‘British Standard’
A Buildingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Stannah Lifts and art deco development from
Stannah, which we summarised at the time by saying "Stannah complete major lift refurbishment project at Gunnersbury Court, an art deco style 1930s private housing development.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Dimplex evacuated tube solar collector from
Dimplex UK: "Dimplex now offer more flexibility for specifiers by adding a high efficiency evacuated tube solar collector to its solar thermal water heating range.".
In September 2011, we covered the news from Schluter-Systems
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which says: "Award-winning Schluter Online Academy enables installers, distributors and architects to keep up with the latest trends and technology for the tile and stone industry ".
Take a look also at the news release from Permadoor, New Safedoors retail offer from Permadoor,
as well as TRADA Technology at Timber Expo 2011 from TRADA Technology,
and Award winning cavity fixings from Lindapter from Lindapter.
Latest stories...
British Gypsum new Thistle brand finishing plaster (September 2011)
Thistle Spray Finish is a spray applied 2mm finishing plaster that provides a high quality, smooth finish in a fraction of the time.
Technical mortars used to renovate River Medway (September 2011)
Saint-Gobain Weber Five Star repair concrete and high-build properties of weber.cem HB30 mortar enabled renovation an old river sluice facility on the River Medway.
First emergency lighting certified under BAFE (September 2011)
Cooper Lighting and Safety became the first emergency lighting manufacturer to gain certification under the new BAFE SP203-4 scheme.
New low-energy luminaires from Cooper (September 2011)
Cooper Lighting and Safety at LuxLive exhibition to launch a number of new energy-efficient luminaires for use in mains lighting and emergency lighting schemes.
Rethink refurbishment at INSITE11 at BRE Watford (September 2011)
INSITE11 is an exhibition of over 50 refurbishment innovations, plus a tour of the BRE Victorian Terrace refurbishment project.
Solar PV panels on domestic roofs looking good (September 2011)
In a new survey about the appearance of solar PV panels on domestic roofs, only 7% of respondents described them as an 'eyesore'.
BRE and British Gas partner on SmartHomes (September 2011)
The SmartHomes Project aims to reduce the energy requirements of domestic customers through the implementation of smart technologies and sustainable refurbishment solutions.
Crown Trade Protective Coatings for metalwork (September 2011)
Protective Coatings from Crown Trade safeguards metalwork against the elements, with options of ten or fifteen years' protection.
Further reading
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New British Standards on public toilets
New British Standards BS6454-4 set minimum standards for public toilet provision whether new build or refurbishments.
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XiTlight signage tested to British Standards
XiTlight maintained fire exit signage has now been independently tested to BS EN 62262:2002 requirements.
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