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Landmark shortlisted for National Business Awards

Landmark Information Group, the UK's leading provider of digital mapping and land data intelligence to property professionals has recently been announced as a finalist in the "Best Use of Technology" award ...

11 Sep 2005

Latest Building Products Go Beyond Energy Efficiency to Help Homeowners Save

October is energy efficiency month – a timely opportunity to review what’s new when it comes to energy-saving technology. This year, the building industry is abuzz with the latest generation of energy-effi...

11 Sep 2005

Home Design Using Advance 3D Software

Home-owners will be able to use advanced computer technology to design or redesign their own home using 3D imaging software, MyVirtualHome, which is to be distributed as a free CD-ROM attached to the November issue of Au...

9 Sep 2005

New Truss Beam and Header Solution

TimberStrand® Laminated Strand Lumber (LSL) is now available in a 1.7E Header/Beam. This new product offers superior performance properties, comparable to those of LVL at a substantially lower cost. Available i...

8 Sep 2005

Durable Concrete Specification Guide Available

Frequently the most important characteristic of concrete is not its strength, but durability. However, as vital as this attribute is, it is also one of the most misunderstood. Specifier’s Guide to Durable Concre...

8 Sep 2005

Eternit Sheeting Helps Boat Yard Get Ship Shape

A landmark former seaplane hanger in a Conservation Area on the south coast is enjoying a new lease of life as a flagship roofing project, thanks in part to Eternit. Industrial Building Solutions' re-roof of the H...

8 Sep 2005

Clay Tile Market To Get £20million Boost From Marley

Building work has begun in earnest on a £20million extension to Marley Eternit’s main clay roof tile factory that will enable a 75% increase in production. Installation of the Lingl equipment that comprise...

8 Sep 2005

New Lease Of Life And A Contemporary Look With Eternit Fibre Cement Cladding

A former primary school has been given a new lease of life and a contemporary look with the help of fibre cement cladding panels from Eternit. What was the redundant, dark green Rookwood primary school in Eastleigh, H...

8 Sep 2005

US Hard Surface Flooring Demand to Reach 11.7 Billion Square Feet in 2009

US demand for hard surface flooring is projected to advance 5.5 percent per annum through 2009 to 11.7 billion square feet, a slight acceleration over the 1999 to 2004 period. Hard surface flooring is expected to gain si...

8 Sep 2005

ManuBuild Consortium Wins €50 Million EU Funding To Research Housing Supply

ManuBuild, a European consortium representing 10 individual countries, has secured €50 million worth of research programme over a four-year period, with a key focus on the supply of housing. It is the largest amo...

8 Sep 2005

Intelligent Monitoring Of Concrete Structures

On 18 August 2005, a workshop on Monitoring Instruments and Systems was held at Imperial College. Manufacturers and installers talked about what is available and how it is being used and the delegates were able to inspec...

8 Sep 2005

ACI's Fall Convention Changes Location

As a result of the devastation caused in New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina, the American Concrete Institute has relocated its Fall Convention to the Kansas City Marriott and Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri. ...

8 Sep 2005

DuPont™ Driveway Maintenance Products Debut in the United States

DuPont is expanding its focus on outdoor living by offering premium consumer products for yards and gardens to help make maintenance and upkeep easier, and for longer lasting beauty. DuPont recently added premium grad...

8 Sep 2005

Get It Right When Working At Height

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has joined forces with Dulux Decorator Centers to promote safe working at height practices to painters and decorators. From today, painters and decorators visiting nominated Dulux De...

8 Sep 2005

Cyberlux Introduces Emergency Response Retail Campaign With EverOn LED Emergency Light

Cyberlux Corporation introduces the Emergency Response Retail Campaign to provide the new EverOn Multi-Purpose Emergency Light to retailers and consumers during one of the worst hurricane seasons on record, according to ...

8 Sep 2005