News releases on Buildingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 17 October
to Saturday 23 October 2004
UK Stainless Steel Market Report
The Report will assist companies in the stainless steel supply chain towards a better understanding of the UK market for their products.
News from British Stainless Steel Association (22 October 2004)
Intelligent Parking Solutions From BPT And IMPRO
The combined BPT Automation and Impro intelligent parking solutions means there need never be any more rows over space allocation!
News from BPT Automation (22 October 2004)
A Plus For Construction Good Practice
CIRIA, leading construction improvement products and services provider, has launched Compliance Plus, a new online resource linking construction good practice to environmental legislation. Brochure Available
News from CIRIA (22 October 2004)
EU Welcomes European Construction Safety Week
European Construction Safety Week (18-22 October 2004) aims to reduce Construction industry accidents, currently 1,200 deaths, over 800,000 accidents and costing EU over 75 billion Euros per year.
News from European Agency For Safety And Health At Work (22 October 2004)
New Architectural Ironmongery Website
Hafele UK's Architectural Ironmongery department have updated their website wich includes Hafele's most popular product ranges, including Hawa sliding door gear and Starlight door furniture Brochure Available
News from Hafele UK (22 October 2004)
MicroLance Probe Measures Bulk Building Materials
Technical Background Article Battery-powered MicroLance from Hydramotion Ltd rapidly and accurately measures the moisture content and temperature of sand, aggregate or similar bulk building materials. Brochure Available
News from Hydramotion (22 October 2004)
Midland Geotechnical Society 50th Anniversary
Professor John Burland, the man who masterminded the stabilisation of the Tower of Pisa, will help the Midland Geotechnical Society celebrate its 50th anniversary.
News from Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) (22 October 2004)
LEGIC Contactless Smart Card Technology
User Application Article An NHS Trust has installed a OPKS 2000 Pay on Foot parking system from Cale BriParc at St Richard's Hospital in Chichester using the latest LEGIC contactless smart card technology.
News from Legic Identsystems (22 October 2004)
Marvin Signature Range Extended
Marvin Windows and Doors remain at the forefront of the fenestration industry with the addition of nine new Select colours to their exterior cladding options.
News from Marvin Architectural (22 October 2004)
Newey And Eyre Lights Up Cloud 8
The UK's leading electrical distributor, Newey and Eyre, has helped bring one man's vision to life - with lights and light fittings for the famous Channel 4 'Grand Designs' building project, Cloud 8.
News from Newey and Eyre (22 October 2004)
JD Sports Enlists Vista TEAM To Counter Fraud
Vista, the UK's premier brand of CCTV equipment, has announced a major contract to supply Vista's till monitoring system, Vista TEAM, across the JD Sports retail network of over 300 stores nationwide.
News from Norbain SD (22 October 2004)
Xtend and Climb Telescopic Ladder Now Available
The Xtend and Climb stores at a mere 0.76m, telescopes up to an amazing 3.8m., and weighs only 11kg, so it is the perfect portable ladder that will fit in any car boot or cupboard.
News from TB Davies (Cardiff) (22 October 2004)
Czech Master Joins TPS
TPS Consult has appointed Allan Patterson as a graduate structural engineer at its Edinburgh office.
News from TPS (22 October 2004)
Xerox At Construction Computing Exhibition
Xerox, in partnership with Xenith Document Systems, will be demonstrating new wide format devices and software at the Construction Computing Exhibition at London's Barbican on November 3 and 4.
News from Xerox (21 October 2004)
Another Major Contract For DORMA
User Application Article DORMA's service division in the north east, Service North, based in Jarrow, has won another major contract in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, near the heart of the City in the busy Northumberland Street area.
News from Dorma UK (20 October 2004)
Wood Chain Laid Bare
Europe's first ever forestry wood chain conference saw experts from across the world gather to explore issues surrounding wood production from plant cells to sawn timber.
News from Forestry Commission (20 October 2004)
New Stainless Steel Hot Water Storage Cylinders
Ferroli now has a range of stainless steel hot water storage cylinders to meet the needs of commercial hot water storage in commercial and smaller industrial premises.
News from Ferroli (Commercial) (20 October 2004)
New Models Of Door Canopies
Interland Trading Ltd will shortly be adding five new models of door canopies to add to the current range of 20 unique models.
News from Interland Trading (20 October 2004)
Astracast Now Available To The Housebuilder
On Site has announced it will be adding a new range of kitchen sinks and taps from leading appliance brand, Astracast, to its comprehensive appliance portfolio.
News from PJH Group (20 October 2004)
Free Scan2CAD Raster Editor
Softcover International, the publisher of Scan2CAD, is offering Scan2CAD's raster editing and drawing tools free of charge to any PC CAD user who needs to clean up dirty scanned drawings.
