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British Gypsum’s new Thistle Uni-Finish eliminates the inconvenience of two-step re-skimming for professional plasterers.

A Health and Safety Executive inspection initiative is underway aimed at enforcing safety standards on UK construction sites.

London plumbing and gas fitting company, We Fix Now, has said that new figures from the Gas Safe Register have highlighted the crucial importance of using an accredited gas fitter for home work.

Carpenters and joiners will be part of a major focus on the use of timber in construction at the Ecobuild 2013 tradeshow.

The new C.K Flexible Shafted Screwdriver 4760 has been hailed by focus groups as future must-have tool for British tradesmen.

The Specialist Group has made use of the Totally Tools tradeshow to showcase its most exciting new products.

LG Harris & Co Ltd has been one of the many tool manufacturers that have displayed at the Totally Tools and Totally DIY tradeshows this week.

The National Specialist Contractors Council’s latest State of Trade Survey has shown that specialist workers have recently seen an uptick in work prospects.

ONS figures have offered some cause for modest optimism for the construction sector in the UK in 2013.

World Plumbing Day, which is taking place on 11 March this year, will highlight the crucial work being carried out by plumbers across the globe.

The FMB is imploring the Government to do more to stimulate the British construction sector, particularly for small companies and independent traders.

A leading Yorkshire business representative has said that vocational training in schools, in areas such as woodwork, metalwork and domestic science, are vital and must be supported.