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Dickon Robinson to chair Building Futures

Dickon Robinson, formerly of The Peabody Trust, has been appointed Chair of Building Futures at an event held at The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) on 31 March 2005 to celebrate the groundbreaking work achi...

5 Apr 2005

Millions of Viewers See PINK* Each Week

The design producers on “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” have added another famous face to the show – The Pink Panther. Already a star on the big screen and the corporate mascot of Owens Corning, the...

5 Apr 2005

Construction Healthy Handling 2005 – Results

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) construction inspectors issued 214 enforcement notices across Great Britain during the March 2005 Healthy Handling blitz. Over 1170 construction projects of all sizes were visited du...

5 Apr 2005

Traditional Build Advocate Hanson, Fights Back At OFFSITE2005

Hanson, the UK's largest brick and block manufacturer, is tackling the main areas of criticism against traditional building methods - speed and quality of build - head on by developing its own unique answers to Moder...

5 Apr 2005

Improving Our Buildings And Communities

Experts from the USA and the UK will explain the use of charrettes in improving building and community design at a seminar in London on 24 May 2005. Already established as best practice in the Unites States and used b...

5 Apr 2005

Less Is More With Revolutionary Electric Locks From Abloy Security

Abloy Security’s innovative range of multi-function electric locks provide optimum security and safety while enabling stockists to reduce the cost and complexity of stocking multiple lockcase types, as well as redu...

5 Apr 2005

Infinium Architectural Walls Launches “Uni-Mountable, Press-Fit” Interior Office Wall System

Infinium Architectural Wall Systems has re-defined movable walls by combining its patented “Press-Fit” technology with its newly developed “Uni-Mountable” technology. “Uni-Mountable&rdquo...

5 Apr 2005

New Look for Stamford Homes

adnet Solutions are pleased to announce that the Stamford Homes Limited website has now been launched with a new site design. Stamford Homes is one of the UK's leading regional housebuilders and in 2003 gained the ac...

5 Apr 2005

Entries Invited for Design for Manufacture Competition and First Pilot Sites Announced

English Partnerships has announced details today of the Design for Manufacture Competition along with the first four sites which will be used to pilot the construction of sustainable, well-designed, good quality homes fo...

5 Apr 2005

NHS Transfer is Major Milestone in Best Use of Government Assets

The transfer of the NHS portfolio to English Partnerships will boost the agency’s national regeneration programme and provide a significant contribution to the First Time Buyers’ initiative. This is the re...

5 Apr 2005

We will Rock you...

The UK’s alternative rock brand is under new management. Knauf, a global leader in insulation, is launching Rocksilk – a high performance range of rock mineral wool products. From March 2005 you will be...

5 Apr 2005

Permbond Introduces UV-Curable Adhesives

Permabond UV-curable adhesives are excellent for use on glass to glass or glass to metal applications. They are very high strength so are suitable for load carrying joints such as glass furniture and display cabinets. Fl...

5 Apr 2005

IRWIN Industrial Tools - Rule The Road Giveaway

During 2005 IRWIN Industrial Tools will be on the road with the IRWIN / International CXT. They will be stopping at hardware stores, automotive shops, construction sites, races and more to offer the chance to win a range...

5 Apr 2005

Metabo Adds New 12" Miter Saw

The versatile KGS 305 is ideal for crosscutting material up to 12 ½” wide and 4 ¾” high. The KGS 305 features Metabo’s industry-unique dust collection system, which efficiently removes dus...

4 Apr 2005