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Eternit Sheeting Helps Boat Yard Get Ship Shape

A landmark former seaplane hanger in a Conservation Area on the south coast is enjoying a new lease of life as a flagship roofing project, thanks in part to Eternit. Industrial Building Solutions' re-roof of the H...

8 Sep 2005

Clay Tile Market To Get £20million Boost From Marley

Building work has begun in earnest on a £20million extension to Marley Eternit’s main clay roof tile factory that will enable a 75% increase in production. Installation of the Lingl equipment that comprise...

8 Sep 2005

New Lease Of Life And A Contemporary Look With Eternit Fibre Cement Cladding

A former primary school has been given a new lease of life and a contemporary look with the help of fibre cement cladding panels from Eternit. What was the redundant, dark green Rookwood primary school in Eastleigh, H...

8 Sep 2005

US Hard Surface Flooring Demand to Reach 11.7 Billion Square Feet in 2009

US demand for hard surface flooring is projected to advance 5.5 percent per annum through 2009 to 11.7 billion square feet, a slight acceleration over the 1999 to 2004 period. Hard surface flooring is expected to gain si...

8 Sep 2005

ManuBuild Consortium Wins €50 Million EU Funding To Research Housing Supply

ManuBuild, a European consortium representing 10 individual countries, has secured €50 million worth of research programme over a four-year period, with a key focus on the supply of housing. It is the largest amo...

8 Sep 2005

Intelligent Monitoring Of Concrete Structures

On 18 August 2005, a workshop on Monitoring Instruments and Systems was held at Imperial College. Manufacturers and installers talked about what is available and how it is being used and the delegates were able to inspec...

8 Sep 2005

ACI's Fall Convention Changes Location

As a result of the devastation caused in New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina, the American Concrete Institute has relocated its Fall Convention to the Kansas City Marriott and Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri. ...

8 Sep 2005

DuPont™ Driveway Maintenance Products Debut in the United States

DuPont is expanding its focus on outdoor living by offering premium consumer products for yards and gardens to help make maintenance and upkeep easier, and for longer lasting beauty. DuPont recently added premium grad...

8 Sep 2005

Get It Right When Working At Height

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has joined forces with Dulux Decorator Centers to promote safe working at height practices to painters and decorators. From today, painters and decorators visiting nominated Dulux De...

8 Sep 2005

Cyberlux Introduces Emergency Response Retail Campaign With EverOn LED Emergency Light

Cyberlux Corporation introduces the Emergency Response Retail Campaign to provide the new EverOn Multi-Purpose Emergency Light to retailers and consumers during one of the worst hurricane seasons on record, according to ...

8 Sep 2005

New Metabo Sander Provides Better Rsults With Less Power

Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, now offers a 1/3-sheet orbital finishing s...

7 Sep 2005

New Images of World Trade Center Memorial Revealed

The World Trade Center Memorial Foundation released new images today of what the memorial at Ground Zero will look like. They also launched a new web site, www.buildthememorial.org, the cornerstone of a national grass...

7 Sep 2005

DOE Awards $16.5 Million for State Energy Savings Projects

DOE announced on August 30th that it will provide $16,509,819 to 42 state energy offices for 178 energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The state energy offices will use these funds to improve the energy effici...

7 Sep 2005

EarthSeal Foam the World's Only Agricultural-Based Foam Insulation

Apex Foam Industries announces the introduction of their newest innovation for commercial and residential insulation applications, EARTHSEAL FOAM series, non-ozone depleating, Renewable resource-based SPF open-cell and c...

7 Sep 2005

Defence Against Both Fungus And Termites

Fungus and termites are infesting homes. Builders and home buyers can't afford to ignore the devastating consequences. When excessive moisture is absorbed by wood it becomes an irresistible host for many destructi...

7 Sep 2005