| GET THE HOME YOU WANT AT A PRICE YOU CAN AFFORD |
Not all self builders have the spending power we see on popular television programmes, yet there are still thousands of people across the UK managing to build beautiful homes with modest budgets. If you’d like to do the same, then attending the Affordable Self Build Weekend event (Sat 15th & Sun 16th May) will help you understand how to make your project affordable – without having to compromise on quality or individual style. To register for your free entry please visit www.buildstore.co.uk/afford. More
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| PIPING SYSTEM COMBINES ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE WITH GOOD LOOKS |
The Terrain Acoustic dB12 piping system is just one of a package of products from Polypipe Terrain which has been installed on an innovative new residential development in the heart of Manchester. Along with other Terrain Drainage products the Terrain Acoustic dB12 system has been used on the mixed–use Abito development built by Ask Life Ltd in Manchester’s Salford Quays. The Abito development uses exposed water and soil pipes as a design feature. More
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| SEHBAC COMMERCIAL PROVIDES NATIONAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION SANCTUARY |
SEHBAC Commercial has completed a project in Bury St Edmunds for national housing provider, Sanctuary Housing Association, installing windows, doors and roofline products for Eastgate House, a private retirement scheme in the picturesque town. Sanctuary Housing, part of Sanctuary Group manages over 76,000 properties across the country with 9,000 of these in the East of England. As a not for profit organisation, all income goes into maintaining high standards and updating and developing services to residents. More
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| ENVIRONMENTAL ACCREDITATION FOR CHEMIQUE |
Chemique is proud to announce that it has recently gained the ISO 14001 accreditation for environmental management. The accreditation recognises Chemique’s investment and research into environmentally friendly adhesives as well as continuous improvement to packaging and manufacturing processes to reduce the company’s impact on the local environment. Customers and manufacturers are becoming much more environmentally aware. Chemique is able to offer a large portfolio of products that can be used as an alternative to solvent based adhesives. More
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| ISO RECOGNITION MATCHES GLOBAL VISION |
Mitsubishi Electric has just secured ISO14001 recognition for its Sales and Marketing function in a move which brings the Living Environmental Systems Division (LES) in line with the company’s many manufacturing facilities around the globe. “The decision to pursue ISO14001 [stems] from the Company’s Green Gateway Initiative, which fits perfectly into the Corporation’s global vision,” explained Martin Fahey, Green Gateway Initiative Manager. Companies undertaking ISO14001 have to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to reducing their impact on the environment. More
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| YORKON LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE FOR OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION |
Yorkon has launched a new website for architects, contractors and construction clients. The new site is designed to give specifiers and building professionals a fast and efficient guide to the potential, benefits and wide-ranging applications of off-site construction solutions and the Yorkon approach. Features of the website include a video illustrating modular building assembly on site and a new downloadable, interactive design tool to help architects and contractors design for off site and produce fast and accurate project drawings. More
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| IRONMONGERYDIRECT NEW CATALOGUE OUT NOW! |
IronmongeryDirect’s new May/June catalogue is out now and, as ever, is packed full of thousands of great deals, with over 11,500 building and maintenance products for the trade kept in stock. The 700-page catalogue features many new products at the company’s trademark low prices. The addition of over 200 new products within the catalogue ensures that IronmongeryDirect can continue to provide the industry with the largest source of ironmongery products. All products can be ordered seven days a week. More
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| WILO PUTS PRESSURE ON BOOSTER SET PRODUCTION |
Wilo has transferred assembly of most of its pressure boosting sets to its prime UK base at Burton-upon-Trent to meet the growing demand for these essential pumping solutions. Wilo has been supplying pressure boosting sets for many years and is seeing massively increased demand for these booster sets. Wilo supplies a range of variable speed multi-stage pressure boosting sets from 1.1 to 22.0kW, which respond to the specific requirements in the building. More
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PERMAROCK EXTERNAL WALL INSULATION SYSTEMS FIRST TO ACHIEVE ECOPOINTS
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PermaRock is pleased to announce that it has become the first External Wall Insulation (EWI) system designer to achieve an Ecopoints rating. The results achieved by PermaRock are very impressive. Ecopoints scores of 0.10 per m2 and 0.15 per m2 on PermaRock’s Mineral Fibre External Wall Insulation System and Phenolic External Wall Insulation Systems respectively were achieved. Such extremely low Ecopoints scores reflect the hard work that PermaRock has put in to environmentally engineering its products. More
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