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Bob Harris' Guide to Stained Concrete Interior Floors

Decorative concrete staining has long been the preferred application of contractors as a creative and durable way to enhance the look of plain, grey concrete. When regular concrete needs a face-lift, decorative staining ...

21 Feb 2007

Knotweed Removal from Site Ordered by Agency

The Environment Agency has agreed to remove 7,500t of soil contaminated with Japanese knotweed which its contractors brought in for a flood defence contract at Botany Marsh near Southwold. The fill was imported last ...

21 Feb 2007

Draft Guide Published to Advise Planners on Managing Flood Risks

A draft guide was published today to help planners better understand how planning policy should be used to manage flood risk, as climate change continues to impact on traditional weather patterns. The ‘living draft’ ...

20 Feb 2007

Royal Gold Medal for Architecture Received by Herzog & de Meuron

The Swiss architects Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron, famed for projects including Tate Modern and the Laban dance centre in the UK, are the recipients of one of architecture’s most prestigious prizes, the Ro...

20 Feb 2007

Cabi Developers Takes Inspiration from Two New York Landmarks to Build Architectural Masterpiece in Brickell

Cabi Developers, a leading South Florida developer led by Jacobo Cababie, and the US subsidiary of GICSA, Mexico's foremost development company, is taking inspiration from two New York landmarks to build an architect...

20 Feb 2007

Saint-Gobain Isover to Build Glass Wool Plant in France

Saint-Gobain Isover is to build a new, 70,000-ton capacity glass wool plant in Chemille, (Maine-et-Loire) France. The plant is due to begin production at the end of 2008, will create approximately 150 jobs. This inves...

20 Feb 2007

Boost for Energy Saving Products in the EU

The introduction in June this year of Energy Performance Certificates, as part of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, is set to revolutionise the way homes are bought, sold and rented in the UK. It has strong ...

20 Feb 2007

Industry To Be Told What It Needs To Make Its Landfill Waste Safe

Industry is to be told what it needs to do to make its landfill waste safe under new laws and how it might meet the stricter new requirements before they come into force this autumn. Under the EU's environmentall...

20 Feb 2007

OBS Reports on 2007 International Builders' Show and Foster Wheeler Awarded Design Contract

China Direct Trading Corporation (OTC BB:CHDT) subsidiary Overseas Building Supply (OBS) recently reported on results from exhibiting at the 2007 International Builders' Show in the Orlando, Florida Orange County Convent...

20 Feb 2007

Boston Brick and Stone Continues it's Campaign in the Field of Chimney Safety

Boston Brick & Stone of Pasadena, CA is continuing its public information campaign in the field of chimney safety. This winter has been especially cold in most areas of the country. More and more of us are l...

19 Feb 2007

CMI Waterfront Offered Solution to Tampa General Hospital

Tampa General Hospital had two problems - a failing seawall and a new parking structure that needed to be protected from the bay. This hospital is particularly critical because it has the only level one trauma center in ...

19 Feb 2007

Energy Efficient Homes Vital to Cut London Emissions

It is impossible to over-estimate the importance of tackling energy wastage in London's homes and the public need easy access to clear, straightforward information about how to address the issue and access funding to...

19 Feb 2007

Extension to Wefa Product Range from Durapipe

We are pleased to announce the extension of our Wefatherm PP-R product range with the introduction of several new pipes, valves and fittings. The latest additions include a complete range of tools, valves and accesso...

19 Feb 2007

Project Given Green Light for the World's First Wind and Gas Offshore Energy

A unique dual energy scheme to be sited off the Cumbrian coast was given the go-ahead today by Energy Minister Lord Truscott. The Ormonde project from Eclipse Energy will be sited 10KM from Walney Island near Barrow ...

19 Feb 2007

Novel Tyre Recycling Technology First to be Nurtured by WRAP

Tyre recycler Rubber-Regen LLP has become the first company to sign up for support through the Recycling Commercialisation Centre, the facility established by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) to support and ...

19 Feb 2007