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UK construction industry encouraged to only use sustainably grown timber

UCATT, Britain's construction workers' union and environment group Greenpeace have moved to stop building firms in the UK supporting illegal logging and the destruction of the world’s remaining ancient fore...

13 Nov 2003

New colour coded CAT6 cable containment system

With high speed CAT6 cabling systems becoming more popular in commercial buildings and ‘wired’ smart houses, the cables need to be securely laid to ensure no interference with the data transmission. To mee...

12 Nov 2003

New interlocking, lightweight, slate tile from Marley

The UK’s leading roofing manufacturer, Marley Roofing Products, has launched Duo Marquess, a lightweight interlocking slate. With all the benefits of Marley’s popular Marquess Interlocking Slate, Duo Marquess...

12 Nov 2003

21st Century roofing perfect for ancient Roman villa

Bradstone Structural have used their recently introduced reconstructed stone roofing “Crofters” slate on a reproduction of an ancient Roman villa. The villa is being constructed at Butser Roman Ancient Farm n...

11 Nov 2003

Refurbishing in style

For people wanting something a little different for the look of their home, Bygones of Canterbury have a range of architectural antiques available to add character to a modern home or to return a period building to its f...

11 Nov 2003

Brownfield land study released

National regeneration agency English Partnerships has released details of the most comprehensive study ever undertaken to assess the state of England’s brownfield land supply. The findings, along with a series of r...

9 Nov 2003

New metallic finish paint

Corus Colors have developed a high quality, guaranteed, metallic effect finish for metal-clad exteriors. Specifically developed for a P&O Ferries warehouse the walls use paints from the Corus Celestia range and the r...

9 Nov 2003

Report on benchmarking urban regeneration

On December the 4th, the RICS Foundation will release a report on the regeneration of cities and towns. The return on investment for regeneration projects has often been called into question and this report seeks to esta...

9 Nov 2003

State of the art energy efficient home under construction

A partnership of companies have come together in Newton, Iowa, USA, to develop what if being touted as the worlds most efficient modern home. Companies involved in the project include Pella Windows, Maytag, Lennox, sever...

9 Nov 2003

Stylish new exit signs from Cooper Lighting and Security

Cooper Lighting and Security have added gold or chrome finished illuminated exit signs to their range of Safe Edge and Recessed Safe Edge lights. The lights have been specifically designed to offer an elegant solution...

6 Nov 2003

Driver friendly polymer based lamp posts

The Thermopole is a new polymer based lamp post developed to reduce the risk to motorists in a collision. The polymeric lamp posts have been designed to be able to absorb much of the force, reducing the amount of force a...

6 Nov 2003

Construction boom driven by new home demands

Last month the UK construction sector grew at its fastest rate for two years with demand for new homes showing no signs of slowing. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply's (CIPS) purchasing managers' i...

6 Nov 2003

Nanohouse to blend nanotechnology and conventional materials in the building industry

Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) is behind the "nanohouse" project to demostrate applications of nanotechnology and their interaction with conventional building materials. The nanohouse is to represent b...

6 Nov 2003

Natureed, a natural, textured cladding material

Natureed is a new, beautiful, versatile natural reed cladding product. It is bound with galvanised wire, tough and highly resistant to termites and moisture. Created from natural and fully sustainable resources, Natur...

4 Nov 2003

Excel building solutions have launched a website to promote their sustainable building materials

The new Excel Building Solutions website has been launched to showcase their product range. Their flagship TRADIS range of structural wall panels, floor cassettes and roof plates embody the principles of offsite manuf...

4 Nov 2003