PLASTERING: Boosting productivity and reducing waste
Traditional plastering techniques still dominate the market; however, there is a slow but growing...
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Three trainee plasterers shortlisted for ‘Student of the Year’ award
Trainee plasterers from County Antrim, Edinburgh and Derby have been short-listed for the...
Read MoreProductive opportunities in plastering
These may be rosier times for the construction industry, but the dark days of the recession are still casting their shadow across the sector. Paul Thompson finds out how the plastering sector is attracting new recruits and...
Read MorePlaisterers’ Awards winners unveiled
The restoration of a Grade 1 listed building and a contemporary commercial scheme demonstrating exceptional skills were among the winners of this year’s Plaisterers’ Awards that were announced at the awards luncheon in the City...
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Mansell’s manufacturing facility relocates to Manchester
Mansell Finishes has relocated its off-site pre-fabrication facility to Hyde in Manchester,...
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MACS Plasterboard wins national training award
MACS Plasterboard, the Luton-based plastering, screeding and drywall systems specialist...
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Ornate Interiors gives Sewerby Hall a new lease of life
A team of craftsmen from Leeds-based specialist plastering firm Ornate Interiors have played their...
Read MorePLASTERING: Theatres gear up for new guidance about ceilings
When the ceiling at the Apollo Theatre in London collapsed during a performance of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time last December, injuring 80 people, theatre owners across the country quickly organised...
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VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY: Forward Thinking
I am writing this having just returned from our first conference as AIS FPDC, which was held at...
Read MoreMARKET ANALYSIS: House building continues to drive growth
Following several years of false starts and setbacks since the financial crisis and subsequent recession, UK economic growth has picked up since 2013 and GDP finally recovered to beyond its pre-crisis peak in the second quarter...
Read MoreCost increases put pressure on supply chain.
The September Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) shows continuing increases in commercial activity with residential work rising sharply, but at slowest pace for four months. However, confidence towards...
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Weber wraps up Costswold Homes by the sea
High performance monocouche render by Saint-Gobain Weber has been used on a stylish contemporary...
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