29 June 2015

Why Big Data is a big opportunity for the construction industry

Demystifying Big Data and exploring the opportunities in construction It is estimated that in the UK, better use of Big Data could add £216 billion to the UK economy between 2012 and 2017*.  That’s equivalent to 22% of the UK net debt, or more than the 2011 defence, NHS and education budgets combined! With statistics[…]

  • 29 June 2015

  • 29 June 2015

29 June 2015

Tracker workflow management for energy and compliance sector

Tracker has been developed to manage daily workloads, appointment scheduling, key documents and data in a property-centric manner to support Green Deal and ECO activity for GDAOs, GDPs, GDAs and GDIs.  The Standard and Professional versions of Tracker can be found on the Stroma website. A key feature of Tracker is the connectivity from field[…]

  • 29 June 2015

29 June 2015

Finalists chosen for Johnstone’s Young Painter of the Year

Ryan Chamberlain will be joined in the final at this year’s National Painting and Decorating Show by Alex Bussey, Martin Owen, Rhiann Iglesias, Zeekey Giles, Matthew MacDonald, Joel Mortlock and Daniel Holdcroft. Finalist Ryan Chamberlain was the winner of last years award. The heats took place across the spring at colleges across the UK, with[…]

  • 29 June 2015

29 June 2015

Stormshield range protects Belfast residence from the elements

The house had cracks emerging in the exterior paintwork as a result of the inadequate water-based product originally applied, leaving the building materials vulnerable to damage and decay. The house had cracks emerging in the paintwork which left the building vulnerable to decay. The Stormshield range Rainbow Decorators used Johnstone’s Alkali Resisting Primer to prevent[…]

  • 29 June 2015

29 June 2015

Touch-screen controlled fire panel offers protection to luxury hotel

The grand Gotham Hotel was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, a celebrated Victorian architect. It has recently undergone a multi-million pound renovation to accommodate 60 bedrooms and four luxury suites. Gotham Hotel has benefited from the installation of C-TEC’s touch-screen controlled ZFP fire panels Two of C-TEC’s four-loop ZFP addressable fire panels have been fitted[…]

  • 29 June 2015

29 June 2015

OneTime EDI service chosen by Anglian Aggregate Bagging

After completing a corporate restructure, Anglian Aggregate Bagging wanted an EDI solution that would integrate directly with its Sage ERP system, to simply the process of sending and receiving orders and invoices.  By implementing EDI, Anglian Aggregate Bagging want to reduce the amount of admin required to maximise its efficiency. Wesupply will provide the bagged[…]

  • 29 June 2015

29 June 2015

Easy Heat system highly commended at Housebuilder Awards

The Housebuilder Product Awards was held on the 25th June in Birmingham, hosted by cricket legend Henry Blofeld – recognising excellence and innovation across the supply side of the UK housebuilding industry. Jo Trotman from REHAU (centre) receives the Highly Commended trophy for REHAU Easy Heat from Henry Blofeld (right). REHAU Easy Heat was recognised[…]

  • 29 June 2015

29 June 2015

Alumasc sells engineering products business APC

For the year ending 30 June 2014, APC generated an operating loss of £1.4 million. The Group had been seeking a buyer for APC since Autumn 2014, after announcing that the focus of its future strategic development would be to accelerate the growth of its market-leading Building Products activities. The cash generated from the sale[…]

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26 June 2015

SAS expands Radiant Heating range

SAS International, the UK manufacturer of room comfort systems, has expanded its range of Radiant Heating. Radiant rafts and modules have become increasingly popular as they answer the demand for exposed soffits. Targeting mechanical and electrical specifications, the radiant product range consists of: a standard panel an anti-ligature panel for healthcare and secure environments a[…]

  • 26 June 2015