The Charcon range of more than 200 commercial hard landscaping products has been delivered to market BIM-enabled, almost a year ahead of the Government’s June 2016 deadline.
With the largest and most varied BIM-enabled product offering in the commercial hard landscaping sector, Charcon has ensured that it is best placed to meet the needs of those specifiers who have adopted the technology ahead of schedule.
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EOS Facades – the innovative, award-winning manufacturer of light gauge steel frame (LGSF) solutions have launched a series of CPD sessions.
Gatic Civil Drainage, part of Alumasc Water Management Solutions (AWMS), has launched a unique channel drainage system called Gatic Filcoten. It’s a fibre reinforced, cement-bonded composite structure that consists of mineral building materials and is 100% recyclable. Its innovative design means it’s 70% lighter, quicker and easier to install, more durable with improved impact stability, and non-flammable.
The recently completed QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City replaces the previous hospital with a brand new building, designed around an inner courtyard, which offers a significant range of services to the local community. With over 440 rooms spread over a footprint of approximately 8,500m2, provision includes a 24-hour urgent care centre, outpatients incorporating pre-operative and dental assessment treatment rooms, a purpose-built area for outpatients children’s services, diagnostics, GP services, examination and therapy areas, and antenatal services. There is also a café and a Faith room.
Lucideon, the international materials technology company, has published a new white paper, ‘Digital Image Correlation for Construction’.
The paper discusses the current and potential applications of Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technology in construction and the advantages that DIC offers over conventional material, product and structural testing methods.
RMD Kwikform has supplied its Ascent-F Climbing Formwork and a range of bespoke solutions to concrete specialist Howard Civil Engineering, to construct four complex 30 metre high concrete towers, which will support a 38 metre high lifting bridge over Manchester’s Shipping Canal.
Biting back at the competition, C.K tools has extended its popular range of handsaws with the introduction of the C.K Sabretooth Trade Saw, which in independent testing has proven to outperform other leading brands in terms of cutting speed.
Family-run company Jackloc, based in Claybrooke Parva, is celebrating its success after being crowned Leicestershire Small Business of the Year, at the prestigious East Midlands Chamber 2015 Business Awards.
The Portakabin Group’s commitment to sustainability has been recognised with another award. It has now been named Environmental Business of the Year in the Yorkshire Post Environment Awards 2015.
The award was presented by Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party at an event in Leeds which celebrated the achievements of organisations working to combat global warming and create truly sustainable communities. This follows the Group’s success in a number of national awards for recycling and zero waste.
The Monument Building in the heart of the City of London is one of the current projects to use Bull Products latest Cygnus wireless alarm system during construction works.
Standing adjacent to The Monument, which marks the origin of the Great Fire of London, the new project being built by leading construction group Skanska, is a building which will comprise 94,000sqft, offering 88,000sqft of office accommodation with 4,000sqft of retail space. Designed by architect Ken Shuttleworth’s Make, the office accommodation is split over 10 floors with terraces at several levels. The Monument Building is designed to achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating and is scheduled for completion in Spring 2016.
Skanska has been using the Bull Products system since construction started last year. The construction group recognised the benefits of the Cygnus wireless alarm system and specified some 26 units for installation across all 10 floors of the building project. The Cygnus alarm system can link as many as 480 alarm and detector units in different zones on a construction site, and individual units can be fire alarm call points, first aid alerts, combined call points and first aid alerts, smoke detectors or heat detectors.
