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Is the building industry falling in love again with exhibitions?
There seems to be a welcome renaissance in UK building shows with Media 10 announcing a 5 year tenancy contract with the NEC for UK Construction Week – you can watch the video trailer to find out why Something Big is Happening!
There are also a number of events focused on London in 2016 including Vision London and London Build, plus Ecobuild at Excel in the spring.
Fastrack CPD Modules
We have details on the latest Fastrack online CPD module via Buildingtalk – a great way to find out about new products + gain valuable CPD points too!
The Tory press say abolishing Green Deal is good you can use this Twitter link to RT your view
Or comment on the The Guardian protest that the Government has killed off Green Deal for home insulation.
Building supports the CIOB plans to help combat Modern Slavery: The dark side of construction. CIOB chief executive Chris Blythe outlines the scale of the issue: Our sector is rife with human rights abuses. Bonded labour, delayed wages, abysmal working and living conditions, withholding of passports and limitations of movement are all forms of modern slavery. The CIOB is producing a toolkit to help organisations become more socially responsible.
Also, the highest workplace fatalities happen in the building sector. This was brought into sharp focus recently when construction firms were fined andpound;200K after workers death on Debenhams project. We ask why is construction the UKs most dangerous industry?
The UKs largest Construction trade show – watch the trailer!
Buildingtalk at Batimat
a link to my latest Blog for an invitation to meet me in Paris at the worlds biggest building show. Batimat attracts over 350k visitors, including 32k architects from across the world including are over 80k visitors from outside France including 60 international delegations.
This year I am part of the judging team for the Innovation Awards which will form part of Batimat. For the first time, videos of nominated and winning products will be projected onto giant Innovation Towers in areas of each hall specifically dedicated to innovation.
COMMENTS
GGF Chief Executive Nigel Rees commented that the cancellation of the Green Deal was no surprise to the GGF:
During the last Government, the GGF constantly worked with the Department of Energy and Climate Change on the development of Green Deal and ECO and consistently explained why both programmes would not work for the replacement window industry.This has been proven by the extremely low numbers of glazing measures installations, 223 under Green Deal and 972 under ECO. Combined, these figures do not even make up 0.1% of the total measures installed under the schemes.The GGF will work with the current Government to make new policy and build a system that works.
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The new Jorge Chávez Airport in Peru is one of the most pioneering airport projects ever undertaken in South America – it features Gatic UltraSlot from Alumasc Water Management Solutions (AWMS).
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Drainage, Drainage Services, Drainage, Guttering, Soffits & Fascias, Facility Management & Building Services, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Landscaping, Pipes & Fittings, Plumbing, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
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.
Posted in Accessibility, Articles, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Building Services, Exhibitions and Conferences, Facility Management & Building Services, Health & Safety, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation
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