09 March 2015

New cordless tool kit for high volume work

Hitachi Power Tools’ KC10DFL two-piece 10.8V cordless tool kit comes in a compact carrying case The new cordless tool kit includes Hitachi’s DS10DFL2 drill/driver and WH10DFL2 impact driver, which have been designed for comfortable use. Both power tools feature a soft grip handle and an automatic LED light, which is trigger-operated and has been designed[…]

  • 09 March 2015

  • 09 March 2015

09 March 2015

Ventilation systems need to be adaptive

If left untreated, mould can be hazardous to health. Greenwood Airvac suggests that the installation of adaptive ventilation systems can prevent it Greenwood Airvac believes that lack of education is contributing to the rise of damp and condensation. With 5 million UK properties suffering from damp – many of which are social houses – the[…]

  • 09 March 2015

06 March 2015

Multi-Comfort home building plus what’s new in building

Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Take a look at the full version of the latest weekly Buildingtalk Newsletter This week I was at Ecobuild to take a look at whats new in sustainable building products and projects. I will also be interviewing Saint-Gobain about its new Multi-Comfort home building concept that has been developed to[…]

  • 06 March 2015

06 March 2015

South African nursery refurbished by Novus

Novus’ refurbishment team were joined by students from Stoke-on-Trent college as part of its ‘Challenge South Africa’ initiative A group of five tradespeople from the company spent a fortnight at the Busy Bees Educare nursery in the city’s Parkwood area. The Parkwood community has been recently affected by and suffered from crime and gang activity.[…]

  • 06 March 2015

06 March 2015

Building boards achieve BBA certification

By achieving the BBA’S Certificate 90/2439, Fermacell’s Gypsum Fibreboard building boards have gained additional accreditation to impress specifiers and contractors with Fermacell’s Gypsum Fibreboards are fabricated from recycled content, such as used gypsum and cellulose fibres from post consumer waste paper. As the boards are manufactured without additional chemicals, they are recyclable: off-cuts are put[…]

  • 06 March 2015

  • 06 March 2015

06 March 2015

Single ply from Sika Sarnafil specified for London skyscraper

Sika Sarnafil’s single ply and waterproofing membrane products were specified for their flexibility and durability The ‘Walkie Talkie’ building, which has obtained a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating, combines 13,000 square feet of retail space with 680,000 square feet of offices overlooking London. The top three floors of the 34-storey building accommodate a bar, restaurants, a large[…]

  • 06 March 2015

06 March 2015

Jewson continues to support social housing association

In 2015, Jewson will continue to support Hyndburn Homes by offering a pre-ordering service and organising a direct delivery of materials from manufacturer to site As part of their partnership, Jewson provides Hyndburn Homes with a product range that has been designed to meet its maintenance needs. The company supplies building materials, such as timber,[…]

  • 06 March 2015

06 March 2015

New hot-finished structural steel tubes offer strong weldability

The Celsius 420 range of hot-finished structural steel tubes have been designed to provide weight saving capabilities for faster and cheaper construction Tata Steel’s Celsius 420 range of hot-finished structural steel tube products are available as circular, elliptical, square and rectangular hollow sections. The hollow sections have been developed for use in applications where structural[…]

  • 06 March 2015