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Bin design encourages recycling
Given a stimulus to ‘stop and think’, most people would prefer to recycle rather than commit waste to landfill. Based on this concept, Leafield Environmental, in partnership with the University of Greenwich, produced the Meridian Envirobin designed to encourage users...
Great doors for great homes from Ahmarra
A specialist door manufacturer, Ahmarra Door Solutions, have relaunched the Artisan Panel Door Collection to include stunning designs from their latest projects. Artisan panel doors have already featured in some of the most prestigious residential developments in the...
Addagrip’s Terrabase Rustic installed at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens
Addagrip, the UK’s leading manufacturer of resin exterior surfaces, has been involved in the ‘Broad Walk’ project at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, to create the longest double herbaceous borders in the UK. The 300m long borders either side of the Broad Walk, from...
Recticel Insulation’s Eurowall+ secures BBA certification
Compact cavity wall insulation from Recticel Insulation which achieves a U-value of 0.18 W/m2K in new-build constructions has won BBA approval. The accreditation (02/3908) is for Recticel's premium PIR Eurowall+ product which was launched in the spring to help...
Country manor hotel reduces carbon footprint with Windhager biomass
An 18th Century country manor house hotel located in rural Lancashire has recently installed a Windhager 180kW BioCABIN. Briars Hall Country House Hotel, set in the historic civil parish of Lathom, offers 25 en-suite bedrooms as well as a scenic venue for bistro...
Tobermore permeable paving specified for Scotland’s £842m Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Glasgow's newest and largest hospital has been named the ‘Queen Elizabeth University Hospital’ after Her Majesty the Queen officially opened the record-breaking facility in July 2015. A fabulous expanse of Tobermore’s permeable Hydropave Sienna Duo and Hydropave...
Alutec and the future of housebuilding
Alutec’s aluminium rainwater systems have been installed on a landmark new housing project developed by Wienerberger, the leading provider of wall, roof and landscaping innovations. The Wienerberger e4 brick house™ at the BRE Innovation Park has been designed to be a...
A sensible alternative to boiler driven heating systems from E-Save Heating
E-Save Heating, based in Chertsey, was set up with the specific role of supplying customers, residential and commercial alike, with an alternative to standard boiler based systems. Removing the need for gas supply to a property, the electrically powered systems are...
New video gives handy guide for window installation with foam sealing tape
House builders and window installers can now take advantage of a step-by-step instruction video to install ISO-Chemie’s ISO-BLOCO One multi-purpose foam sealing tape. The three-minute video with accompanying voiceover instruction can be viewed at www.iso-chemie.co.uk....
FiT cuts could threaten the stability of up to 70% of solar PV companies warns NAPIT
As the latest Feed-in Tariff Consultation ends, the NAPIT Trade Association are calling for the Government to urgently rethink their proposals, warning that planned cuts will cripple one of the fastest growing industries in the UK. The call comes after the prominent...
Going back to glass: Integral LED gives new GU10 range a halogen look
Integral LED has once again targeted the retro-fit lamp market by focusing on aesthetic detail. The UK LED manufacturer has championed products that look identical to the original halogen or incandescent bulb that they are designed to replace. Over the last couple of...
Innovative LED lighting solutions for data centre operations
A global IT solutions provider needed a new lighting solution to help dramatically reduce energy costs across one of its data centres. At the same time the new lighting solution needed to improve overall levels of light, particularly in terms of light quality, colour,...