All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 799
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2nd opinion: Eyes on the ball
If we focused more on outcomes and less on paperwork we'd hit home runs every time.
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Home snubs Amphion and orders 1000 prefabs from Pace
Amphion member picks rival OSM firm because it will supply a new timber-frame system
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New powers could see 300,000 empty homes put to use
Councils will get the power to take over up to 300,000 empty homes as a result of the latest changes to the Housing Bill.
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On the upward slide
Sash Windows UK Ltd is a PVC-U vertical sliding window specialist, manufacturing the Spectus Vertical Slider. Based in Bradford, the company serves trade customers nationwide. In an increasingly competitive market Sash Windows UK has grown rapidly. They have recently moved to new premises in order to add a production line ...
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Rosy for Rosewood
Rosewood has experienced such a dramatic increase in demand and popularity over the last few months that some window companies are thinking about replacing mahogany with Rosewood as their standard foiled product, according to Profoil managing director Colin Deans. This richer, more wood like colour was introduced to the industry ...
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Archive TitlesSGG Spring in Rome
Springtime in Rome was the promise and that promise was delivered for the 45 people who spent 4 days during late March enjoying the sights, culture and fabulous cuisine of 'The Eternal City' as a result of The SGG Planitherm Challenge.
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Archive TitlesRaising timber standards
Over recent years, the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has established itself as the authoritative voice of the timber window industry, providing members with a complete range of services including advice on technical, legal and employment issues and health and safety. The success of the Timber Window Accreditation Scheme, launched in ...
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Synseal on Profit Track
For the second year in succession Synseal Extrusions Ltd appeared in the annual Profit Track 100 league, published in the Sunday Times on the 4th April. Profit Track 100 ranks Britain’s fastest growing unquoted companies by profit growth over the last three years. Synseal is among only 23 companies in ...
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Poor Returns on Shares
Only 58 of the top 150 largest companies in the UK Windows & Door Industry are delivering a good return on investment, according to the latest Top 150 Analysis - Windows and Doors by Plimsoll Publishing.
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Pollards’ revolving range
PollardsFyrespan offers revolving doors to suit many different situations. The specialist door manufacturer has had long experience of supplying standard and bespoke revolving door installations to clients across the sectors, and has recently expanded its manufacturing capability. The company can now fabricate doors up to three metres in diameter using ...
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Stopray proves the Point
‘The Point’ is a new 11 storey building in London’s current construction hot-spot – Paddington Basin. Designed by Terry Farrell & Partners, the distinctive curved-on-plan facade utilised the expertise of Swiss curtain wall company –Felix UK Limited.But the building is not merely striking. The specification of Glaverbel’s Stopray glazing ensures ...
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Archive TitlesThis is Planet Strategy
Planet PVC Group, the UK's Number One conservatory installer has made two senior appointments to accelerate its drive towards flotation on the Alternative Investment Market.
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Archive TitlesP&P Pick up a Truck
P&P Glass are the lucky winners of an Isuzu tuck thanks to a prize draw hosted by Ultraframe UK at the Best Conservatory Gala Awards Dinner. The company from Cranleigh in Surrey won a 3.5 tonne Isuzu tipper truck worth £15,000 and received an award for the best commercial conservatory ...
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Safir Penthouse pleasure
High level views are the great attraction of Penthouses, but glazed elevations can sometimes lead to an uncomfortable environment. Glaverbel’s Stopray Safir with a creditable 61% light transmission and a miserly 32% solar energy transmission has been specified for penthouses in South London.These 10th storey penthouse suites have benefited from ...
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Omniglaze vents by Titon
Titon has launched Omniglaze, a suite of trickle vents, available in a variety of configurations and is suitable for PVC-U, timber or aluminium windows. The vent is available in made-to-measure or bar length form to give fabricators greater flexibility. A 'storm flap' can be specified and this model also ...
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Office screened for safety
A new landmark office development by Walker Group (Scotland) Ltd close to the River Clyde in Glasgow has had its central atrium and stair core protected against the spread of fire through glazed screens by FendorHansen.Using its FineLine framing system, FendorHansen co-operated with project architects Keppie Design to finalise the ...
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Archive TitlesThe pride of Modplan
For Modplan Limited, being committed to a culture of continuous improvement means providing substantial investment in training, as well as in plant and machinery.
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New regs, new methods
Against the background of huge impending changes in how people work at height, the International Powered Access Federation is empasising the importance of operator training. The Health and Safety Council has already estimated that new regulations will see between 45,000 and 70,000 workers move away from using ladders to other ...
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Pantographs make perfect
The latest Combilift multi-directional forklift to be delivered to extrusion manufacturers Permacell Finesse Ltd (PFL) is a Combilift with a difference, as it is fitted with a pantograph attachment, designed to improve loading procedures of the finished product. In all, four Combilifts operate at Witham, Essex, handling over 300 stillages ...