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The Recycling Commercialisation Centre Established by WRAP

The Recycling Commercialisation Centre was established by WRAP to support and accelerate the growth and development of early stage technologies in the recycling sector. It is operated by Imperial Innovations – one ...

17 Aug 2007

New Code of Practice Gives Guidance on the Key Criteria for Recovered Paper

A new code of practice that gives guidance on the key criteria required for the quality of recovered paper destined for UK end markets has been introduced today by WRAP, and the British Standards Institute (BSI). Pap...

17 Aug 2007

Housing Corporation Changes Announced

The Chairman of the Housing Corporation, Peter Dixon, has had his second term of appointment extended, by up to two years from 1 October 2007, or until the launch of the new homes agency, if sooner. Sir Duncan Michae...

17 Aug 2007

Housing Continue Downward In July

Providing further evidence that the downward correction in the housing market continues, Commerce Department data released today for July indicates that home builders started work on new housing units that month at the s...

17 Aug 2007

Certain Areas to Seek Compulsory Water Metering

Water companies in areas of serious water stress will be able to seek compulsory water metering as part of their 25 year forward plans, Environment Minister Phil Woolas announced today. The proposal, developed by the...

17 Aug 2007

Credit Tightening Weighing on Builder Confidence in August

Highly visible problems in the housing finance system are contributing to a wait-and-see attitude among prospective home buyers and reducing builder confidence in the single-family housing market, according to the latest...

17 Aug 2007

Sir Bill Callaghan Awarded Distinguished Service

The Chair of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC), Sir Bill Callaghan has today received a Distinguished Service Award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), in recognition, for his outstanding...

17 Aug 2007

NAHB Multifamily Now Accepting Entries for Pillars of the Industry Award

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Multifamily is now accepting entries for the 2008 Pillars of the Industry Awards, the multifamily housing industry’s most prestigious awards. The annual awards honor...

17 Aug 2007

New Non-Entry Drainage Inspection Chambers from Wavin Receive BBA Certification

Wavin Plastics’ innovative OSMA Tegra 600 non-entry inspection chamber has passed rigorous industry tests to achieve a certificate of approval from the BBA (British Board of Agrément). Designed to provide ...

17 Aug 2007

The Hampshire Generational Announces Acquisition of a 35,000 Square Foot Multi-Tenant Flex Building

The Hampshire Companies, a full service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at over $1.5 billion, has announced the acquisition of a 35,000-square-foot multi-tenant flex building loc...

16 Aug 2007

Bluewater Septic Announces Creation of New Website

Most home and business owners would be happy to think of things other than septic waste management. The trouble is there are so many reasons why home and business owners must think about their septic waste needs; many wh...

16 Aug 2007

Data Shows September is a Busy Month for Interior Designers

Early fall is one of the busiest months for interior designers to be sought by Angie's List members. In the last five years September searches for these professionals on Angie's List grew by 95 percent. These days ma...

16 Aug 2007

World's Largest Alumina Plant Automated by ABB

The solution is based on ABB’s award-winning System 800xA extended automation system and equips Alunorte with a unique capability to control, manage and optimize the plant’s thousands of field devices, regardless of manu...

16 Aug 2007

Handy Tips for Outdoor Living Rooms from The Concrete Network

Creating an outdoor living and entertaining area can be just as trying as creating an interior space and, often, just as costly. Today, with the many options and possibilities available, it's important to cover all aspec...

16 Aug 2007

Wavin Divests Electronics Business

Wavin N.V., leading supplier of plastic pipe systems and solutions in Europe, today announces that it has signed an agreement to sell a non-core Finnish electronics activity to Indutrade AB (Sweden). The related unit mar...

16 Aug 2007