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TRAFFIGLOVE MAKES A DIFFERENCE TraffiGlove has been presented with a donation of £500 to TraffiGlove’s chosen charity, Macmillan Cancer Support. Having reviewed its performance throughout 2013, TEI found that 38% of all accidents resulted in injury to hands. As such, it was felt that a more robust approach to hand safety needed to be put[…]
BM TRADA aims to improve its testing services with the installation of its new weather rig The new rig, which was supplied by K Schulten, has been installed to improve BM TRADA’s turnaround times and build on the capacity of its mechanical testing laboratory. It offers a test wall for testing doors, walls and windows[…]
Wrightstyle’s technical director Lee Coates looks at fire safety in the booming MENA rail networks including the Dubai Metro. It was a transport dream that started in 1856 with the opening of the first railway line in the Middle East, the Alexandria to Cairo line. It was followed two years later by the Izmir-Seydikoy line[…]
The Centre’s new meeting room provides extra space for the industry to discuss the creation of sustainable and comfortable buildings The Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre, which is located in London on Great Portland Street, has played host to a series of construction industry events since its opening. Some of these events include Zero Carbon Hub seminars,[…]
Youthbuild UK address the issues of youth unemployment and construction industry skills gap with Building Pathways event Building Pathways event sponsored by Toolstation Youthbuild UK held a Building Pathways event recently and young people spoke about how their lives had been transformed by opportunities to work in the construction industry’ Encourage younger generation into the[…]
Youthbuild UK address the issues of youth unemployment and construction industry skills gap with Building Pathways event Building Pathways event sponsored by Toolstation Youthbuild UK held a Building Pathways event recently and young people spoke about how their lives had been transformed by opportunities to work in the construction industry’ Encourage younger generation into the[…]
Schüeco’s new guide provides an overview of the BREEAM scoring system and the products which are best suited to BREEAM projects It is becoming imperative for new buildings to be sustainable in their design, construction and throughout their life cycles. BREEAM is currently the most used standard for best practice in sustainable design with 200,000[…]
Growing energy efficiency market The Energy Secretary Ed Davey Speaking recently at Ecobuild Exhibition in London, Energy Secretary Ed Davey said that there are now over 100,000 jobs in the UK’s multi-billion pound energy efficiency market average household energy consumption has reduced by 20% since the first Ecobuild exhibition comprehensive framework for energy efficiency now in place[…]
Almost 70% of UK consumers are now more likely to buy a product from a company with a low carbon footprint, such as Swish Building Products The company now produces 32% less CO2 than it did in 2008. For 2014, Swish’s carbon emissions from its manufacturing processes were down by 6.5% per tonne on 2013.[…]
The recent PIGS event was deemed a success by the GGF The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) made the decision to sponsor a recent People in Glass Society (PIGS) event, which took place on 6th March in Manchester. The Federation was pleased with its decision to support the first event of 2015, which was attended[…]
