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Planning issue resolved with driveway turntable

Property consultant, Nick Corke, has overcome difficulties in obtaining planning permission to build a house on spare land at the back of an existing property by installing a manually operated DriveAway vehicle turntable...

20 Apr 2004

Build an extension in 48 hours

A Birmingham construction company is set to launch a building system that allows homeowners to build an extension in a single weekend. Tyseley-based RCS launches its Pyro-Foam Pod system onto the market at Interbuild,...

20 Apr 2004

Colourcoat Armacor specified as lower price alternative to Lethergrain Plastisol

Colorcoat Armacor from Corus Colors, the UK’s largest manufacturer of organic-coated steel to the construction industry, has been specified for glass giant Saint-Gobain’s new extension to its flat glass manuf...

20 Apr 2004

New UK house-building statistics - Quarter 1, 2004

In Great Britain the average anticipated selling price of new homes started during quarter one of 2004, increased by six per cent on the same period in 2003. There was bad news for first time buyers who found their ab...

20 Apr 2004

Marley Solartile Launched

Solar power has made significant advances in recent years and leading roofing manufacturer, Marley Roofing, has evolved too, improving its offering with SolarTile. Having adopted photovoltaic technology, Marley’s e...

18 Apr 2004

Part E Regulations and Thermalite

During a period of many changes to Part E, the acoustic requirements of the Building Regulations, it is important that designers and builders can rely on products and information from trusted sources. To help in the s...

18 Apr 2004

Liquid Stone - A Major Exhibition Featuring Innovative Works in Concrete

Some of the world’s most beautiful and innovative works of contemporary architecture derive their character from one of the world’s most common materials — concrete. Liquid Stone: New Architecture in Co...

15 Apr 2004

Composite Floor Systems and Stiffened Plate Floor Decks Win Multi-Story Residential Competition

A proposal for developing a composite floor system incorporating structural steel and aerated concrete earned a $10,000 prize from the American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. in a recent competition to develop inn...

15 Apr 2004

Guide to increasing profit margins for smaller construction companies

Software developer JNC Solutions has written a guide on how to increase profit margins for smaller construction companies. The guide shows how costs can be controlled without creating additional administration problem...

14 Apr 2004

Progress report will help shape sustainability strategy

The UK government has welcomed a new report on its progress over the past five years towards creating a sustainable society. The Sustainable Development Commission's report, called 'Shows Promise: But Must Try...

14 Apr 2004

Eternit launches new slate

Eternit Building Materials has responded to the requirements of the roofing market in the north-east and launched a new natural slate ... that is also proving popular in other parts of the UK! The Navia 23, in a tradi...

13 Apr 2004

Porter-Cable grinds out more innovation

Like the recent introductions of the MAG-SAW™ line, the industry’s first keyless blade change circular saw, and first 175 PSI high-pressure nailer, Porter-Cable® has once again upgraded a tool category wi...

13 Apr 2004

Concrete Washout Systems, awarded the 2004 Environmental Innovation Award by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

Concrete Washout Systems, Inc., announced that it has been recognized by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) and awarded the 2004 Environmental Innovation Award for its development and implementation of...

12 Apr 2004

Outside the box thinkers put shipping containers to another use

Many North Americans are learning what ocean freight insiders, and port city dwellers have long known; cargo boxes make great low cost buildings. Paul Sawyers, author of "Intermodal Shipping Containers for use as St...

12 Apr 2004

New Federation for door and hardware industry

Two trade associations which joined forces in December last year have now formed a federation that will considerably strengthen their influence in the industrial and commercial door and hardware sectors. The Door and ...

12 Apr 2004