Estimating in the cloud… it’s definitely not ‘pie in the sky’ with Easy Price Pro!

These days you’d be hard pushed to find an adult, or child for that matter, who doesn’t have some sort of device that lets them get onto the internet. From PCs, iPads and Macs to mobiles, laptops and tablets we’re all at it and it’s no wonder why! Being able to access information any time, any place, anywhere makes life easier. When you’re running or working in a business that doesn’t involve sitting behind a desk Monday to Friday, it is often essential to your livelihood.

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GlassParts.co.uk, one of the largest online suppliers of tools, fittings and consumables to the glass, window, architectural and kitchen and bathroom industries, is pleased to announce that they enjoyed a successful week at kbb Birmingham.

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The UK divisions of MOBA and Steelwrist will jointly launch at Scotplant 2014 a revolutionary new excavator system that, for the first time, displays both the tilting angle of the bucket as well as its rotation angle to substantially enhance accuracy and precision.

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As part of its commitment to corporate social responsibility, Schindler, the UK’s leading provider of lifts and escalators, has announced that its preferred charity for 2014 will be Crohn’s and Colitis UK.
This new alliance will involve fundraising and awareness-raising activities over the next 12 months.

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An innovative concrete product that can cut installation times ten-fold has won a UK Rail Industry Award. Concrete Canvas, which is solely distributed within the rail sector by Keyline, the UK’s largest distributor of Civils, Drainage and Specialist Rail materials, triumphed in the Cost Base Reduction category.

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World leader in the sustainable habitat and construction market, Saint-Gobain has launched its sixth Technical Academy, following a successful open day at its facilities in Flitwick, Bedfordshire.

Senior Vice-President for Sustainable Habitat and General Delegate Saint-Gobain UK, Ireland & South Africa, Peter Hindle MBE and Didier Roux, Saint-Gobain Vice-President for Research and Innovation, performed the opening ceremony, which included a keynote speech from CPA Deputy Chief Executive and Industry Affairs Director, John Tebbit. All guests were given a tour of the new facilities, as well as practical demonstrations of some of the latest innovative products and training methods.

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Whether the requirement be a complete washroom or a simple cubicle installation, Hills have a flexible product solution for every occasion.
Should the requirement be ‘Made to Measure Range’ or the innovative ‘Mix n Fix Range’, each comes supported with both inhouse creative and technical services, whilst Hills commitment to customer service is the envy of the industry.

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Recently there have been misconceptions that certain ‘common solutions’ for concrete-to-steel connections perform just as well as the Schöck Isokorb type KS14 thermal break. This is often not the case. For clarification, an independent investigation into the performance criteria concerning the effectiveness of steel balcony connections to concrete slabs, was carried out by the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development, at Oxford Brookes University. The ‘common solutions’ in question being the direct connection of balcony support brackets to a concrete floor slab using no form of thermal break; a solution using brackets in conjunction with a 10mm ‘thermal pad’; and a further connection solution using a thicker 20mm ‘thermal pad’.

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CCTV is nothing new – most commercial buildings or construction sites have CCTV camera systems installed; recording images which are stored onto a DVR gathering dust in a store room or similar.

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From site plans to sustainability issues, from build quality to building regulations, the active House Developer has many variables to consider, whatever the size of site. With market pressures to deliver a property with a unique look to attract the ever-present discerning buyer, the quality of internal finishes becomes paramount.
When considering the aesthetics of internal door finishes, Premdor, one of Britain’s leading door manufacturers, has made it considerably easier for the builder and house developer with the launch of Inspiration, a range guide showcasing the Premdor door range, but stripped bare of all sizing and technical data featuring instead upon high quality photography of the many door options.

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