| UNSURPASSED IN APPEARANCE AND BELIEVABILITY |
Century Stone are distributors of manufactured and natural stone facing nationwide. Our vast product range in partnership with Eldorado Stone, the American market leader with nearly 40 years experience, is both unsurpassed in appearance and believability. Whether you are building, remodelling or designing your dream project Century Stone has the perfect profile to fit your every need. We work with Architects, Interior Designers, Engineers, Main Contractors, Builders and the general public. More
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| STRATFORD STATION GETS SET FOR OLYMPICS |
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The first phase of the construction programme to modernise Stratford Railway Station, the main transport link to the epicentre of the 2012 Olympic Games, has been completed. Gaysha Specialist Surfaces was approached by Network Rail to come up with a durable surface for the platforms and public areas that would cope with the significant increase in passenger numbers. Gaysha laid 1,700 square metres of Ayton Tripave®, a highly durable, rapid cure and waterproof surfacing. More
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| BRUCE MUNRO AT ZSL LONDON ZOO |
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has commissioned lighting designer and installation artist Bruce Munro to create an installation for a new space at ZSL London Zoo. Munro's piece will be installed in a staircase of the Clore Rainforest Building. The staircase will become a third space, joining the rainforest area above to the downstairs Nightlife area below, thus forming one unified visitor destination. Munro's 'Twilight Shower' installation is a magical snaking shower of light. More
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| COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES |
Kent Consulting Services offer comprehensive project management services that make sure your building project comes in on time, on budget and to the highest standards. Our services allow clients to have one point of contact, an open book policy with tenders, cost savings of between 15%-20% over traditional procurement routes and deliver projects to the highest standard” said Paul Pullen, Managing Director of Kent Consulting Services Ltd. More
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RAIN DIRECTOR® SMART HEADER TANK RAINWATER SYSTEM GETS WRAS APPROVAL
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The Rain Director® is the only overall rainwater management system to gain WRAS approval. Instead of the pump in the underground tank feeding appliances directly, it pumps to a header tank which gravity-feeds appliances. It differs from other gravity-feed systems because the pump only works when the header tank is completely empty rather than everytime water is drawn. As a result, electricity use drops by a factor of 5. Come and see it at Ecobuild, stand 1180. More
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ARCHIAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURES PREDICTS CARBON CREDIT WILL REPLACE DOLLAR AS CURRENCY WITHIN 5 YEARS
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Archial Sustainable Futures has predicted that the carbon credit will replace the American dollar as the currency of international trading within five years. The forecast follows the publication of a Carbon Assessment of the Budget for 2010-2011 – making the Scottish Government the first administration in the world to produce a carbon assessment alongside its budget – which, according to John Easton, head of Archial Sustainable Futures, effectively makes carbon a currency for the first time anywhere in the world. More
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| KENTEC PROTECTS NATIONAL ART TREASURES |
Founded in 1856, the National Portrait Gallery, London holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world which includes work across all media. Such an important national landmark warrants a fire prevention system of the highest reliability, which is why Kentec Syncro fire control panels were specified for this historic building’s fire detection system upgrade. The system includes a Kentec 8 Loop Syncro Control Panel and Syncro Response repeater panel. More
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| JOHNSTONE’S LEADS THE WAY WITH REFRESHED COLOUR SPECIFICATION GUIDE |
Johnstone’s continues to set the pace in commercial colour solutions after it recently re-launched its colour advisory guide for specifiers and architects. Providing information on all design aspects from the meaning of colour to creating colour schemes to aid partially sighted people, the guide titled Specifying Colour & Colour Schemes is an ideal resource for specifiers. The guide explains how different colours combine well to create tonal, contrasting or harmonious schemes. More
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| HANSON STRUCTHERM LAUNCH NEW PRODUCT - MULTIREND |
Hanson Structherm are launching Multirend, a new multi-stock brick effect render finish allowing accurate colour and texture matching to most multi-stock bricks. The new finish will compliment Structherm’s comprehensive selection of high quality Italian and Traditional renders and finishes that have been used in refurbishment projects for over 25 years. The system is ideal for both Social Housing and Education building refurbishment projects where standard monochrome brick effect render does not suit the local area. More
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