08 January 2014

Laser cutting machine will create new jobs at steel company

The introduction of a £385,000 Fiber laser cutting machine will allow the company to open two new product lines, create two apprenticeships and at least nine jobs over the next few years. The company has won a grant of £80,000 towards the capital cost of the new equipment from the Green Bridge Supply Chain Programme,[…]

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08 January 2014

The top Buildingtalk Newsletter stories from last year plus construction prospects for 2014

Howard Chapman, Buildingtalk Editor, writes… We begin this first Buildingtalk newsletter of the year with a quick look back at some of 2013’s most read stories. Almost 500 readers used the link to the Buildingtalk website to read all about the Geberit toilet installed at The Shard, with this highest loo in Europe featuring in[…]

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07 January 2014

Building products for home improvements on show at Ecobuild 2014

The newly launched SuperDeep 170 commercial guttering system from Swish Building Products will be exhibited, alongside roofline cladding and fascia systems, as well as a range of ‘A’ energy rated GRP composite doors from Safedoors. Epwin Group will be based at stand N1110/11 at London’s Excel Centre on the 4-6th March 2014.

  • 07 January 2014

07 January 2014

Ecological Solutions range helps Co-op head office become eco friendly

The building has achieved the highest BREEAM score ever awarded at 95.16% after 14 of the company’s EU Ecolable accredited products were used, including over 10,000 litres of Johnstone’s Covaplus Vinyl Matt emulsion to enable a durable finish resistant to fading and yellowing. Johnstone’s Acrylic Satin was chosen for wood and metal substrates due to[…]

  • 07 January 2014

07 January 2014

Understanding rooflights and non-fragility: a new article published by NARM

The test has three limitations which have a direct impact on the performance of installed applications, these include: 1. Tests take place on a prescribed test frame to simulate generally the worst case scenario of a roofing assembly.  Assemblies are not tested on the actual roof and should never be tested on the roof after[…]

  • 07 January 2014