‘English Partnerships’

A Buildingtalk guide

Start with the news release Keymer supplies hand made tiles for US mansion from Keymer Tiles, which we summarised at the time by saying "Hand made clay roof tile specialist, Keymer, has supplied Traditional Restoration tiles for mansion situated on a secluded hilltop in Nashville.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Baxi discusses low carbon heating for homes from Baxi Group: "Baxi Group has urged local authorities and homeowners to alleviate fuel poverty issues by investing more in low and zero carbon (LZC) heating technologies.".

In July 2010, we covered the news from Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings - take a look at SPAB runs building repair course for professionals which says: "The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) is offering a one week course aimed at conservation and building professionals, 'The Repair of Old Buildings'.".

Take a look also at the news release from Eurocell Profiles, Eurocell launches advanced PVC-U skirting system, as well as Timberwindows.com offers English Glasshouse range from TimberWindows.com, and Helena Partnerships wins National Housing Award from Helena Partnerships.

Latest stories...

House Choice is MCS Approved (July 2010)

Alistair Smit, director of operations, House Choice, has announced that the company is now an MCS Accredited installer of Solar PV products.

TigerTurf offers redesigned synthetic turf (July 2010)

Synthetic turf is continuously being modified, improved, and developed in order to meet the needs of the customer and to push the boundaries of the market sector.

BPF looks at housing and property sectors in ABC&D (July 2010)

The British Property Federation's (BPF) Andrew Teacher takes a look at the coalition governments' policies likely to affect the housing and property sectors...

Selectaglaze secondary glazing for a green future (July 2010)

Selectaglaze, the UK's leading secondary glazing specialist, has a wealth of experience working on buildings up to Grade 1 listed.

Philips advocates public-private partnerships (July 2010)

Royal Philips Electronics has called upon civic leaders attending the World Mayors Forum 2010 at World Cities Summit 2010 to make urban health and well-being a core strategic objective.

Kawneer unitised curtain walling used in Glasgow (July 2010)

Unitised curtain walling from Kawneer has met criteria for a Grade A office building in the heart of Glasgow's international financial services district.

Silent treatment for eco-friendly libraries (June 2010)

Secondary glazing specialist Selectaglaze is playing an important role in preserving our architectural heritage in four libraries, providing enhanced energy efficiency and improved noise insulation.

Carbon-efficient manholes from Kijlstra (June 2010)

Independent report says Kijlstra's manholes can typically be installed up to 16 times quicker than traditional systems on standard units and are up to 65% more carbon efficient.

Ecoplay greywater system for English Partnerships

Ecoplay micro greywater management system from CME Sanitary Systems has been designed to enhance domestic water-efficiency.
English Partnerships wins lifetime award

National regeneration agency English Partnerships has been recognised for its outstanding contribution to regeneration and innovation in housebuilding, in a unique lifetime achievement award.