‘Building Contractors’
A Buildingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Door-Stop: The first ever energy rated door from
Door-Stop International, which we summarised at the time by saying "Door-Stop has launched the first UK energy rated doors, just two weeks after the British Fenestration Ratings Council (BFRC) introduced the DER scheme.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Subscan oil company survey contract from Arcadis from
Subscan Technology : "Subscan has won the Arcadis Approved Supply Contract to undertake topographical and utility mapping surveys for a major oil company of its petrol stations across the UK.".
In September 2011, we covered the news from Stannah
- take a look at Stannah Lifts and art deco development
which says: "Stannah complete major lift refurbishment project at Gunnersbury Court, an art deco style 1930s private housing development.".
Take a look also at the news release from Schluter-Systems, Free online training with Schluter-Systems,
as well as New BSF school in Tower Hamlets. from Nightingale Associates,
and Carbon neutral Stride Treglown office from Stride Treglown.
Latest stories...
SAS International for acoustics at Dublin Airport (September 2011)
SAS International worked with architects Pascall + Watson to design the acoustic ceiling solutions for the new Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport, Ireland.
New Safedoors retail offer from Permadoor (September 2011)
Permadoor, supported by the Epwin Group have launched a dedicated retail offer for fabricators and installers.
Aluminium and Trespa faced panels for school (September 2011)
Aluminium panels from Panel Systems specified for stunning new environmentally-friendly Merseyside primary school.
Keen cyclist launches pothole repair product (September 2011)
Cyclist launches RonaRoad EcoPatch pothole repair in the UK in response to the dangers of the growing problem of unrepaired holes in the road.
Ronacrete repair for Manchester orbital motorway (September 2011)
Contractors NMS specified RonaRoad Manhole Mortar and RonaRoad EcoPatch Pothole Repair for repairs on the M60 in Manchester.
Free solar PV installations from Stroma Solar (September 2011)
New solar PV4FREE scheme offers completely free solar PV installations to residential property owners, enabling them the opportunity to make typical savings of GBP400 each year.
Eleven IronmongeryDirect staff achieve GAI passes (September 2011)
The IronmongeryDirect team achieved various levels of accreditation from the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI).
Causeway at ICE BIM 2011 (September 2011)
Causeway is sponsoring and exhibiting at the Institute of Civil Engineers ICE BIM 2011 conference, including 'Becoming BIM Proficient'.
Further reading
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Government support for building contractors
Government pledge support for vital PFI construction projects, worth GBP46 billion in 2009, according to MTW Research.
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Commercial Building Contractors Database - UK 2006
AMA Research have published a brand new Commercial Building Contractors Database available to purchase in multi-use format.
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