At one time it employed 3,000 or 4,000 blowers and decorators.
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The construction industry is very diverse, from plumbers to decorators, from scaffolders to architects.
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Due to health issues with raw egg consumption, such as salmonella, an egg-free variation of royal icing is sometimes alternatively used by decorators.
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A homemade fondant that is often praised for its taste and function is marshmallow fondant, which is also used by cake decorators for covering cakes.
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The people concerned are bricklayers, painters and decorators, scaffolders, tilers and slaters.
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I am also told that the building trade is in need of skilled bricklayers, decorators and so forth.
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Many people—except, of course, builders and decorators—might think this was not a bad thing.
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In most instances in the construction industry one is referring to a small firm of plumbers and decorators who have many years' experience.
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