Entries by Lyn

IT’S GOOD TO SHARE

GEZE UK has made donations to three local charities as part of their focus on Corporate Social Responsibility.   A total of £1,820.00 was shared between St Giles Hospice, Lichfield Foodbank and the Pathway Project – a charity that supports adults, young people and children who are experiencing or affected by domestic abuse. All of […]

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Zentia systems help VELUX® reach for the sky

Mineral ceiling tiles by Zentia feature in a new extension to VELUX UK and Ireland’s HQ in Scotland.   Ceiling systems by leading UK manufacturer Zentia were specified for a new £7.7 million extension to the UK and Ireland headquarters of world-leading daylight solutions provider VELUX for a trio of reasons at least. The project […]

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Eurocell Modus fills Bath with light

Heritage colours and kerb-side appeal were among the factors that persuaded the planning authorities of Bath that Modus PVC-U windows from Eurocell were the appropriate alternative to timber on a prime, exposed location near the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Consisting of 136 upmarket homes selling at up to £1 million apiece, the Ensleigh estate was […]

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Exciting new launch for Premier Forest Products:

Premier Forest Products launches water repelling plywood   Premier Forest Products has launched a self-protecting structural plywood as part of its latest range of innovative new products, to save contractors time, money and effort. Manufactured by leading European plywood manufacturer, Paged, DryGuard is made from thickply Polish Pine and its water repellent properties are ideal […]

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CITB’s annual migration report has revealed that the number of migrant workers in construction continues to fall significantly. This is at a time when the industry is experiencing a sharp rise in the cost of materials, wages, and an increase in demand for workers, Migration in UK Construction 2021 found. With output growth at its […]

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GAI helps to shape competency standards from designers and specifiers

The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) has joined two steering groups focussed on improving competency of wider construction professionals specifying building products.   As members of the Competence Steering Group’s Working Group 7 (WG7) and the PAS 8671 standard steering group, the GAI will be representing the building products sector to help shape the competency […]

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Helping the construction industry to help the environment

Simon Woods, European Sales, Marketing and Logistics Director explains how West Fraser is helping the construction industry to help the environment   As the world becomes more and more aware of the effect we have on the planet, it is important for the construction industry to realise how it affects the world in ways it […]

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Lindapter Fire Rated Decking Fixings

Independently fire tested connection solutions for securing building services systems to composite metal decking.   To provide specifiers with additional confidence, Lindapter commissioned BRE Global to run third party fire tests in accordance with BS EN 1991-1-2 on a range of Decking Fixings installed in concrete backed composite decking profiles. The BRE test report P116310 […]

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SIKA E-LEARNING PLATFORM EXPANDS CONTENT

SIKA E-LEARNING PLATFORM EXPANDS CONTENT TO IMPROVE PROFESSIONAL SKILLSET ACROSS A RANGE OF BUILDING SECTORS   Global building products manufacturer, Sika, has expanded its e-Learning platform to include on-demand webinars aimed at giving customers greater insights into a range of practices and products in the waterproofing, roofing and concrete refurbishment sector. The presentations are available […]

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