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The latest building industry news

07 April 2015

Vision London, SuDS changes, cutting build-time, and more…

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Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Follow Buildingtalk on Twitter Plus subscribe for free for the weekly online Buildingtalk newsletter Link to read the latest newsletter Vision London Olympia, London 2 – 3 June 2015 Vision London Buildingtalk Newsletter this week begins with our support for Vision London, an exciting new event about the future of[…]

  • 07 April 2015

02 April 2015

Stainless steel manufacturers extends business

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Component Developments is pleased to have extended its business CD has created and supplied a number of stainless steel gullies, drainage channels and gratings over the years; its products have been specified for both the commercial and industrial industries. Its new marketing department is based in the South East, allowing it to reach areas of[…]

  • 02 April 2015

01 April 2015

Weather rig installed to enhance testing facilities

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BM TRADA aims to improve its testing services with the installation of its new weather rig The new rig, which was supplied by K Schulten, has been installed to improve BM TRADA’s turnaround times and build on the capacity of its mechanical testing laboratory. It offers a test wall for testing doors, walls and windows[…]

  • 01 April 2015

01 April 2015

TraffiGlove hand safety talks in support of hand safety

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TRAFFIGLOVE MAKES A DIFFERENCE TraffiGlove has been presented with a donation of £500 to TraffiGlove’s chosen charity, Macmillan Cancer Support.   Having reviewed its performance throughout 2013, TEI found that 38% of all accidents resulted in injury to hands. As such, it was felt that a more robust approach to hand safety needed to be put[…]

  • 01 April 2015

31 March 2015

Fire safety in the new MENA rail networks

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Wrightstyle’s technical director Lee Coates looks at fire safety in the booming MENA rail networks including the Dubai Metro. It was a transport dream that started in 1856 with the opening of the first railway line in the Middle East, the Alexandria to Cairo line.  It was followed two years later by the Izmir-Seydikoy line[…]

  • 31 March 2015

26 March 2015

Innovation Centre expanded for construction industry workers

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The Centre’s new meeting room provides extra space for the industry to discuss the creation of sustainable and comfortable buildings The Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre, which is located in London on Great Portland Street, has played host to a series of construction industry events since its opening. Some of these events include Zero Carbon Hub seminars,[…]

  • 26 March 2015

25 March 2015

Government review into Green Deal welcomed by GGF

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Growing energy efficiency market The Energy Secretary Ed Davey Speaking recently at Ecobuild Exhibition in London, Energy Secretary Ed Davey said that there are now over 100,000 jobs in the UK’s multi-billion pound energy efficiency market average household energy consumption has reduced by 20% since the first Ecobuild exhibition comprehensive framework for energy efficiency now in place[…]

  • 25 March 2015

25 March 2015

Youth unemployment & bridging construction industry skills gap

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Youthbuild UK address the issues of youth unemployment and construction industry skills gap with Building Pathways event Building Pathways event sponsored by Toolstation Youthbuild UK held a Building Pathways event recently and young people spoke about how their lives had been transformed by opportunities to work in the construction industry’ Encourage younger generation into the[…]

  • 25 March 2015

25 March 2015

Youth unemployment and bridging construction industry skills gap

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Youthbuild UK address the issues of youth unemployment and construction industry skills gap with Building Pathways event Building Pathways event sponsored by Toolstation Youthbuild UK held a Building Pathways event recently and young people spoke about how their lives had been transformed by opportunities to work in the construction industry’ Encourage younger generation into the[…]

  • 25 March 2015

25 March 2015

New guide explains how to obtain BREEAM certification

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Schüeco’s new guide provides an overview of the BREEAM scoring system and the products which are best suited to BREEAM projects It is becoming imperative for new buildings to be sustainable in their design, construction and throughout their life cycles. BREEAM is currently the most used standard for best practice in sustainable design with 200,000[…]

  • 25 March 2015