News from Softcover International (20 October 2004)
Ward Topdek Success At Tesco Warrington
User Application Article Ward Insulated Panels has joined forces with Robertson Roofing to provide and install Ward Topdek insulated membrane roofing system on a new Tesco Extra store located in Warrington, Cheshire.
News from Ward Insulated Panels (20 October 2004)
First Smoke And Heat Detector Kitemark Client
User Application Article BSI Products Services, the testing and certification division of the BSI Group, announce a deal which sees the prestigious BSI Kitemark expand its coverage within the fire products market.
News from BSI British Standards (20 October 2004)
Glass Sliding Screens Fight Hospital Super Bugs
Alco Beldan have designed, manufactured and installed glass sliding and fixed screens as a ground breaking alternative for bed division in a high dependency ward at Kings College Hospital, London.
News from Alco Beldan (19 October 2004)
New Ceramic Tile Grout Colour Chart And Selector
The new Ceramic Tile Grout Colour Chart and Selector is intended to assist users of ARDEX tile grouts in selecting the ideal ARDEX grouting solution. Brochure Available
News from Ardex UK (19 October 2004)
Black and Veatch Re-Structures UK Operations
Black and Veatch is re-structuring its UK operations as vertically-integrated company, moving away from holding a set of complementary subsidiary UK companies.
News from Black and Veatch (19 October 2004)
All You Need To Know About Wood-Fuelled Heating
New Heating with Wood Fuel courses for homeowners and professionals at Centre for Alternative Technology.
News from Centre for Alternative Technology (19 October 2004)
Synchronized Lighting Effects Patent Awards
Color Kinetics has been awarded a patent relating to the synchronization of intelligent solid-state lighting systems and effects.
News from Color Kinetics (19 October 2004)
£2.6 Million Primark Fit Out In Sunderland
User Application Article National fit out and refurbishment specialist, Dean and Bowes, has been awarded a £2.6 million refurbishment project with high street fashion retailer, Primark, in Sunderland.
News from ISG Dean and Bowes (19 October 2004)
Environment Agency Improve Cement Kiln Controls
Technical Background Article The Environment Agency is to improve environmental controls on cement and lime kilns in England and Wales.
News from Environment Agency (19 October 2004)
Making Woodfuel Matter - Hot Air Or Hot Topic?
Technical Background Article "Woodfuel - Getting it right", a two-day seminar looks at the opportunities offered by wood and forest residues as fuel for heating and power generation.
News from Forestry Commission (19 October 2004)
Fyfestone Chosen For Meridian Homes Project
User Application Article Fyfestone has won another major contract to supply Elite Bullnosed for a new Meridian Homes development in Scotland - Meridian's sixth development this year to use Fyfestone.
News from Fyfestone (19 October 2004)
New Branch For The Gradus Multi Trim System
Contract interior finishes specialist Gradus has launched a new addition to its MTS Multi-Trim System with a range of Wood Effect Finish transition strips.
News from Gradus Group (19 October 2004)
Automatic Sliding Window Shutter System
Hawa AG have launched a new sliding shutter hardware system which is available in the UK exclusively through Hafele UK. Brochure Available
News from Hafele UK (19 October 2004)
Hills Safeguards Patients And Staff
User Application Article Hills Electrical and Mechanical plc has completed an M and E contract worth over £1 million at Lynfield Mount.
News from Hills Electrical and Mechanical (19 October 2004)
IAAC 5th Annual Symposium
Technical Background Article IAAC 5th Annual Symposium: "We Need To Think Of Online Crime In Visible Terms - Broken Windows And Ransacked Offices - If We Are To Beat It" says UK Government's Chief Scientific Adviser.
News from Information Assurance Advisory Council (19 October 2004)
Jackson Notches Up Social Housing Contract Award
User Application Article Jackson Building Services, the special projects division of Jackson Construction, has secured a further project with the Orbit Group, one of the UK's largest housing association groups.
News from ISG Jackson (19 October 2004)
Now Recruitment Lays The Foundations
It's full steam ahead for Southampton based construction employment specialists, NOW Recruitment, following a successful 6-month period of business.
News from NOW Recruitment (19 October 2004)
Norbain LIVE04 Bigger And Better Than Last Year
Norbain SD announced that LIVE04, the series of regional trade events that took place across the UK in September, attracted even more visitors than last year's successful inaugural events.
News from Norbain SD (19 October 2004)
On Site Adds LG Refrigeration To Housebuilding
On Site, UK's largest distributor and installer of kitchen appliances to the housebuilder, has extended its range to include refrigeration products from top brand, LG Electronics.
News from PJH Group (19 October 2004)
Rite-Edge Is A Rite Winner
Rainbow Professional Ltd have scooped a second award for their innovative lawn edging product Rite-Edge, at this years Institute of Groundsmanship exhibition SALTEX.
