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Sapphire Balustrades demonstrate the value of offsite construction
Follow the link to detailsof the Sapphire Balustrades record-breaking demonstration of the value of offsite construction, with an entire residential project’s pre-assembled balconies being installed in a single day!
We also explain the benefits of plasterboard in steel frame construction; the benefits of combining BIM and digital prototyping; and a step-by-step video guide to installing render.
We are encouraging all those involved in specifying and supplying timber to visit Timber Expo next month for 2 days packed with the latest products, innovations and developments. Alongside the Exhibition there are free seminars, ToolBox Talks, Timber Awards, plus the Buyers & Specifiers Forum – which is a great way to do business. Register here for the show.
On the jobs front we have news that industry vacancies up 8% in July, 33% in last 12 months – and there is a boom in UK white-collar construction workers wages, especially architects.
And finally, every white van man or women should check-out the latest Infographic that shows the real costs of transport and how to make big savings.
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Registration has opened for LIFTEX 2025. Now in its 37th year, the show is the UK’s only dedicated exhibition for the lift, escalator and access industry and takes place only once every three years.
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Thanks to a Saniplus UP from Saniflo, a new garden retreat in the capital has been elevated to a new level of comfort and convenience.
Posted in Articles, Bathrooms & Toilets, Bathrooms, Bedrooms & Washrooms, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Case Studies, Drainage, Facility Management & Building Services, Garden, Interiors, Pipes & Fittings, Plumbing, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
For groundworkers, tendering residential retaining wall projects can be a time-consuming and complicated process. The key is to tender using Tobermore’s Secura modular concrete block retaining walls rather than the default masonry specification & the Secura Portal, an online tool.
Posted in Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Building Systems, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Facility Management & Building Services, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Information Technology, Innovations & New Products, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Walls
Security expert Abloy UK is highlighting the urgent need for greater security and access control on highways critical infrastructure across the UK.
Posted in Access Control & Door Entry Systems, Architectural Ironmongery, Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Building Services, Civil Engineering, Doors, Facility Management & Building Services, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Health & Safety, Landscaping, Posts, Research & Materials Testing, Retrofit & Renovation, Security and Fire Protection