Entries by Lyn

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ADSA’s tunes up Quartet for Business Support

The Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) has launched Quartet – a new initiative to provide member support across four essential services: HR, legal, health and safety and tax.   The service, delivered in partnership with Quest, includes an online library with more than 450 templates, documents and advice sheets and an advice line for direct […]

RINNAI LAUNCH GROUNDBREAKING CPD EVENT on ‘CARBON & ECONOMIC COMPARISON FOR HOT WATER SYSTEMS USING HEAT PUMPS, ELECTRIC & HYDROGEN’

Rinnai, one of the UK’s leading exponents of the practical, economic and technical approach to the current energy price spiral, is launching a new CPD – ‘Carbon & Economic Comparisons for Hot Water Systems using Heat Pumps, Electric and Hydrogen,’ aimed directly at the systems designers, major end-users, specifiers and consultants’ audience. Places are limited […]

Bold new policies required, says FMB

The fall in construction activity for the second consecutive month according to S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction PMI® should be a wakeup call to the new Construction Minister that bold new policies are needed to help kickstart building activity to support economic growth, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).     Brian Berry, Chief Executive […]

CONSTRUCTION Activity down for second month running

Construction activity in the UK dipped for the second successive month in August as customer demand moved closer to stagnation amid cost pressures and economic uncertainty. Concerns about wider economic prospects led to a drop in business confidence and slower job creation, while firms’ purchasing activity declined. Falling buying activity did alleviate some pressure on […]

Construction plant theft continues to be a problem in 2022!

Construction sites continue to be targeted by criminals who recognise the financial value of plant machinery and equipment. Large items such as excavators and rollers can be worth thousands of pounds, even if they aren’t brand new. However, smaller items like tools and generators are also an easy target for thief’s, they are often not […]

Marine survey tender launched

Marine survey tender launched for UK-Netherlands interconnector National Grid Interconnector and European grid operator Tennet are seeking contractors to undertake marine surveys for a proposed interconnector between the UK and the Netherlands. The Eurolink project will involve the installation of offshore and onshore underground direct current cables (HVDC) between the Netherlands and Suffolk, UK. It […]

Wall Climbing Robot is a Competition Finalist

Wall-climbing robots, food waste concrete and firestop solutions amongst ideas shortlisted for construction innovation competition Ideas to improve the built environment have been received from across the world for the 2022 COINS Grand Challenge, a global competition organised by Construction Industry Solutions Ltd (COINS) to encourage innovation in the construction sector. www.coins-grandchallenge.com This year’s shortlist […]

Construction through the ages

Buildingspecifier.com’s Joe Bradbury gives an overview of the evolution of construction through the ages; discussing humanity’s relationship to it, how it has shaped the modern world and how it might be in the future. The evolution of building is inseparable from the evolution of man. One thing history and archaeology have proved undoubtedly is this; […]

Opening Doors – AliMet Becomes ADSA Member

MD Steve Marshall and Technical Sales Consultant Tim Moore with ADSA certificate AliMet Fabrications has become a member of the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) – opening doors to a key market segment for the supply of door sets and entrance requirements. Tim Moore, AliMet’s Technical Sales Consultant has been actively involved with ADSA for […]

ROCKWOOL® launches low lambda non-combustible insulation for external walls

NyRock® Rainscreen 032 and Frame Slab 032 are manufactured using the UK’s most thermally efficient stone wool insulation enabling thinner wall constructions ROCKWOOL has launched NyRock® Rainscreen 032 and Frame Slab 032, the first in a series of products that use NyRock technology, a patented production process that delivers the lowest lambda stone wool insulation […]