17 December 2014

Free road safety workshops and driver analysis

Fuel Card Group free road safety workshops and driver analysis from ADT offered free but on a strict ‘first come, first served’ basis workshops will be held at The Fuel Card Group’s Wantage facility Steve Clarke, group marketing manager: “MileageCount is sponsoring these leading-edge services to enable smaller businesses to benefit from the some expert[…]

  • 17 December 2014

17 December 2014

Kingspan Insulation for Telford church featured in The Restoration Man

Restoration of the church on a remote isle of Berneray in the Outer Hebrides The Church stands on a remote isle of Berneray in the Outer Hebrides.  originally built by Sir Thomas Telford in 1827-9 Keith and Sheenagh McIntyre bought the listed property when it just was a roofless shell of a building. They turned[…]

  • 17 December 2014

17 December 2014

Geberit Mapress stainless steel for safety in Stuttgart Ape House

Geberit Mapress stainless steel for safety in Stuttgart Ape House Geberit Mapress was the natural choice for the building’s piping systems. New Ape House in Wilhelma 10,000 square metres site created to offer the bonobos and gorillas a safe home built in accordance with the guidelines of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) New Ape[…]

  • 17 December 2014

16 December 2014

Job opportunities soar & strong project growth predicted for 2015

Round-up of latest construction industry news Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Take a look at the full version of the latest weekly Buildingtalk Newsletter emailed to industry subscribers. Subscribe for free here Follow us via Twitter Link to full infographic Its been a good year for the building industry and the latest infographic from Quantic[…]

  • 16 December 2014

16 December 2014

Red Kite use heat pumps to help tackle fuel poverty for tenants

James Brownbill, Project Manager for Red Kite explains how the organisation is using heat pumps to help tackle fuel poverty Red Kite Community Housing is an innovative social housing organisation in Buckinghamshire that aims to tackle fuel poverty for its tenants. By installing renewable air source Ecodan heat pump systems from Mitsubishi Electric in Frederick[…]

  • 16 December 2014

16 December 2014

GGF raises its profile with key visit to the Scottish Parliament

GGF raises its profile with key visit to the Scottish Parliament The visit in December to the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh included: GGF exhibition meetings with over 20 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) input at the Scottish Cross Party Group Meeting on Fuel Poverty in Traditional Buildings exclusive GGF Members lunch and tour[…]

  • 16 December 2014

16 December 2014

Cavity Trays latest ‘Book of Wise Decisions’ on building envelope protection

Cavity Trays has published the latest edition of its Book of Wise Decisions Building Envelope Protection Published by Cavity Trays Ltd of Yeovil, the pocketbook contains new and upgraded building detail solutions used in the construction and remedying of the building envelope. From ground level to rooftop, the pocketbook acts as a handy identification guide[…]

  • 16 December 2014

16 December 2014

Car park access for people of all mobility levels with Stannah Xtralift

Stannah Xtralifts for Chequers Court retail centre in Huntingdon The 400-space car park for Chequers Court retail centre is part of £5m investment in the redevelopment of Huntingdon Town Centre. Stannah Xtralifts 2.0 duplex stainless steel 21-person, stretcher passenger lifts were installed to offer access to all. Stannah Xtralift duplex stainless steel vandal resistantpassenger lift[…]

  • 16 December 2014

16 December 2014

Job opportunities soar and strong project growth predicted for 2015

Round-up of latest construction industry news Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Take a look at the full version of the latest weekly Buildingtalk Newsletter emailed to industry subscribers. Subscribe for free here Follow us via Twitter Link to full infographic Its been a good year for the building industry and the latest infographic from Quantic[…]

  • 16 December 2014

15 December 2014

Pre-cast timber effect planks from ArmourFX for HomeAway Inc

ArmourFX creates an original feature wall within the new Austin office expansion for HomeAway Inc in Texas. Panels emulate natural wooden planks Specified by Texan interior architecture firm lauckgroup, the panels emulate natural wooden planks with an exposed grain detail, making them ideal for an urban shuttered or board-formed concrete effect. Two designs of ArmourFX[…]

  • 15 December 2014