United Kingdom Construction News

As the sun appears from behind the clouds, UK Flooring Direct gives homeowners something else to smile about.

BENNINGTON GREEN, one of the South Coast's leading Surveying Firms is proud to announce the appointment of a new director.

DORSET based Bennington Green are delighted to announce the appointment of a new director.

National contractor Shepherd Construction has completed the first of three new structures being constructed at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland.

Business Owners Who Try To Save Money By Cutting Builsings Maintenance Will Pay A Heavy Price, Says Beta Group GM

DORSET based Bennington Green are delighted to announce the acquisition of Richard Neale Associates.

Crown Decorating Centres are offering exclusive Employee Discount Cards to owners of businesses across the country.

Double Glazing Prices is offering customers discounted prices on double glazing products thanks to an innovative quote system which has been put in place.

Flooding is a nightmare that would be awful if it happened to your own home. Even if you move your valuable upstairs imagine if water was also flooding through your airbricks to your under floor void or through the wall ventilation

A recently formed development company Locksbridge Developments plans to build a multi-million pound residential and mixed used property portfolio by specialising in the re-development of failed schemes left abandoned as a result of the recession.

Despite the current economic downturn, many homeowners plan to make home improvements during the May Day and Jubilee bank holiday weekends.

Flowcrete UK, will be demonstrating the versatility, performance and function of its industrial and commercial floors at The Facilities Show 2012.

The award-winning cycle storage company, Cyclepods, has partnered with Bailey Streetscene to supply products to major contractors.

Codegate has designed and developed a unique RFID enabled unmanned, on-site, secure self service hire portal, the Speedy ePod, which is helping Speedy to shape the future of equipment hire.

International lifting gear specialist Modulift Group, has issued a safety warning regarding the use of counterfeit spreader beam elements.

The Property Care Association’s (PCA) annual awards ceremony recognised the cream of companies and individuals working in the building preservation industry.

Mirror Coat is the latest addition to the coloured glass portfollio of products.

RecyCoal, the UK’s leading coal tip restoration business, has successfully received planning approval to complete an environmentally-led coal recovery and restoration scheme at the site of the former Rossington Colliery, South Yorkshire.

ARPL Architects report that there was excitement recently at Peak Scientific HQ on the Inchinnan Business Park, as Peak Scientific managing director Robin McGeachy cut the first sod for the start on a large extension to their production facility.

Remeha to sponsor Porsche Groep Zuid (Porsche Group South) sports car racing team for the next three years.

Palazzani's continual product development has produced exciting new spider products including the new Palazzani TSJ30.1, available with wheeled or tracked chassis and a range of power options including hybrid diesel/AC, diesel/battery & battery/AC.

As the sun appears from behind the clouds, UK Flooring Direct gives homeowners something else to smile about.

BENNINGTON GREEN, one of the South Coast's leading Surveying Firms is proud to announce the appointment of a new director.

DORSET based Bennington Green are delighted to announce the appointment of a new director.

Ceram, an international materials technology company, has published a 6-year review of the substitute raw materials (non-primary clay raw materials) used in UK brick manufacturing.

National contractor Shepherd Construction has shown its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace having reached stage two in the prestigious Investors In Diversity (IiD)* standard.

UPM Conveyors, the product handling and belt conveyor systems specialist, continues its programme of exhibitions this summer and will be attending some of the most important industry events over the next 12 months.

Forma 350mm diameter metal column casings are concealing steel columns installed at the main entrance of Premier Inn’s new Edinburgh Park hotel, situated just off the M8 in Scotland.

The sky is the limit for Encasement when it comes to providing high quality products and unbeatable service. Both were required in an extensive refurbishment programme at three high-rise tower blocks in Leeds.

Forma 575mm diameter aluminium column casings have added to the stylish exterior at the new Cornwallis Learning Academy in Maidstone, Kent.

Decorative Circa column casings from Encasement are being used to conceal structural support columns at Castle Quay, a stunning new development of outstanding luxury apartments at St Helier, Jersey.

A new twoyear guarantee has been launched by Encasement on its Riva and Versa ranges of pre-formed and pre-finished plywood pipe boxing, which is used extensively to box-in exposed heating and water pipe work in social housing, and education sectors.

Waste water and heating pipe work at the new Bracknell Health Clinic in Berkshire have been safely and stylishly concealed in versatile, easy-to-fit pipe boxing supplied by Encasement.

Tips for choosing the best package for an underfloor heating system.

Circa preformed plywood column casings have enhanced the interior décor at the new River Cottage and Deli which has opened at Plymouth’s Royal William Yard after major refurbishment

Versatile pipe boxing has played an important part in the major refurbishment of two high-profile residential tower blocks in the West Midlands.

