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Promote your products at Interbuild 2006

Target over 45,000 Building Professionals searching for new building products and services with the help of The Building Centre.

News from Building Centre (22 February 2006)

Industry first prompts zero tolerance on accidents

User application article Keepmoat Regeneration has received NHBC's Health and Safety Accreditation for the third year running - an industry first.

News from NHBC (22 February 2006)

New management courses for facilities managers

BIFM Training is delivering two 3 day programmes focussed on leadership and people management.

News from British Institute of Facilities Management [BIFM] (21 February 2006)

NHIC calls for more water conservation in the home

Technical background article The National Home Improvement Council is urging UK householders to be particularly mindful of their water consumption.

News from National Home Improvement Council [NHIC] (21 February 2006)

University to lead Europe in concrete slab tests

New rig to assist with the design and testing of concrete ground slabs is being constructed at the University of Greenwich.

News from University of Greenwich (21 February 2006)

NIST report - implications for building design

One-day conference run by The Institution of Civil Engineers to highlight the importance of fire safety engineering and lessons to be learnt from the NIST report.

News from Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) (17 February 2006)

Smoking ban: a breath of fresh air for workers

Technical background article The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) say decision represents a historic and welcome step for the health of the nation's workforce.

News from Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (16 February 2006)

Wheelchair Housing Design Guide

BREpress.com - your source for building design publications including the latest Wheelchair Housing Design Guide.

News from BRE Bookshop (16 February 2006)

Designing For Pedestrians

BRE Press are the publishers of highly respected technical and practical guides including Designing for Pedestrians: A guide to good practice.

News from BRE Bookshop (16 February 2006)

HSE seeks views on domestic gas safety

Technical background article The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is undertaking a major review of the domestic gas safety regime.

News from HSE Information Services (16 February 2006)

Improving safety on housebuilding sites

Technical background article HSE Chief Inspector of Construction attendsa special safety and health awareness event in York aimed at improving the level of awareness of safety standards in the housebuilding industry.

News from HSE Information Services (15 February 2006)

Scottish Building new Occupational Health service

Scotland's leading construction sector Federation, has launched an important new service providing its members with Occupational Health advice and support.

News from Scottish Building (15 February 2006)

BSSA Annual Luncheon

The Annual Luncheon of the British Stainless Steel Association [BSSA] will be held at the prestigious Cutlers' Hall in Sheffield on Wednesday 5 April.

News from British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA) (15 February 2006)

CIOB supports Olympic Research on Skills Training

Technical background article Research on the skills that workers will need to a deliver a successful London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics Games is set to begin.

News from Chartered Institute of Building [CIOB] (15 February 2006)

Overall construction orders rose by 7% in 2005

Technical background article The Department for Trade and Industry have released figures relating to the amount of new construction orders in the year to December 2005.

News from Chartered Institute of Building [CIOB] (13 February 2006)

Keep construction sites in good order

Technical background article HSE Construction Division inspectors will carry out targeted inspections looking at good order issues on construction sites and how effectively these are being managed.

News from Chartered Institute of Building [CIOB] (13 February 2006)

Housing health and safety rating system

Technical background article The Housing Act 2004 introduces a new system for assessing whether houses are safe and healthy to live in - the Housing Health and Safety Rating System.