Lucideon, the international materials technology company, has extended its construction services to include testing of curtain wall systems.
The new service provides testing to BS EN 13830 and CWCT standards, to help ensure the safety and consistency of curtain wall systems. Testing is conducted by Lucideon’s expert scientists and engineers who produce and analyze data to prove performance, identify potential issues and advise on product development.
Temporary cooling solution from Trane helped to keep the ice rink operational by preventing a closure for the remedial work
Cooling is critical for most businesses, whether it is to create the right indoor environment for buildings, provide reliable cooling for industrial processes or maintain operations of leisure centers like seasonal or all-year ice-rinks. The Deeside Leisure Centre, located in Deeside, United Kingdom and facilitating the Deeside Ice Rink has recently experienced that temporary cooling needs can arise at any time and require quick action and support when it happens.
Capital Safety, the global leader in fall protection, confined space and rescue equipment, has launched the new Glyde-SafTM Rail, offering users the ultimate overhead fall protection on the market.
The Glyde-SafTM Rail provides innovative overhead fall protection through its track system which enables smooth and uninterrupted travel while working at heights. The system spans a maximum of 6m between supports and can be installed for use indoors and outdoors to support a variety of applications, such as aircraft and vehicle maintenance hangars, manufacturing facilities, railcar applications and warehousing and storage areas.
Evidence from Network Rail South East region’s BMS systems showed that there was a higher incidence of equipment failure within high voltage transformer rooms and lineside signalling buildings when internal temperatures exceeded 30?C.
With the government’s plan to cut carbon emission by 80% by 2050, energy efficiency will have to increase across all sectors, including retail. In the case of Tesco’s new stores in Corby, Northamptonshire, and Newmarket, Suffolk, sustainability is high on the agenda, with both building projects achieving a BREEAM Very Good rating, earning them the designation of ‘Eco Stores’.
Howard Luft, Managing Director of leading insulation and interior building products distributor CCF, discusses the importance of diversity in the workforce for not only meeting the ever-changing expectations of customers but ensuring a strong skill base for the future of the industry.
By Barry Warne, Partner and Head of Employment Law at hlw Keeble Hawson
The impending April 2016 introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) has prompted fears of thousands of job cuts.
Barry Warne, partner and head of employment at hlw Keeble Hawson, urges business owners to think long and hard before shedding workers and eroding their knowledge base during the biggest staff shortage and skills gap in recent history – and to welcome the new legislation as an opportunity to work smarter as opposed to harder.
The Concrete Repair Association’s new chairman Keith Barrow has outlined his plans for further developing the Association, detailing a series of key objectives which aim to uphold the professionalism for which the Association and its members are recognised.
Global building product manufacturer, Sika, has appointed Dragan Maksimovi? as General Manager, a role that will see him build on the continued growth of the company across its multiple UK markets.
Dragan joined Sika in 2002. Based in Belgrade he was responsible for developing the company’s operation in Serbia where the company today has become market leader in a number of local market sectors with a strong operation and its own production facilities for concrete admixtures and mortars.
Collaboration between Knauf and strategic industry partners has produced a unique innovation for the façades market, the Knauf ThroughWall Solution. The ThroughWall Solution combines quality Knauf products that give Knauf the unique advantage of being able to specify the façade infill panel through to the internal partitions.
