British Gypsum is delighted to announce a new six-week Site Ready Skimming Course, which has been designed to provide participants with the skills needed to make an immediate contribution on site. The course was developed with the objective of supporting sub-contractors in upskilling their
British Gypsum and its specialist supply partner Nevill Long, part of the Encon Group, has supplied materials for a multi-million-pound regeneration of the Queen’s Hall in Dunoon, Scotland. The £12 million refurbishment project marks the culmination of an exemplary working relationship between clie
In an industry first, a local logistics manager has been recognised for developing a winning solution which will help transform lorry safety. Kirk Ennis, who works as a Distribution Improvement Manager at British Gypsum’s East Leake site, has won an Innovation Award for his work on
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
British Gypsum, in partnership with CEVA logistics, has introduced a brand new fleet of high spec Volvo vehicles to its logistics portfolio to support its efforts in delivering a safe and sustainable transport network. British Gypsum, part of the Saint-Gobain Group, is the UK’s leading
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
David Hall, National Technical Academy Manager for British Gypsum responds to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn 2018 Budget. “It didn’t come as a surprise that Philip Hammond confirmed that the 10 per cent apprenticeship fees that small businesses had to pay will now be reduced
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
When a titan of the construction industry, Galliford Try wanted to raise skill levels amongst its staff the company turned to British Gypsum and its Site Manager training course to get results. Reputation means everything for a large firm like Galliford Try. The company has built its name on over a
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
British Gypsum is updating the packaging across its Thistle plaster ranges for the convenience of end-users. In line with the recent rebrand of British Gypsum’s plaster ranges to ThistlePro (performance plasters), Thistle Essential (standard plasters) and Repair (patching and repair
British Gypsum welcomes the Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB) news that new higher quality plasterer apprenticeships have received final sign-off by the Government.
British Gypsum is pleased to announce the new appointments of Stacey Temprell as Marketing Director and Paul Lake as Sales Director. Together they will develop the company’s commercial strategy and extensive range of products and services.
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
Sarah White, Residential Sector Manager for British Gypsum responds to Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government latest statistics: ‘ House building; new build dwellings, England: December Quarter 2017’ . ‘’Some positive statistics have emerged with
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,
British Gypsum is pleased to announce it has joined the Get It Right Initiative (GIRI) in a move that reaffirms the company’s commitment to helping raise standards across the construction industry. British Gypsum has long been a supporter of raising performance across the sector, firmly
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
By using British Gypsum’s latest development in patching and repair plaster a property maintenance company completed renovation works at a Birmingham nursing home in half the time previously needed. As part of a larger renovation project Novus Property Solutions was tasked with repairing and
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
Leading manufacturer of interior lining systems British Gypsum has given free technical expertise and materials to the UK’s largest construction skills competition SkillBuild. In order to promote excellence in the industry and give apprentices the best start in their career, British Gypsum
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
British Gypsum has launched Thistle Bonding 60, an innovative new undercoat plaster that decreases setting time by as much as two thirds. This allows patching and repair jobs to be completed in half the time compared to standard undercoat plaster. The revolutionary product has all the attributes of
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
British Gypsum will be showcasing a range of its latest product innovations at Professional Builder Live at Alexandra Palace, London, on 1 st and 2 nd February 2017. The plaster and plasterboard systems manufacturer will be demonstrating the features and benefits of its recently-launched patching
