf Combines Technical Expertise With Quality In Horizons Project

Architects designing a large-scale Retirement Living Plus development in Poole have employed a range of exterior systems from Knauf – one of the world’s leading manufacturers of lightweight building products and systems – due to their high quality, and the technical expertise provided by the Knauf Technical Services Team.  

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Damp For The Discerning With New Safeguard CPDs

Safeguard Europe – the UK’s leading specialist in damp-proofing and waterproofing technology – has revised its CPD seminar programme on the two major, and commonly confused, causes of damp to simultaneously provide either broad or in-depth briefings on this troublesome property defect. When tackling any kind of damp, the single most

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Every Plasterer & Renderer Should Wear Safety Glasses

Last year there was a topic on the Plasterers Forum called “Everyone should wear safety glasses” In this thread Sa88m from SC Spray Renders was asking why plasterers and renderers are not wearing safety glasses and that it really is a good idea as he lost his sight in 2007

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New Riba-Assessed Flowing Floor Screeds CPD by Saint-Gobain Weber

Saint-Gobain Weber, the leading manufacturer of innovative high performance products, systems and technologies for the construction industry, is pleased to introduce their new CPD: ‘Introduction into Flowing Floor Screeds’. In the industrial environment speed, strength and durability are key to a successful floor installation.  Weber’s technically superior range of industrial floor screeds

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Access Safeguard’s Damp and Waterproofing Technology in One Handy Volume

Safeguard has updated its essential product guide with a new, fourth edition that provides crucial information on specifying its market-leading ranges of damp- and waterproofing technologies. A result of Safeguard’s 30 years of product innovation and expertise in the sector, the 54-page guide covers the Dryzone, Stormdry, Vandex, Oldroyd and

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External Wall Insulation by Saint-Gobain Weber Is Talk of the Town in Stevenage

High performance webertherm XM External Wall Insulation (EWI) by Saint-Gobain Weber has been specified for the showcase Skyline regeneration scheme in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. This landmark building, once occupied by HM Land Registry and known as Brickdale House, has been carefully re-designed and converted by Chase New Homes, of Waltham Abbey,

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Knauf Windliner obtains BBA certificate

Knauf, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of lightweight building products and systems, has achieved third party certification from the British Board of Agrément (BBA) for its Windliner Sheathing Board. The BBA evaluates manufacturer’s products and systems, and awards certificates as recognition of the product’s quality and reliability for use

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ExtratimeTM and HalftimeTM Now Available at National DIY Retailer Wickes

Eazymix Ltd. is celebrating a very successful end to the year with its plaster modifier products Extratime and Halftime being listed at Wickes. Throughout the year the company has increased the number of channels trade plasterers can buy their products from.  Extratime and Halftime are now available from independent builders

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Thistle Plaster Supply From British Gypsum

We recently suffered a breakdown at one of our plants which produce Thistle plasters.  Therefore delivery lead times to our Merchant and Distribution and Retail Outlet supply partners are affected.  The problem has been fixed and we are back to full production, however the lead times remain extended whilst we

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Trade Park Creates New Jobs in Royston

A new Trade Park on Royston industrial estate has created a number of new jobs for local residents, thanks to investment from builders’ merchant Jewson. The Royston Trade Park will now serve as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for building, plumbing, heating and tiling materials, after sister companies Graham, the plumbers’ merchant, and

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