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JEWSON TEAM GOES TO NEW HEIGHTS FOR CHARITY
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JEWSON TEAM GOES TO NEW HEIGHTS FOR CHARITY

Jewson employees from across the Midlands recently embarked on a hike to the summit of Scafell Pike to raise more than £5,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The team of 28 colleagues joined forces from 23 branches across five counties, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire, Warwickshire and Lincolnshire, in order to raise money

JEWSON GOES LIVE
Jewson

INDUSTRY LEADERS LINE UP TO SPEAK AT JEWSON LIVE

Jewson Live, the first ever free to attend, UK-wide event for construction professionals, will bring together four experts under one roof to discuss a range of issues affecting the industry, from reducing energy bills and sustainable building solutions to apprenticeships. The talks will run alongside a packed exhibition area featuring

British Gypsum Launches E-learning For Builders’ Merchants And Distributors
British Gypsum

British Gypsum Launches E-learning For Builders’ Merchants And Distributors

BRITISH GYPSUM LAUNCHES E-LEARNING FOR BUILDERS’ MERCHANTS AND DISTRIBUTORS British Gypsum is introducing a series of e-learning modules to give builders’ merchants and distributors the information and knowledge they need to advise customers on the correct products and systems to use. Launching in January, the training will provide guidance on

British Gypsum Offers Quick Fix With New Wall Solution
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BRITISH GYPSUM TO SHOWCASE GYPROC HABITO AT JEWSON LIVE

British Gypsum will be showcasing its latest product, Gyproc Habito, at Jewson Live – the builders’ merchant’s first ever UK-wide event for construction professionals. 140 leading construction brands will be exhibiting at the free to attend event, which will take place on December 16th 2015 at the National Exhibition Centre

Bake Off Gets The Thumbs Up From Builders
Jewson

Bake Off Gets The Thumbs Up From Builders

Builders in Britain have a soft spot for Mary Berry according to a recent report, with almost a third admitting that they just can’t resist tuning in to the Great British Bake Off. When asked about their most embarrassing guilty pleasures, 29 per cent of respondents placed the popular BBC

Thistle Magnetic Plaster
British Gypsum

Thestudio Offers Greater Flexibility With British Gypsum Magnetic Plaster

British Gypsum has helped leading city centre meeting and event venue, thestudio, enhance its distinctive customer offering using Thistle Magnetic Plaster. The innovative venue, which hosts meetings, training and creative events for up to 200 people, has installed the magnetic walls in two of its most popular rooms to aid

Innovation

The ExtraTime Bucket Test

Recently I was sent a few samples of ExtraTime plaster retarder sachets. I had a good think about how to test this new product; I thought that I could spin up two batches of plaster, one with ExtraTime in, and put on some walls. However after further thinking I decided

Events

A Day At The Skills Show

I am always keen to show my support for anybody that wants to get into the plastering industry and I’m very supportive of young people to want to learn the skills required to be tiptop plasterer. Every year I make the journey up the NEC for the skill show and

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The Plaisterers’ Training Awards 2015

I had the honour of being invited the the The Plaisterers’ Training Awards by British Gypsum Formula. I have been to Plaisterers Hall a few times now for various meetings and having the chance to sit with and eat with some of the most passionate people within the plastering industry and

Knauf Spray Plaster keeps boutique motel to tight schedule
Knauf

Knauf Spray Plaster Keeps Boutique Motel To Tight Schedule

Ready Mixed Spray Plaster developed by Knauf – the UK’s leading manufacturer of lightweight building materials and systems – delivered the finest finishes on the fast-track construction programme to develop a major new hotel in the centre of London. Operated by Motel One, the German budget design hotel brand, Motel

Safeguard’s Stormdry Preserves Handmade Terracotta
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Safeguard’s Stormdry Preserves Handmade Terracotta

The terracotta façade of a landmark listed building in Leeds has been protected from penetrating damp using Stormdry Masonry Protection Cream developed by Safeguard Europe — the UK’s leading specialist in damp- and waterproofing, and masonry repairs. Dating from 1903, Apsley House was designed by George Corson, the architect who

Energy Savings For Bristol Family With EWI By Saint-Gobain Weber
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Energy Savings For Bristol Family With EWI By Saint-Gobain Weber

weber.therm XM External Wall Insulation ( EWI) has been installed on a two-storey end of terrace, privately owned property in the Brislington area of Bristol.  This is just one of several upgrades being undertaken by the homeowner which have included the addition of a large extension to the side of

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