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Green heat reduces running costs at Brean Leisure Park
Brean Leisure Park in Somerset is a leading holiday destination and days’ out attraction that has recently installed a 400kW biomass boiler system to heat their indoor swimming pool complex. Director Alan House says: ‘Running costs are a key consideration when...
Commercial opportunities arising for MCS Installers says NAPIT
The vast majority of UK businesses are concerned with saving energy, according to UrbanWind, one of Britain’s leading renewable energy experts. NAPIT says this is an opportunity for MCS installers to gain commercial business. The survey found 94 per cent of UK...
Vortice ventilates 164 properties in Chapel en le Frith
European market leader Vortice has been selected to supply the ventilation systems for a fabulous new development of 164 homes by Barratt Homes in Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire. This is an unusual brownfield site, building on part of what is the Federal Mogul...
Hewitech expands into installation work
With ever increasing numbers of stormwater management projects to handle, plastic media company, Hewitech UK has decided to take control of the installation of its stormwater attenuation tanks in-house. This is a significant move for Hewitech UK as Managing Director,...
Windhager sponsor key sustainable training event
Windhager UK sponsored the BIFM South West Region Quarterly Training Day on September 19th focusing on sustainability, organised by the British Institute of Facilities Managements SW Committee and held at the Hilton Bristol Hotel. Windhager’s Southern Area Technical...
Luxury panel doors fit for a mansion
Ahmarra have recently supplied bespoke panel doors for a stunning £25 million Surrey mansion. Woodrow is set in four acres of landscaped gardens and woodland in prime Surrey countryside, and leading luxury property developer, Hencan chose tailor made panel doors from...
80% of construction professionals feel they make a positive difference
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) 2050 Group has published the results of its national online survey, carried out in February and March 2014, to find out if people are satisfied working in the industry and what inspires them. It sought views on four key themes:...
Pioneering application of Alutec system
A unique new-build property in the east of Scotland has put Alutec’s Evolve Deepflow range of aluminium rainwater systems to the test, with its contemporary design and unusual roofline. The 500m2 self build property in Angus, Scotland, is owned by David Maxwell,...
Hyflex completes ‘A grade’ roofing application at St. Mary’s College refurbishment
As part of a £19.2 million upgrade and new extension programme, St Mary’s College in Hull required a fast, reliable and long term roofing solution. Hyflex Roofing’s Triflex Protect proved ideal for the 3,270m2 application, offering a rapid curing process to meet the...
Steni panels are sheer poetry for student Byron Residences
Rainscreen cladding panels by Steni UK were specified for an award-winning £60million student accommodation project for their lightweight and aesthetics. Some 3,750m2 of Steni Colour high-gloss white fibreglass reinforced polymer composite panels picture frame the...
Celotex creates thermally efficient urban Grand Design
In an empty yard behind the busy neighbourhood high street of Lordship Lane in East Dulwich, a stunning new family home has been constructed having been designed to Southern European Passivhaus standards featuring heavy thick walls in a courtyard design, not too...
University halls warm to ThermaSkirt
One of Cambridge University’s oldest purpose built student residences, Cripps Court, has recently undergone a complete refurbishment to bring it up to 21st century standards. The need to update the accommodation into clean and comfortable living spaces for the 200...