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Places for People Secures Grant to Improve Neighbourhoods

Places for People – the UK’s largest housing and regeneration group – has secured a massive £600,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund to help improve the quality of people’s local neighbourho...

7 Sep 2006

The Concrete Network Offer Catalog Featuring an Overview of Various Decorative Options for Concrete Countertops

The Concrete Network, the largest and most comprehensive source for concrete information on the web, offers a free downloadable catalog for homeowners, designers, and builders wanting to know more about concrete countert...

7 Sep 2006

Financing Remains Competitive Despite Rising Construction Costs

Construction costs continue spiraling because of rising energy costs and material shortages. For example, during the past three years asphalt increased nearly 50%, concrete more than 25%, steel over 75%, and diesel fuel ...

7 Sep 2006

Pyro Mi Cables Employed in Specialist Lighting Circuits at St Paul's Cathedral

Pyrotenax mineral-insulated (Pyro Mi) fire survival cable has been employed at St. Paul’s Cathedral in non fire-rated applications requiring a long-term, ‘fit-and-forget’ solution without the additional...

6 Sep 2006

Wienerberger Accelerates Growth During First Six Months of 2006

Wienerberger AG (Vienna, Austria) was able to continue its profitable growth course and further expand its market positions during the first half of 2006. Group revenues rose by 10% to €1.012 billion, supported by a...

6 Sep 2006

Australian Company Hot on Fire Protection with ' Ceramifying' Technology

The first export shipment has been announced for the new and innovative passive fire protection product from Ceram Polymerik Pty Ltd (Noble Park, VIC, Australia). The company's new technology is described as one that...

6 Sep 2006

Bricks & Blocks to 2010

A full market research study entitled 'Bricks & Blocks to 2010' has been published by The Freedonia Group Inc (Cleveland, OH, USA). It includes market, research, size, share, trends, analysis, demand and sale...

6 Sep 2006

Southern Ideal Home Show to be held at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart

The Southern Ideal Home Show will be held at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart September 15, 16, and 17, 2006. Show hours are from noon to 9 p.m., Friday, September 15; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, September 16; and 10 a.m....

6 Sep 2006

New Book Released Showing Homeowners how to fix the most Common Design Mistakes

If you drive through any new neighborhood around the country your eye immediately finds the "ugly" homes that fall prey to common design mistakes. An architect and two designers from Texas could not take the de...

6 Sep 2006

Breakthrough Solar Material Introduced by Dow Corning Solar Solutions

Dow Corning Corp. today announced that it has achieved a milestone in solar energy technology: a solar-grade (SoG) silicon derived from metallurgical silicon that exhibits good solar cell performance characteristics when...

5 Sep 2006

How to Build Concrete Countertops will Feature on National Television Show

In mid September, Concrete Encounter of Fairfield, Connecticut will be featured on Ron Hazelton’s HouseCalls building a concrete countertop for a bathroom in Ron’s home. Concrete Encounter’s owner Jeff ...

5 Sep 2006

Affordable Log Home Plans Released by Afton Log Homes

Afton Log Homes have added to its range of log homes and log cabins a new series of home plans aimed squarely at first home owners and those looking for an affordable log home as a vacation getaway. Scott Steele, Gen...

5 Sep 2006

Guardian Pool Fences use Mesh Fencing and a Patented Self-closing Gate System to Reduce Risk

Child pool safety is more important now than ever before. As more home owners and buyers purchase recreational swimming pools, the problem grows larger each year. Guardian Pool Fences use mesh fencing and a patented self...

5 Sep 2006

Output and Employment in the Construction Industry: Second Quarter 2006

The total volume of construction output in the year to the second quarter of 2006 was unchanged compared to the previous year. Overall new work rose over the same period, with increases in all sectors except public non-h...

5 Sep 2006

Statistics Released by HSE Show Construction Deaths Down to a Record Low in 2005/06

Statistics released today by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show the total number of fatal injuries to workers in construction during 2005/06 was 59 (provisional), a fall from the final figure of 69 in 2004/05. Th...

5 Sep 2006