Office walls in one of London’s most striking landmarks – the oval-shaped Ark building alongside the A4 at Hammersmith – will be protected from everyday wear-and-tear thanks to Encasement.

Aesthetically-decorative, durable column casings from Encasement have added further style to the eye-catching collection of exclusive new apartments at Vantage Point near West Cowes on the Isle of Wight.

Quadra pre-formed square column casings from Encasement are being used to help create a stylish and contemporary interior to the Red Lion Quarter retail development in Spalding, Lincolnshire.

Preformed aluminium ‘forma’ column casings from Encasement are helping provide a welcoming entrance for customers at Kwik-Fit’s recently refurbished Gateshead service centre on Durham Road.

Encasement makes a point of always trying to ‘go the extra mile’ for customers. In the case of the University of Warwick it was 1,500 metres of pipe boxing supplied over a 8 week period.

Decorative aluminium and stainless steel column casings together with an extensive horizontal bulkhead are providing shoppers with a welcoming entrance at the new Tesco Extra store, which forms part of the recently completed £40 million retail...

Captains of business and industry put their weight behind leading youth charity The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) at Buckingham Palace last night and celebrated its role in developing the skills young people need to get into employment.

Timberwise have collected some photos showing an outbreak of Dry rot discovered by one their Timber and Damp specialists in the Manchester area.

Visitors to Stand S2 at the Facilities Show NEC 15 -17th May 2012 are getting to know the recognised lift company, Stannah, a little better… and there is no sign of a stairlift!

If you own a property this article will definitely be worth reading, there is a new property maintenance team in town with one objective in mind complete customer satisfaction.

National contractor Shepherd Construction has completed the first of three new structures being constructed at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland.

Business Owners Who Try To Save Money By Cutting Builsings Maintenance Will Pay A Heavy Price, Says Beta Group GM

A first of its kind online marketplace for skip hire & waste management launched earlier this year is proving to be great success.

Robert Clark, manager director at Kitchen Door Workshop said, “As a nation we spent just £7.8 billion on DIY in 2011.

4 roller shutter repairs is a national business serving the retail industry, warehouse and commercial organizations in Huddersfield and the rest of Yorkshire.

National construction and engineering company, JN Bentley, was the contractor on all three projects to receive accolades at the prestigious Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Robert Stephenson Awards (under £4m category).

DORSET based Bennington Green are delighted to announce the acquisition of Richard Neale Associates.

CPSA is launching the Pipe Lifter for the safe handling and installation of large diameter concrete pipes

AVEVA today announced the release of an exciting new software product family for the marine and EPC market, AVEVA Enterprise Resource Management.

Halfords needed unobtrusive column casings to provide fire protection to structural support columns for the mezzanine floor at its store on the Cambridge Retail Park.

More than 1,000m of pipe boxing has been supplied for residential heating pipework at Stretford House, the tallest tower block in Greater Manchester. The 25-storey high-rise complex dominates the skyline in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford.

The latest and fully updated and revised version of our column casing ‘e-brochure’ is now available for download and has been expanded to incorporate even more information as well as a wider range of project images and technical data....

Elliptical Polyma GRP column casings from Encasement have been chosen for the interior of a new a £6.3 million extra care housing complex, in Boston, Lincolnshire to conceal internal structural column and rainwater harvesting pipe work

The £11 million refurbishment and development of ASDA’s new look store in Weymouth is using 80 Metza column casings to provide fire protection to support columns for the supermarket’s mezzanine floor, which has been added as part of the project.

Decorative column casings have come a long way since they were first used to conceal interior structural steelwork more than 25 years ago. From their initial specification by a handful of architects they are now widely used on buildings of all types

With external pipe work becoming an increasingly popular target for vandalism and theft, Arma metal pipe protection not only acts as a barrier and a deterrent, but also hides potentially vulnerable pipes and improves the exterior finish of properties

Award-winning housebuilder Larkfleet Homes, part of the Larkfleet Group is holding a special show apartment opening event for potential homebuyers at its Spinney House development in Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 May.

Paolo Mazzanti, CEO, NHAZCA outlines the main differences between the monitoring of manmade structures and natural terrains and discusses whether monitoring could be an alternative to structural intervention strategies.

Commercial building services company, SDH Building Services Limited, has taken on two new members of staff to support growth in the business.

Crown Decorating Centres are offering exclusive Employee Discount Cards to owners of businesses across the country.

Woodcare experts will be on hand to share their knowledge with DIY enthusiasts and decorators at a free weekly event running throughout summer.

Crown Trade Steracryl Anti Bacterial Paint delivers optimum performance in areas where cleanliness is paramount – providing excellent levels of protection for hygiene sensitive environments.

The Compton Group a specialist ground rent company with some 50,000 separate ground rent interests are looking to purchase new postfolios.

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