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People in Glazing Society (PIGS) has been running its busy networking events since 2004 People in Glazing Society (PIGS) was established in 2004 to enable Editors and workers in the glass and glazing press to meet with others in the industry, such as public relations professionals and marketing personnel. The networking events are now attended[…]
Chitterman House has been refurbished to include an underfloor heating system, which will save energy heating the house Chitterman House has been refurbished to create an updated, contemporary family home from a 19th century period property. The large building now consists of two living areas, five bedrooms and five wet rooms, which all span across[…]
46 square metres of Polyflor’s vinyl flooring tiles were fitted in Crowning Glorie, a hair salon in Bristol Polyflor has designed its Expona Design series of vinyl flooring tiles with a 3.0mm gauge and 0.7mm wear layer to ensure that its product is able to withstand high traffic. The tiles in the range feature a[…]
The Centre of Excellence was launched at an event hosted by Aico’s Managing Director, Michael Guinee The Centre of Excellence has been developed to exhibit the company’s products and offer training resources to its customers. It was launched on 14th January at an event that was attended by many of Aico’s customers. The Centre aims[…]
Saint-Gobain is celebrating its 350th birthday this year and intends to bring the festivities to Ecobuild At its Ecobuild stand, Saint-Gobain intend to set up experience pods that will allow its guests to feel the indoor air quality and thermal, audio and visual elements of Multi-Comfort. Multi-Comfort’s launch will be accompanied by a recently developed[…]
Tinytag Ultra 2 data loggers are designed for monitoring temperature and humidity indoors The Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre is home to a range of historic documents and artefacts, including workhouse and business records, parish records, petty sessions records and local authority archives. The Medway Archives is required by the National Archives to keep[…]
Asbestos can be found in any building built before the year 2000; the Beware Asbestos Campaign aims to raise awareness of this, with the support of the GGF A survey of 500 British tradespeople, commissioned by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), identified that workers could come into contact with asbestos more than 100 times[…]
The editor of Future Constructor and Architect Magazine contacted Newton Waterproofing Systems to request an article for its Technical Focus feature Newton Waterproofing Systems’ article addresses the considerations that installers should make when using cavity drain systems to waterproof refurbishment or new-build basement projects. The article suggests that incorporating a drainage conduit, such as Newton[…]
Churches and ecclesiastical buildings have recently been opting for the installation of glazed doors, draught lobbies and internal screens Many churches now employ modern architectural glazing in the creation of doors and internal screens. The glazing can improve the energy performance of the buildings without affecting their traditional structures. Toughened glass screens can be used[…]
The University of Manchester requested steel windows that would be sympathetic to the traditional architecture of its historic buildings The Beyer Building, John Owens Building and The Christie Library are regarded highly by the University of Manchester for the historical significance they hold. Considering this, specifying a suitable window suite to replace the orignal panes[…]
