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Degussa Negotiates only with BASF on Sale of Construction Chemicals

BASF is interested in strengthening its portfolio in the area of construction chemicals. Following Degussa’s announcement that it was considering to divest its construction chemicals business, BASF signaled its int...

16 Feb 2006

Spray Products on Show at Interbuild 2006

The UK's leading surface coatings technology specialist, Kent-based Hi-Tec Spray, will be showcasing its latest range of Graco Reactor spray equipment at Interbuild 2006. The products will be among many innovative so...

16 Feb 2006

Microgeneration Could Cut Fuel Poverty

Microgeneration could help alleviate the problem of fuel poverty in Wales, experts say. A report commissioned by Gwynedd Council Estimates suggests that around 23,000 households in Gwynedd are at risk of fuel poverty...

16 Feb 2006

California Homes to be Powered by the Hydrogen

BP and Edison Mission Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Edison International, today announced that they are planning a new $1 billion hydrogen-fueled power plant in California that would generate clean electricity with minima...

15 Feb 2006

Materials Resource Efficiency in Regeneration

Sustainable development is now firmly on the agenda and as the biggest consumer of material resources, some 420 million tonnes per year, the construction sector is uniquely position to play a leading role. One way in whi...

15 Feb 2006

Timber Frame will Triumph in 2006

2006 will be "the year of timber frame", predicts the UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA). While the cost of bricks and blocks used in most new home construction will continue to rise disproportionately due...

15 Feb 2006

Energy-Saving Tips Given By Charity

An environmental charity today published advice on how to save energy. The Environment Charity has produced ten tips to help people cut energy costs, at a time when gas prices in the UK appear to be increasing. Th...

15 Feb 2006

Public Views on Energy

The shadow trade and industry secretary, Alan Duncan, has called for an open-minded study of renewable energy and energy efficiency as part of a Conservative Party Energy Review. The study, which is to cover the chal...

15 Feb 2006

Help for Britains Builders

The Energy Saving Trust is encouraging UK builders to take advantage of their free advice and support, as research reveals today that almost half don't know how to put new energy efficiency legislation into practice....

15 Feb 2006

Improving Safety on Yorkshire's HouseBuilding Sites

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)'s Chief Inspector of Construction, Stephen Williams, attended a special safety and health awareness event in York on Wednesday 8 February, aimed at improving the level of awarene...

14 Feb 2006

Recycling Must Not Be Sidelined

With the launch today of the Government’s Waste Strategy consultation, WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) has stressed that the UK must not lose focus on recycling. Jennie Price, Chief Executive of WRA...

14 Feb 2006

Roofing Products Experts to Create New EasyLay(TM) Roofing Underlayment

Johns Manville (JM), a leader in the roofing products industry for more than 100 years, is partnering with Tarco, the nation's largest roofing underlayment company, to create a new asphalt synthetic underlayment called E...

14 Feb 2006

BASF Develops World's First Light Gray for MDF

Another milestone in through-coloring of MDF Presentation at ZOW in Bad Salzuflen, Germany Black, yellow, orange, brown, red, blue and green – BASF’s range for through-coloring of MDF (medium-densit...

13 Feb 2006

Empty Homes are Wasted

As brownfield sites continue to be snapped up by developers and greenfield sites come under increasing pressure thousands of existing houses sit empty. The problem has prompted the Government Office for the East of E...

13 Feb 2006

Renewable Heat Strategy in Pipeline

Scotland has the potential to be an international leader in renewable heat, according to Environment Minister Ross Finnie. To mark Environment Week he underlined the Executive's commitment to prepare a strategy an...

10 Feb 2006