Posts in British Gypsum

British Gypsum is delighted to announce that National Technical Academy Manager, David Hall has been awarded The Lifetime Contribution to Training Award at this year’s Plaisterers Training Awards. The Plaisterers Training Awards recognise the contribution of training colleges or independent ...read more

Completing the new Collaborative Teaching Laboratory (CTL) facility at University of Birmingham posed a number of technical and programme challenges. However, close collaboration between Grimes Finishings Limited, the University’s Clerk of Works and British Gypsum’s technical ...read more

The annual British Gypsum Driver of the Year competition recently drew to a close as 10 participants took part in the cumulative final at Palletforce’s SuperHub in Burton-upon-Trent. Accolades were presented for Driver of the Year, Most Improved Driver and Team of the Year. The British Gypsum ...read more

British Gypsum’s ThistlePro DuraFinish skimming plaster plays a significant role in protecting the walls from accidental damage at a new sensory room facility for charity organisation Autism Isolation No More. Autism Isolation No More is a charity organisation set up to prevent isolation for ...read more

British Gypsum welcomes the Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB) news that new higher quality plasterer apprenticeships have received final sign-off by the Government. ...read more

Classifying its plaster products into three distinct categories, British Gypsum has rebranded its four Thistle performance plasters to ThistlePro, its standard plaster range to Thistle Essential and its patching and repair products now fall under Thistle Repair. The rebrand has been introduced to ...read more

Cumbrian homeowners are already reaping the real-life benefits of the partnership approach British Gypsum is taking with a number of regional property developers throughout the UK, in a bid to raise the quality standards of new build homes. Sarah White, Residential Sector Manager at British Gypsum, ...read more

Time is money for any installer, so when professional plasterer Peter Lovell heard about Gyproc Aquabead he was keen to try it out in one of his projects. The British Gypsum product is the first of its kind; a polymer based, water-activated corner bead that is more durable, safer to handle and ...read more

Six months of rigorous monitoring and testing of British Gypsum’s drivers culminated in the British Gypsum Driver of the Year final on 14th September hosted at Pallet Force, Burton-on-Trent. The Driver of the Year scheme has been running since 2014 and forms part of British Gypsum’s ...read more

One of the most prestigious Birmingham business venues has been sensitively refurbished using the latest additions to the British Gypsum patching and repair range to achieve a superior finish within a tight deadline. As one of the most widely recognised business addresses in Birmingham, 55 Colmore ...read more

The plastering industry is one of two construction sectors to receive government backing in applying new apprenticeship standards after ministers approved the Trailblazer model last week. British Gypsum has been supporting the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) for the past 18 months in making ...read more

British Gypsum has rolled out its innovative wall solution, Gyproc Habito, to the retail sector, to help create durable and robust commercial spaces, while improving design flexibility. With a reinforced core, Gyproc Habito is five times stronger than standard plasterboard, making it ideal for high ...read more