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Jewson’s commitment to customers has helped it achieve Superbrand status for another year More than 1,200 brands were recently assessed by a council and a series of business professionals on their reliability and the quality of their products and services. The panel also judged the brands on their distinction: to make the Business Superbrands list,[…]
George Osbornes Budget 2015 Comments on George Osbornes Budget 2015 including new housing zones, Help to Buy ISAs, support for infrastructure, fixing the roof when the sun shines, regeneration and transport projects, Investment in apprenticeship schemes, energy intensive compensation, the Big Budget Bunny, and more. 20 new housing zones IBSTOCK BRICK Andrew Halstead-Smith, Group Marketing[…]
REHAU’s team are ready to take to the skies to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK The Underfloor Heating Manufacturers Association have invited REHAU to take part in an attempt to break the world record for the highest number of fundraisers to jump in tandem over a 24 hour period. The members of staff from[…]
EcoTherm’s Flat Roof Quick Guide is available to read now Both of EcoTherm’s new manuals include information on its range of insulation products, A product selector feature has been designed to help readers to identify which of the company’s polyisocyanurate (PIR) insulation boards suits their project best. The Guides also provide technical information on EcoTherm’s[…]
Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Follow Buildingtalk on Twitter Plus subscribe for free for the weekly online Buildingtalk newsletter Skyscrapers without shadows, Green Deal glazing mystery and Britains ugliest building gone in 30 seconds – plus the latest product and project news from Buildingtalk.. New build compliance with latest Part L regs Highlights from the[…]
Latest NHBC Guide to Part L Within the guide, the NHBC gives examples of typical house types along with a list of the measures needed to ensure the buildings comply with Approved Document Part L 2013. The guide also educates on the effects of thermal bridging which can have an impact on the approaches to[…]
Kawneer and Kier Construction have renewed their partnership for an additional 2 years Kawneer and Kier Construction have signed a new agreement that covers a two-year supply chain network. The network will operate throughout the whole of the UK. The contract will also see Kawneer continuing to provide Kier with design, installation and value engineering[…]
Encouraging young people to gain construction skills Toolstation help tackle construction industry skills gap To help encourage the younger generation into the construction industry, Youthbuild UK is holding a Building Pathways event. The event, sponsored by Toolstation, will feature speakers including young people who have transformed their lives by entering the construction industry, and from[…]
Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk 21st century window cleaning saves water, waste and time + safer I came across this interesting Dragons Den style innovative device that makes window cleaning easy. Its secret lies in its chambered design. Just fill one side of the unit with clean water, via its internal flexible hose, and pump[…]
Ensuring the safety of employees David Brown from Hochiki Europe explains why it is important for specifiers to support organisations to optimise the efficiency of their life safety systems To comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, organisations must do more than install the appropriate fire safety and emergency lighting equipment in their[…]
