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Polytred gets PU surface - and new colour

Specialist acoustic and sports flexible sheet vinyl floorcoverings from commercial flooring specialists Polyflor Ltd have been relaunched with a low maintenance surface treatment and a range of bright new colourways. ...

27 May 2004

Partners unveil vision for a "People's Waterfront"

The people of Liverpool are being invited to view and comment on proposals for one of Europe’s premier development opportunities. The Kings Waterfront exhibition at the Moat House Hotel is the final phase of a p...

27 May 2004

Better buildings at heart of sustainable development

Responding to the Sustainable Buildings Task Group report, Ministers from three major Departments backed the group’s call for Government and Industry to lead the way in raising the quality and sustainability of new...

26 May 2004

The Beetle house

The Kombi van or Volkswagen Camper captured the hearts of travellers, campers and hippies as the ideal home / vehicle combination. It has now been taken a step in the other direction with a large house being constructed ...

26 May 2004

Construction figures for first quarter

Orders in the year to March 2004 fell by four per cent compared to orders in the previous twelve month period, but orders in the first quarter of 2004 rose by one per cent compared to the same quarter a year earlier. Ord...

25 May 2004

Ceram Equipped To Help Companies Through The CPD Jungle

CERAM is well placed to come to the assistance of the UK construction and manufacturing industry who are concerned about the impact that the EU Construction Products Directive (CPD) will have on their ability to compete ...

24 May 2004

New group to tackle late and non-payments in the construction industry

Sir Michael Latham, chairman of the new group set up to deal with concerns over late payment in the construction industry, today unveiled a route map to tackle late and non-payment provisions in current legislation. T...

24 May 2004

FaTaL Risks Campaign 2004: HSE announces construction blitz

Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be visiting construction sites nationwide during June 2004 in a bid to reduce the number of fatal and serious injuries in the industry. This latest ‘blitz’ by...

24 May 2004

Heywood Williams manufactures own wood-filled PVC window boards

The Plastics and Rubber Weekly has reported that UK building plastics manufacturer Heywood Williams has begun to make its own wood-filled PVC window boards. Forming problems delayed the launch after initial announceme...

21 May 2004

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships are managed under contract to the Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). They allow private and public sector research organisations and educational institutions to apply...

20 May 2004

The Building Centre

The Building Centre is the worlds largest permanent exhibition and single source of information for the construction industry. It is the established focal point covering all aspects of architecture and design, constructi...

20 May 2004

Kingspan Insulated Panels design guide

Kingspan Insulated Panels has established a leading global position for design solutions and in the manufacture and supply of pre-engineered insulated roof and wall systems. The skills and knowledge the company has ga...

19 May 2004

New glazing system from Cabot, Westcrowns and Pilkington

Westcrowns, Inc., an innovative leader in structural glass glazing systems and a member of the Westcrowns Group, has developed a new Pilkington Profilit translucent linear structural glazing system filled with Nanogel tr...

19 May 2004

Green environment for Marley Roofing

The environment and the effect manufacturing may have on it is a key issue confronting the construction industry. With heightened awareness has come a demand for construction solutions that minimise consumption and use o...

18 May 2004

Revolutionary wall sound system without speakers

When the American jet pilot Charles Yeager broke the sound barrier flying at 1,200 kph on October 14, 1947, it was a global sensation, an unbelievable scientific and engineering achievement. Half a century after this leg...

18 May 2004