26 January 2015

Polyflor awarded BES 6001 certification

Polyflor’s Colonia Wood PUR vinyl tile flooring has achieved BES 6001 certification The BES 6001 framework standard for Responsible Sourcing establishes requirements under the headings: Supply and Chain Management, Organisational Management and Environmental and Social Responsibility Management. The product is awarded a performance rating to reflect its level of compliance with the requirements. Polyflor achieved[…]

  • 26 January 2015

  • 26 January 2015

26 January 2015

Infrared cameras to be unveiled at Ecobuild

UltraMax images have twice the resolution of standard unprocessed images FLIR has added the T460 and T660 models to its T-Series. They both include continuous auto-focus and recording of radiometric images as well as featuring UltraMax technology. UltraMax enables camera users to zoom in on heat anomalies. UltraMax images have four times the amount of[…]

  • 26 January 2015

26 January 2015

Arts building renovated with Johnstone’s Trade

Paints from Johnstone’s Trade were specified for use in the refurbishment of Nottingham Lakeside Art’s D H Lawrence Pavilion Nottingham Lakeside Arts facility has been built as a multi-arts centre. Located in the East Midlands as part of the University of Nottingham, the centre provides the public with music, theatre, dance, literature and comedy performances[…]

  • 26 January 2015

26 January 2015

8 ways to improve construction site safety

As well as protecting trusted and valued employees and peers, an exemplary safety record is central to growing a construction business. The ability to achieve certain accreditations will be compromised by on-site accidents and injuries, and investors are more likely to trust companies which can demonstrate a consistent ability to guarantee safe construction sites. Warning[…]

  • 26 January 2015

26 January 2015

Visit to BAU to see new innovations in 3D facade systems

Howard Chapman, Buildingtalk Editor at BAU 2015 Howard Chapman reports on new freeform 3D facades at BAU 2015 First of all, my thanks to Schueco UK for their kind invitation to BAU 2015 – it was quite an experience! BAU in Munich is one of the worlds biggest trade fair for architecture, materials and systems.[…]

  • 26 January 2015

23 January 2015

Saint-Gobain run new CPD sessions

Saint-Gobain is set to host a range of CPD seminars at its Innovation Centre throughout 2015 Saint-Gobain’s Fire Protection of Ventilation Ductwork CPD session will be hosted by Isover. The session will teach its attendees how to specify a compliant fire protection system for ventilation ductwork. The session will make use of interactive videos on[…]

  • 23 January 2015

23 January 2015

Installer Bundles introduced by Stroma Certification

Stroma Certification’s Installer Bundles have been introduced to give installers the opportunity to work on a cross-scheme basis Stroma’s new bundles were inspired by research from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, which showed that 69% of MCS firms would consider becoming Green Deal Installers. The schemes work by assessing similar measures, such as[…]

  • 23 January 2015

23 January 2015

Cement slates used in property development

‘The Poppies’ houses have been built by Hillreed Homes and finished with Cembrit’s Zeeland fibre cement slates Russell and Russell Roofing selected Cembrit’s Zeeland cement slates as a visual enhancement to the external weatherboard and brick finish of the properties. The cement slates, which have been designed with square edges and a textured surface, were[…]

  • 23 January 2015

23 January 2015

Cement boards used in the construction of new Academy

Cempanel cement particle boards from Cembrit have been fitted to the Ormiston Horizon Academy School in Stoke-on-Trent The Ormiston Horizon Academy, built to meet the latest environmental building standards, can accommodate 1050 pupils. The Academy has been fitted with an assembly and dining hall, a learning resource centre and studios to be used for dance,[…]

  • 23 January 2015