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Bathroom Remodelling and Design Tips Now Online

Enterprise Tile and Bath today announced the launch of bathroom remodeling. Future plans include educational guides on renovating your home, professional advice from local experts, and a question and answer forum for ...

27 Mar 2008

Roofing Contractor Partially Acquired by Trelleborg

Trelleborg, through its Trelleborg Engineered Systems business area, has acquired 40 percent of the operations of Hetag Takdaekning A/S, including its subsidiaries, with about 125 employees and annual sales of approximat...

27 Mar 2008

Revolutionary Housing System Speeds Up Construction

H+H UK’s revolutionary Rå House system has been speeding the construction of 14 houses for Hillreed Homes at Gwynne Gardens, East Grinstead. Rå House is a modern masonry construction, which utilises teams of expert installers who work quickly and efficiently to complete the, weatherproof, high quality masonry shell of a house. First fix trades can then start work inside while the brickwork facings are still going up.

27 Mar 2008

BuildClean Testing for Radon Emitted From Natural Building Materials Like Stone Benchtops

BuildClean, a not-for-profit organization seeking to educate consumers and the building industry about the health, safety and environmental risks and benefits of indoor building products, announced today it is offering f...

26 Mar 2008

U-BOX-IT Recyclable and Disposable Garbage Bin Designed Specifically for Do-It-Yourself Home Renovation and Clean Up

U-Box-It is a revolutionary new concept in Junk Removal. This one time use container was designed specifically for the Do-It-Yourself home renovation and clean up. The U-Box-It container was developed to eliminate the la...

26 Mar 2008

Getting Rid of Red Tape to Speed Up Planning Decisions for Construction and Building Approval

A new red tape busting review to weed out bureaucratic hurdles and create a more efficient planning service for the public and business, is being launched today by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears, Business Secretary J...

26 Mar 2008

Tips on Avoiding Costs and Downfalls in Construction Projects

A free white paper is helping building owners avoid the complaints, business disruptions, and out-of-pocket costs that can result when they're forced by the construction schedule to occupy new or renovated facilities...

26 Mar 2008

Uniboard's Nu-Green Particleboard Now FSC Certified

Uniboard's Nu-Green particleboard, the greenest solution on the market, is now certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The FSC is an international organization that brings people together to find soluti...

26 Mar 2008

ShadeFX Canopies Introduces New Type of Awning for Covering Decks, Patios and Docks

Many homeowners spend more of the summertime outside than they do inside -- and as a result, decks and patios have become extensions of the home like never before. Once little more than postage-stamp-sized areas for a ba...

26 Mar 2008

BRE Global Launches Consultation for a Responsible Sourcing Framework Standard

BRE Global are creating a new product standard that will provide a level playing field for the sustainability of construction products. The framework will take into account specific environmental, economic and social imp...

26 Mar 2008

Builders Increase House Size by Building on Top and Underneath Exisiting Home

Triumph Construction, Inc of Santa Monica proves that you do not need an estate size lot to create a beautiful estate feeling of a home. Building under the existing home as well as on top provided enough room on the lot for a large home, pool, entertaining patio and beautiful gardens.

26 Mar 2008

Moisture and Mold Resistant Gypsum Board Introduced for Interior Walls and Ceilings

CertainTeed Corporation, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain of Paris, the world's leading producer of gypsum products, announces the introduction of ProRoc(R) Moisture and Mold Resistant Gypsum Board with M2Tech(TM) techno...

25 Mar 2008

Round the Clock Concrete Pour Results in Canyon Spanning Bridge for New Development

A major construction milestone for SunCal Companies' Marblehead Coastal master-planned community in San Clemente was reached Tuesday, March 18, with the round-the-clock pouring of 2,400 cubic yards of concrete for a ...

25 Mar 2008

Modern Modular Homes a Fast and Green House Construction Method

Builders looking for a different option in a soft housing market are tuning into the benefits of modular construction and what HandCrafted Homes, LLC offers. The look and appearance of modular homes is no different than a traditional stick frame home. Builders' gain quality, speed and a green way of constructing a home.

25 Mar 2008

Best Practice for Brownfield Site Remediation

New guidance on calculating the costs associated with remediating contaminated and – for the first time - derelict brownfield land has been issued by national regeneration agency English Partnerships. The Best Prac...

20 Mar 2008