Entries by Lyn

Flying High for 30th Anniversary

Catherine (centre) with employees of Strand Hardware Up, up and away! Strand Hardware is celebrating its 30th anniversary as one of the UK’s leading suppliers of door and window hardware including finger protectors, emergency exit and panic hardware, window control systems and glass fittings. The family-run business, based in Walsall, West Midlands, is marking the […]

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IRONMONGERY DIRECT LAUNCHES LATEST CATALOGUE

IRONMONGERYDIRECT LAUNCHES LATEST CATALOGUE WITH EXCITING NEW PRODUCTS    Leading trade supplier, IronmongeryDirect, has issued its new catalogue with over 18,000 products in stock for next day delivery as standard. The updates include a choice of Rothley curtain poles and accessories, suitable for many domestic and light commercial applications. Its popular Rothley Baroque range for […]

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Focusing on Fire Safety

GEZE UK has revised a piece of lifesaving learning – the popular RIBA-approved CPD Specifying, Installing and Maintaining Ironmongery for Fire Doors has been completely revised and updated and includes new visuals and updates to regulations all in GEZE’s new branding.   The CPD explains what fire doors are, identifies their various components, how they […]

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SIKA DEMONSTRATES EXTENSIVE FIRE SAFETY COMPLIANCE

SIKA DEMONSTRATES EXTENSIVE FIRE SAFETY COMPLIANCE USING EXTENDED APPLICATION ASSESSMENTS, AS BROOF(T4) IS CONFIRMED FOR ALL SARNAFIL SINGLE PLY SYSTEMS Market-leading roofing manufacturer Sika has now completed Extended Application Assessments, testing to CEN/TS 1187:2012 Test method 4 for the entire Sika Sarnafil range of PVC single ply membranes. Subsequently, the most common Sika Sarnafil roof […]

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Materials shortage affects the Below Ground Drainage

Materials shortage affects the Below Ground Drainage, Sewer and Surface Water Management Products Market As with other sectors of the construction industry, the pandemic has had a major impact on drainage, sewer and surface water management works, more so for housebuilding rather than civils works, where most work is undertaken outdoors where it has been […]

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Have your say on the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill

Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill 2021-22, which is currently passing through Parliament? If so, you can submit your views in writing to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee which is going to consider this Bill. The first sitting of the Public Bill […]

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Contract Awarded for UK’s Commercial Fusion Plant

K-based engineering company, Assystem, has been awarded two contracts by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to support the development of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). STEP is the UK’s prototype fusion power plant designed to demonstrate the commercial viability of fusion energy. In the first contract, Assystem will partner on the STEP […]

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COAL OR CLIMATE

Plans for a £165M coal mine in Cumbria may finally have been sunk after prime minister Boris Johnson condemned the proposal while speaking at COP26. It is the first time Johnson has offered an opinion on the controversial scheme which its opponents claims undermines the UK’s carbon net zero emissions targets. Johnson said that he […]

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UK construction works remain strong despite material price inflation and labour shortages Increasing workloads led by new infrastructure projects Problem’s reported sourcing materials, rising costs as well as labour shortages amongst skilled trades Over half also said impact on biodiversity wasn’t taken into account or featured in fewer than half of construction projects UK RICS […]

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