17 November 2014

Kooltherm from Kingspan Tarec for new Dunlop manufacturing facility

Kooltherm from Kingspan Tarec for Dunlop new manufacturing facility 1,000 linear metres of Kingspan Tarec Kooltherm FM Pipe Insulation were installed on the on the heating and domestic services pipework as well as on the supply vent ductwork across the building by M&E Contractors, P&R Morson. new facility achieved an EPC ‘A’ 21 rating and[…]

  • 17 November 2014

17 November 2014

Grant UK new wood pellet store for Spira condensing biomass boilers

Grant UK launches new wood pellet store Grant UK new wood pellet store reduces annual fuel bills for condensing biomass boilers Though wood pellets can be bought in bags (typically around 10 to 15kg), if space is available, a bulk store can be installed which can directly feed (by auger or vacuum system) the intermediate[…]

  • 17 November 2014

17 November 2014

NHIC Awards promote carbon emission reductions in UK housing

Howard Chapman, Buildingtalk Editor, at the NHIC Awards, talking with Nick Raynsford MP and Lester Corney from Acumen I was a guest at the National Home Improvement Council [NHIC] 2014 Annual Awards presented on 13th November by the NHIC President, The Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP, held at the Gladstone Library in London Many years[…]

  • 17 November 2014

17 November 2014

Best Digital Campaign nomination for Door-Stop International

The company has worked alongside MRA Marketing to deliver a mixture of PR, print, online advertising, direct mail, digital marketing, social media and video to direct customers. Martin Dickie, Business Unit Manager at Door-Stop, comments: “The category recognises the importance of digital media in the market. All our marketing and technical developments have one aim[…]

  • 17 November 2014

  • 17 November 2014

17 November 2014

New Aspire house build division brand launched by British Ceramic Tile (BCT)

Simplified specification process Aspire products are now grouped into key lifestyle packages to simplify the specification process. Customers can now select from one of four lifestyle packages as well as British Ceramic Tile’s designer collection, which includes collaborations with iconic design names such as Conran, Laura Ashley and Hemingway. Elan dark grey field 248x398mm and[…]

  • 17 November 2014

14 November 2014

Fila protects decorative floor surfaces at greenest service station in UK

Fila floor protection systems have been chosen to protect floor surfaces at Gloucester Services Greener services The new £40m Gloucester Services near the Cotswolds, on the northbound M5, was delivered by AFL Architects and includes local stone and timber lighting designs and an arched wildflower seeded roof. Gloucester Services sustainable features include electrical vehicle charging[…]

  • 14 November 2014

14 November 2014

Expanded polystyrene makers adopt ‘airpop’ name

Airpop expanded polystyrene EPS renamed Brand name airpop¬ now replaces many names previously used across Europe including Styropor, PSE, Piepschuim and Polyfoam bringing a common European name for the material. David Emes, Chairman of the BPF EPS group: ñAirpop has been chosen because the name immediately brings to mind what the material is made of[…]

  • 14 November 2014

  • 14 November 2014

14 November 2014

Metal Technology architectural aluminium products enhance a Grand Design

Architect Patrick Bradley’s spectacular home created around shipping containers and featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs. The home design by architect Patrick Bradley comprised four shipping containers, welded together in the shape of a cross and cantilevered over a stream on his family farm outside Belfast. Metal Technology, working with fabricator Top Glass to Patrick[…]

  • 14 November 2014