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The Construction Innovation Forum selects Wireless Concrete Maturity Monitor for 2004 NOVA Award

The Construction Innovation Forum (CIF) has announced the selection of the Wireless Concrete Maturity Monitor, co-developed by IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Inc. and International Road Dynamics, Inc. (IRD), as the recipient of the 2...

7 May 2004

Global Construction Summit Builds International Business Relationships

McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, in cooperation with the China International Contractors Association (CHINCA), today announced the recent Global Construction Summit in Beijing, China exceeded ...

7 May 2004

Raise your game on safe lifting

Raise your game on safe lifting – this is the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) message to Safe Equipment Demonstration (SED) visitors this year. The HSE stand will focus on planning lifting operations, ...

6 May 2004

National environment award for Corus Colors

Corus Colors, the UK’s leading manufacturer of pre-coated steels, has been nationally recognised for its commitment to the environment, including the development of new sustainable products, through the Business Co...

6 May 2004

Construction industry needs to build careers for women

A new report from the Construction Industry Council (CIC) shows that companies in the construction industry are still failing to attract women even though 76,000 new people are required in the industry each year. The ...

4 May 2004

Construction companies unaware of recycling cost savings

Construction companies are currently unaware of the cost savings they can make through recycling according to research carried out by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme). The research, carried out amongs...

4 May 2004

Causes of construction accidents

An analysis of the causes of construction accidents with a view to the role of designers in preventing such accidents has been published by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE). New duties for designers were introduc...

4 May 2004

New medical research shows safer flooring could cut hip fracture risks by over 25%

Elderly people living in residential homes are at significantly lower risk of hip fracture if they fall on carpeted wooden floors than onto any other type of flooring, says new research from the University of Warwick in ...

4 May 2004

'Natural' Sunlight In Offices 24 Hours A Day, Scientists Predict

New technology which can create 'natural' sunlight in offices and homes and save billions on energy bills will soon be in everyday use, scientists will announce this week. Researchers from the University of Ba...

2 May 2004

RIBA President welcomes National Centre for Sustainable Community Skills

RIBA President George Ferguson today issued a statement welcoming the call for a National Centre for Sustainable Community Skills. George Ferguson was speaking in response to Sir John Egan's report into the skills ne...

2 May 2004

New light colour reduces fatigue and improves mental and physical performance

At 8000 K the new Skywhite fluorescent lamp from Osram provides high-quality daylight simulation at the workplace and in leisure facilities. This fluorescent lamp has light colour 880 and therefore offers daylight whi...

27 Apr 2004

Facom’s automatic centre-punch makes its mark

Facom’s engineering designers have a simple philosophy: take a familiar tool, talk to users, and see how it can be improved. Presented in Facom’s distinctive styling, their automatic centre-punch is a posi...

27 Apr 2004

Gusto Homes and solarcentury pioneer new generation of solar homes

The first installation of the new PV roof tile, C21, took place last month on a development of six new homes in Lincolnshire. C21 is the latest in roof integrated solar technology and was launched at Interbuild where ...

27 Apr 2004

Multi-talented lighting from Osram

Intelligent electronic control gear Quicktronic Intelligent (QTi) from Osram will make the lives of landlords and lighting planners much easier. Now T5 fluorescent lamps of the same length but with different wattages wil...

27 Apr 2004

British Gypsum has re published its extensive new plasterboard selector guide

Drylining market leader, British Gypsum, has re published its extensive new plasterboard selector guide, a pocket size, pick up guide, for easy to use correct plasterboard selection. Deemed the only name for plasterbo...

27 Apr 2004