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Selfie promo for the FIT Show 2014
Howard Chapman, Buildingtalk Editor, writes
If you are a fan of selfies’, get out your smartphone and snap a prize-winning photo that will be featured as part of promoting FIT Show 2014, the Fabricator Installer Trade Show. Take a look at an example via this link. Somebody has to win these competitions, as demonstrated by winners of a JCB mini digger worth £30k at a recent Jewson event.
The Buildingtalk VIDEO OF THE WEEK takes a looks at UK timber frame manufacturing. We also have a feature article on the impact of BIM in resolving project conflicts.
The latest economic news includes a Glenigan report that stalled schemes are at their lowest level since before crash; CPA report on 3 consecutive quarters of construction industry growth, the best in 5 years; plus construction output is expected to rise by 3.4% in 2014 and by a further 5.2% in 2015.
And finally, with the UK floods bringing climate change back into focus, Buildingtalk tweets included news about tidal power plants that could provide 10% of UK energy by 2023.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced that an additional £25M of funding will be allocated to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. This article features comment from James Chaplen, Head of Production at heat pump manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric…
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HMG Paints, a leading manufacturer in the coatings industry, has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards at the National Family Business Awards 2025. HMG are finalists for the North and Northern Ireland Family Business of the Year award.
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To help with the design of low and zero-carbon buildings, leading ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has completed its embodied carbon calculations on its product portfolio.
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The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in November were down -4.6% compared to the same month in 2023.
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