Lee Jones

3 weeks ago | probuildermag.co.uk | Lee Jones

Preparation is one of the most crucial parts of painting and decorating, as you’ll well know. Here, Richard Palmer, Head of Trade, from Valspar Trade, explores the different innovations on the market, including solutions that combine multiple prep stages into one product, and how they’re enabling you to deliver a top-quality finish in all of your projects…Any contractor will know that delivering a high-quality finish and ensuring a happy customer isn’t as easy as slapping some paint on a wall.

3 weeks ago | probuildermag.co.uk | Lee Jones

New TrustMark report takes view from micro and small businesses on the skills gap in the UK construction and home repair, maintenance and improvement (RMI) sectors39,000 businesses are at risk of disappearing from the sector in the next 10 years 195,000 skilled roles could be filled in the RMI sector generating £4.1 billion in additional gross value added (GVA).

3 weeks ago | probuildermag.co.uk | Lee Jones

With push-fit technology being more widely adopted by installers, Richard Bateman, Product Marketing Manager at RWC, explores three products and their ability to simplify installation. Every time we turn on a tap, press start on a plumbed-in appliance, or turn on the shower, it is easy to overlook the technology behind it. But it is this technology that ensures we have access to water whenever we need it, dependably delivering time after time.

4 weeks ago | probuildermag.co.uk | Lee Jones

Roger Morton, Director of Business Change, NHBC comments: “We welcome the Government’s commitment to the housebuilding sector, with its landmark £600 million investment which is set to help tackle long-standing skills shortages and deliver the 1.5 million new homes our country urgently needs. At NHBC, we believe a thriving construction industry depends on a pipeline of well-trained, motivated people who are ready to step onto site from day one with confidence and competence.

4 weeks ago | probuildermag.co.uk | Lee Jones

The UNICO  3-in-1 heating, ventilation and cooling is the ideal solution to retrofit older homes that may be draughty, energy inefficient, have poor insulation and generally hold uneven temperatures that encourage problems like mould and suffer from little ventilation and air flow. User friendly and easy to control, the system improves the environmental impact of a property and boosts its sustainability credentials.