There was a time when builders and tradesmen would automatically take the designated annual builders holidays around the month of  August. It was never a discussion, major contractors would simply down tools to follow union guidelines and smaller contractors would be forced to follow suit. This practice crept into the domestic home improvement sector, with many self-employed tradesmen following suit. After all, we all need holidays - this simply followed protocol with customers mostly accepting of the tradition, even during a project. Test on 27.20.19. Test on 12.08.21