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18 December 2013
17 December 2013
Iroko timber specified for outdoor landscaping hospital project
17 December 2013
Dulux Trade awards presented to contract painter Kenny Halsall
Kenny was chosen as the overall winner and regional winner for the North West after being nominated by his boss, who praised him for his work ethic and excellent customer service over the past 30 years of his career. The competition was launched in August in order to find contract painters across the country who[…]
17 December 2013
Build a house in 4 hours plus download latest CAD & BIM app for specifiers
Howard Chapman, Buildingtalk Editor, writes House building news this week: latest ONS statistics show that new residential construction orders are up 41.6% and are now nearly 20% of all construction output. Planning permissions for new homes are up 33%, the highest since 2007. With London’s population growing faster than anytime in history, Boris Johnson[…]
17 December 2013
FLOORING SPECIFICATION Not just a tick in the box
The right choice of flooring can make or break an interior design and yet it is often the finish that is selected last in schemes. For those that have dared to incorporate materials not normally associated with a particular application area, or indeed specified flooring products for surface areas other than the floor, the end[…]
17 December 2013
Government schemes enable renewable heating system installation
A Renewable Heat Premium Payment offers grants of up to £2,300, whilst any household can get a £600 voucher towards the cost of a solar thermal system if they currently live in a property heated by mains gas, or use oil, liquid, solid fuel or electricity. The Green Deal gives financial help towards energy-saving improvements[…]
17 December 2013
Hot-dip galvanising treatment carried out at salt storage barns
17 December 2013
Bromford Deal helps young homeless man attain job at Novus
17 December 2013
Galvanising work carried out on the Silver Jubilee Bridge
16 December 2013
Marine Plywood is under Q-Mark scheme to enable high quality material
The changes have been brought about after concerns in the industry that some of the material is not meeting the standards of BS 1088:2003: Marine Plywood, defined to ensure a high quality material. The Timber Trade Federation now requires all of its members to comply with BS 1088, stating that products must be of suffient[…]
