‘Construction Best Practice’

A Buildingtalk guide

Start with the news release Mayor launches the London Housing Strategy from Building Centre, which we summarised at the time by saying "He pledged to help Londoners onto the property ladder, with an ambitions aim of 50,000 affordable homes over the next three years.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Gleeds completes major health project in Somerset from Gleeds: "Gleeds has successfully completed the GBP14.3 million Frome Community Hospital project.".

In November 2008, we covered the news from Kingspan Off-Site - take a look at Kingspan Off-Site new mezzanine floor system which says: "MezaLite 300 provides a solution for companies requiring extra storage and distribution space without the financial implications and disruption associated with relocating premises.".

Take a look also at the news release from Concrete Centre, Long-term sustainable schools, as well as ISG sustainable workshop redevelopment from ISG plc, and New flux-cored welding wires from ESAB from ESAB.

Latest stories...

Comar 7 doors developed for bespoke projects (November 2008)

Comar 7 is the specifier and installer preferred aluminium commercial door system throughout the UK.

New triple certification boost for STATS (November 2008)

Consultancy firm STATS is celebrating a 'triple certification' for internationally-recognised standards in environmental management, quality assurance and health and safety procedures.

AMA report provides major market review (November 2008)

UK ventilation, air conditioning and non-domestic heating market, estimated to be worth some GBP1.4 billion, having increased by an estimated 4% in 2006-2007.

Dulux Trade creates sustainable shoppers paradise (November 2008)

Dulux Trade, part of ICI Paints, is working closely with Westfield London regeneration project, set to become the largest shopping centre in Greater London.

Dulux Trade Ecosure for luxury and social housing (November 2008)

Dulux Trade Ecosure has been used to decorate 144 private luxury and social housing apartments included in the new Shires Shopping Centre in Leicester.

Dulux Trade brings homebuilders dreams to life (November 2008)

Dulux Trade has revolutionised the appearance of new home room sizes using 'Light and Space' and developers have been keen to experiment with this exciting new innovation.