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Going Crazy For Paving In Westward Ho!

Westward Ho! is a charming seaside town best known for its sandy beaches but now there’s another reason this area is becoming even more popular and that is the creation of Nautilus Apartments. Rows of traditiona...

22 Aug 2005

Baggeridge Brick Homes In On Leeds

Leading brick manufacturer Baggeridge has assisted in the development of the Fearn Island Mills project in Leeds after its Magma Red Multi bricks were chosen for the construction of a new seven storey mixed use developme...

22 Aug 2005

Energy-Efficient Building Retrofits: Two Quebec Companies To Rreceive Financial Incentives

Two commercial building owners are being rewarded for the strides they have taken to make their buildings more energy-efficient. Today, the Honourable Lucienne Robillard, President of the Queen's Privy Council for...

22 Aug 2005

Concrete Technology Centre Means Better Roads

A $10 million federal appropriation to an Iowa State University-based concrete technology center will help engineers from coast to coast develop pavements that last longer and need less maintenance. That means better ...

22 Aug 2005

IAC Launches Green Silencer Range

IAC Limited of Winchester is introducing what it believes to be the first British-made ‘green’ silencer range for air handling applications. With acoustic infill material made from specially-developed post-in...

22 Aug 2005

Further Successes For Innovative Action Areas

Energy Action Areas is a scheme that has continued to develop since a successful pilot was run in five areas of Edinburgh during 2003. Funded by the Energy Saving Trust's Innovation programme and supported by the ...

22 Aug 2005

H&R Johnson At Design Expo

Ceramics perform many different functions within buildings and are playing an increasingly important role in the overall design. To support this interest, H&R Johnson, the UK’s largest ceramic tile manufactu...

22 Aug 2005

WRAP Calls on Landscaping Industry to put Recycled Wood to the Test

WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) is calling on local authorities and landscaping professionals to take part in a series of trials designed to demonstrate the performance and cost benefits of using recycl...

21 Aug 2005

solarcentury Brings The streetsmart® System To Europe With JCDecaux

solarcentury are delighted to announce that 250 streetsmart® systems (our award winning solar powered lighting system for street furniture) are to be installed in a major European city in partnership with JCDecaux. ...

21 Aug 2005

DIY: A Dying Art

Research has revealed that the art of DIY is vanishing but a Trowbridge developer is recommending homebuyers abandon it altogether to save themselves thousands of pounds. A report from Standard Life Bank called &lsquo...

21 Aug 2005

SAFETY ALERT: CPSC, Kadant Composites Inc. Announce Recall of Certain GeoDeck Decking and Railing Materials

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unles...

21 Aug 2005

Houseplans, Inc. Achieves New Milestone as Provider of the Largest Collection of Plans Online

Houseplans, Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Microcomputer Software, Inc. ("IMSI") and a leading supplier of stock house plans online, announced today that it has achieved the new milestone of ...

21 Aug 2005

Pipeslice - Cutting Edge in a Handy Case

Users of the highly innovative, labour-saving pipe cutting tool from Kopex, Pipeslice, are now able to obtain sets of spare blades in handy, easily stored cases. Winner of the CORGI “Special Award for Innovation...

21 Aug 2005

Renewable Energy For Ireland

WWF Northern Ireland has welcomed plans by the British and Irish Government's to secure cost effective, environmentally friendly power sources for the future of Ireland, north and south. Energy Minister, Angela Sm...

21 Aug 2005

BRE is Home Inspector Assessment Centre

BRE is delighted to announce its approval by ABBE, the Awarding Body for the Built Environment, as an assessment centre for the ABBE Diploma in Home Inspection. The Diploma is the essential qualification needed by hom...

21 Aug 2005