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17 February 2015

Sustainability CPD to be launched at Ecobuild

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Crown Paints’ latest CPD seminar, ‘Different Shades of Green – Delivering Paint Sustainability’, will be launched at Ecobuild 2015 The new seminar will be delivered by Crown Paints’ CPD presenter, David Spicer. It is the latest edition to Crown Paints’ series of CPD seminars, which already includes ‘Effective paint specification’, ‘Colour in education’ and ‘The[…]

  • 17 February 2015

17 February 2015

Rainwater systems specified for luxury homes

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The new builds, which are located in Hertfordshire, were fitted rainwater systems from Alumasc The first of the two properties, Carmyle House was fitted with Alumasc’s 125mm Beaded Half Round guttering. It was finished with the company’s 76mm diameter pipework. Alumasc’s Heritage Cast Aluminium Moulded guttering was used on the second building, which was built[…]

  • 17 February 2015

  • 16 February 2015

16 February 2015

Scheduling service from Freefoam sees results

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Freefoam’s scheduling service provides product specification and quantities for its building products The company has reported that its scheduling service has created business over the last 12 months with 62% of schedules resulting in orders. The scheduling process is managed by Tish Redmond, who was promoted from within Freefoam to join the scheduling service team[…]

  • 16 February 2015

16 February 2015

Shingles used on new care units in Staffordshire

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Douglas Macmillan required the care units so it could continue offering palliative care to its patients that had been dismissed from the hospice The care units were created for patients who are ready to be discharged from the hospice, which is located in North Staffordshire, but may not feel like they are ready to cope[…]

  • 16 February 2015

13 February 2015

Engineered flooring made from sustainable UK hardwood

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Engineered flooring from Sutton Timber made from sustainable UK hardwood Sutton Timber specialise in sourcing standing trees of English and European Hardwoods. From oak to elm and ash to cherry our wood is sourced from privately owned woodlands and government forests across the UK and Europe.   Sutton Timber hold a comprehensive stock of kiln[…]

  • 13 February 2015

12 February 2015

Roofing shingles used for university building

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The Palatine Centre at Durham University was fitted with roofing shingles from Silva Timber’s range The roofing shingles, which have been designed as an alternative to traditional roof tiles, complimented the existing timber cladding and glass work of the building’s modern design. They were installed alongside photovoltaic panels, solar thermal collectors and rainwater harvesting, which[…]

  • 12 February 2015

11 February 2015

Healthcare Colour Book released by Crown Paints

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Crown Paints has created its Healthcare Colour Book to show how colour can be used to improve hospital and healthcare environments The company’s Healthcare Colour Book is 48 pages long and has been made up of visual features that are accompanied by written information and guidance. The booklet includes information on the relationship between colour[…]

  • 11 February 2015

11 February 2015

New XENERGY flame retarded XPS roof insulation material

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Dow inventors of Styrofoam extruded polystyrene insulation, developed XENERGY to significantly improved LAMBDA insulation performance and to deliver a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of less than five. Dow Building Solutions announced commercial roll-out of XENERGY insulation LAMDA values up 11% The Dow manufacturing process uses CO2 as the blowing agent, adding infra-red blocking particles to[…]

  • 11 February 2015

11 February 2015

External Wall Insulation system specified for 1960s tower block

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To meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standards (SHQS), the tower block was fitted with Alumasc’s External Wall Insulation (EWI) system Ravenscraig tower block is 18 storeys tall. The building is characteristic of the no-fines construction methods that were used in the 1960s when it was built. Fife Council recently targeted Ravenscraig for renovation, including it[…]

  • 11 February 2015