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The acquisition will add around 340 employees operating in 16 countries, bringing Exova’s network of specialists worldwide to over 4,400. The move will also extend the company’s range of certification services and markets served, and expand both capacity and capabilities in building product testing. BM TRADA generates revenues in excess of £20 million. The company[…]
The Construction Trade Survey provides a timely pan-industry assessment of current and expected conditions within the construction industry. It collates data from construction companies, engineering contractors and building products suppliers to produce a detailed quarterly report on the state of the construction industry. The survey collates data from construction companies, engineering contractors and building products[…]
After weeks of uncertainty and speculation surrounding the General Election and the policies of those campaigning, we finally have a result in the form of a Conservative majority. In 2014, the Office for National Statistics reported that 4.6 million people in the UK were self-employed; that’s 15% of the workforce who work for themselves, and[…]
HFCs are commonly used as refrigerants in air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump equipment The new F-gas Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 was introduced in early 2015, to strongly reduce emissions as a substantial contribution to the EU’s efforts of reducing climate change. The European Commission has released a new tri-fold leaflet that provides helpful information[…]
The SEC Group found that only 25% of public sector bodies had a system in place to track the speed of payments. 38% of public sector clients have breached late payment legislation. In addition to these statistics, the group also discovered that 9 in 10 public sector clients used a cash retention system to withhold[…]
BLOG from Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Follow Buildingtalk on Twitter and subscribe the Buildingtalk newsletter Whats new in building – read the latest Buildingtalk newsletter In order to meet the UKs housing needs, we need to deliver in excess of 250,000 new homes per annum My favourite comment after the clear Tory majority win[…]
Bidwells’ Mike Derbyshire believes that a single strategy won’t be enough to solve the UK housing crisis In order to meet the UK’s housing needs, we need to deliver in excess of 250,000 new homes per annum. However, we are a long way from meeting this requirement. Bidwells’ Perspectives on Planning research highlights the current[…]
Since April, customers have been able to access the wide range of Mirka surface preparation tools and accessories. Mirka products have been available at DDC since April. Products will range from sanding kits and dust extraction kits to electric sanders, including the Mirka Direct Electric Random Orbital Sander (DEROS). DEROS is an innovative, lightweight electric[…]
With the introduction of the new Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS), it will become illegal for landlords to rent out properties that have energy efficiency ratings of F or G on the property’s Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). Under MEPS, it will become illegal for landlords to rent out properties that have energy efficiency ratings of[…]
The sponsorship was unveiled during an afternoon event in Birmingham, where over 20 Fermacell customers and employees participated in a darts tournament against professionals, hosted by TV MC Paul booth. Dean Winstanley and Daryl Gurney will be sponsored by Fermacell for the next 12 months. The amateurs had to try and match the professionals’ scores[…]
