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30 Exhibitors Now Confirmed for DHF Conference and Expo

More than 30 exhibitors will showcase the best of the UK’s door, shutter and hardware industry at the Door & Hardware Federation’s Conference and Expo on Friday, September 28. It will be held in Loughb...

9 Aug 2007

National Fire Statistics Continue to Fall

Fire Statistics Monitor: Covering period up to 30 September 2006 The latest national fire statistics covering the 12-month period up to 30 September 2006 continue to show a fall in the total number of primary fires -...

9 Aug 2007

New White Paper Explains Reasoned Path Forward

LifeSpan Technologies, an innovator of solutions for structural health monitoring of civil infrastructure, announces the availability of a White Paper that describes a reasoned path forward to restore our structurally de...

9 Aug 2007

Appointment to London Thames Gateway Development Corporation Board

Minister for Housing and Planning Yvette Cooper, has appointed Stan Hornagold to the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) Board. This appointment has been made following a public advertisement and an ind...

9 Aug 2007

UK Housing Minister Rallies Support for Green Housing

Housing Minister Yvette Cooper today hailed an agreement with housebuilders and councils which will make zero carbon housing a reality within 10 years - and urged other partners in the industry to follow suit and 'sign t...

9 Aug 2007

Independent Chair for the Flooding Lessons Learned Review

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn today announced that Sir Michael Pitt, Chair of the South West Strategic Health Authority, will lead the review into the recent floods. The Lessons Learned Review, to be carried out ...

9 Aug 2007

Pool Refurbishment for Durapipe ABS

Durapipe ABS has been specified to replace the original cast iron pipes for the swimming pool at Madeley Sports Centre in Telford. The pool’s distribution pipes, which are used to supply chlorinated water, c...

9 Aug 2007

System for Remote Monitoring the Health of Bridges

A Clarkson University professor, operating under a state-funded research grant, has developed a system that allows for remote monitoring of bridges using a dense network of wireless sensors. The work is part of an effort...

9 Aug 2007

FauxWoodBeams Expands it's Extensive Selection of Ceiling Beams

FauxWoodBeams.com, the industry leader in faux beams, has expanded its extensive selection of ceiling beams with the addition of Woodland beams, offered in a wide range of sizes. "Now we can give customers even more desi...

8 Aug 2007

Green Lighting Launched by MKD and Flux

A leader in sustainable design, Michelle Kaufmann Designs (MKD) has made the leap from sustainable homes to sustainable home products. In an effort to bring sleek, affordable, eco-friendly lighting to the industry, M...

8 Aug 2007

Leisure Woods Announces Launch of New Lineup of Vinyl Gazebos

Leisure Woods, supplier of high quality outdoor gazebos announces the launch of their new line of vinyl gazebos. The maintenance free aspect of these gazebos means they are in high demand from homeowners anxious to impro...

8 Aug 2007

Web-Site Helps Consumers Build and Remodel in Greener Fashion

Green Living Ideas, the world's most comprehensive green living Web site containing information on over 200 different categories of green and sustainable living information, and Carlisle Wide Plank Floors (), a leadi...

8 Aug 2007

Americans First Reactions To A Building Fire Could Place Them In Great Danger

Americans' first reactions to a building fire could place them in greater danger, according to nationwide survey conducted by Bethesda, MD-based Society for Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) reveals. When asked &q...

8 Aug 2007

WolfBlock Secures Key NLRB Decision for Construction Industry

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a long-awaited decision with national implications both for owners/developers of construction projects and for building and construction trades unions. According to Richar...

8 Aug 2007

FHL Bank of Atlanta Awards $4.2 Million for Affordable Housing in Florida

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) will award $4.2 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants and subsidies to help fund 355 single-family and multifamily housing units affordable to lower-income...

8 Aug 2007