News from Rainbow Professional (19 October 2004)
Roofdrain And Roofwind Excel Spreadsheets
Roofdrain and Roofwind are now available either as Excel Spreadsheets or MS Access applications.
News from Roofconsult (19 October 2004)
Improved Control For Industrial Wall Controller
Seeley International, manufacturers of the Breezair Evaporative Cooling Systems has improved the operation of its industrial systems with the introduction of a new Industrial Wall Controller.
News from Seeley International (Europe) (19 October 2004)
Breezair Office Cooling Cost Effective Solution
User Application Article Breezair provides Southern Water with a cost effective solution to office coolin.
News from Seeley International (Europe) (19 October 2004)
Drive-Through Ductshop 21st Century Trade Counter
HVAC and building services trade supplier, Senior Hargreaves, have given their Bury ductshop a major refit providing their trade counter a drive-through and introducing new loyalty schemes.
News from Senior Hargreaves (19 October 2004)
Socomec Are On The Move
As part of an on-going expansion programme, Sicon Socomec UPS, one of Europe's largest UPS manufacturers, has moved its UK HQ to customised premises at Cirencester Business Park in Gloucestershire.
News from Socomec Sicon UPS (19 October 2004)
Crossrail Board Given Strengthened Powers
Technical Background Article The Crossrail board has been given strengthened powers ahead of introduction to Parliament of the Bill seeking the powers required to build the £10 billion Crossrail project.
News from Chartered Institute of Building [CIOB] (19 October 2004)
Two Sir Ian Dixon Scholarships Awarded
The 2004 Sir Ian Dixon Scholarship has been awarded to Pippa Trout of the Rok Group and Tim Smith from the Kier Group Ltd.
News from Chartered Institute of Building [CIOB] (19 October 2004)
TRADA Launches Unique Flitch Beam Software
TRADA has developed a fourth program to add to the engineers' software toolbox on the askTRADA website.
News from Timber Research and Development Association (19 October 2004)
More Work For TPS Schal - And It's All Legal
The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) has appointed TPS Schal to its framework panel of technical project managers.
News from TPS (19 October 2004)
Vista Brand Available From Video Imaging Supplies
Video Imaging Supplies latest CCTV and Access Control catalogue that now contains over 3,000 product lines from over 80 manufacturers, including the whole of the Vista range.
News from Video Imaging Supplies (19 October 2004)
Infoworks Meets Modeling Needs Of Gosford NSW
User Application Article Gosford City Council in NSW, Australia, has joined the growing list of Australian local authorities, utilities and consultancies to select InfoWorks as their hydraulic modelling software platform.
News from WRTL Exterior Lighting (19 October 2004)
Approvals Hat-Trick For Biwater
In the space of just six months, Biwater Treatment has received approval to the latest standards for the way it manages three key aspects of its work - quality, health and safety, and environment.
News from Biwater Treatment (18 October 2004)
£13 Million For Scottish Timber Transport
The Scottish Executive is to set up a special £13 million fund to pay for projects that reduce the impact of transporting timber by road.
News from Forestry Commission (18 October 2004)
NHS Lamps And Tubes Buyers Guide
Newey and Eyre, the UK's leading professional electrical distributor, has launched a Lamps and Tubes Buyers Guide for NHS procurers.
News from Newey and Eyre (18 October 2004)
On Site Adds Complete Prima Range
One stop shop, On Site, the UK's largest national distributor and installer of kitchen appliances to the housebuilding industry, has extended its top brand range.
News from PJH Group (18 October 2004)
Pilkington Centre Stage At PLANEXPO
Pilkington Building Products is showcasing its wide range of glass options at the 23rd annual PlanExpo, 4th - 6th November 2004 at Simmonscourt Pavilion at the RDS in Dublin.
News from Pilkington Building Products UK (18 October 2004)
Scapa Extends Cable To Russia
User Application Article Scapa Polymerics has announced plans to expand in Russia and the CIS with the appointment of Permanent, a specialist distributor in the region.
News from Scapa UK (18 October 2004)
Ensure Waterproof Seals In Bathroom Drains
Technical Background Article Ian Knifton, Technical Manager for Schluter-Systems answers questions on ensuring the long-lasting integrity of floor drains. Brochure Available
News from Schluter-Systems (18 October 2004)
One-Stop Shop For NHS Signage
User Application Article Already one of the leading sign manufacturers in the UK, Signs and Labels have increase their involvement within the healthcare signage sector.
News from Signs and Labels (18 October 2004)
Healthcare Wayfinding and Identity Manual
Signs and Labels 'Healthcare Wayfinding and Identity Manual', is being launched at the Healthcare Estates Exhibition.
News from Signs and Labels (18 October 2004)
Finning (UK) highlights GET best practice
Technical Background Article Marcus Pitt, GET specialist from Finning (UK) highlights GET best practice and how this can be applied to wheel loaders working in quarrying applications.
News from Finning UK (18 October 2004)
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