Marley Eternit clay roof tiles have been awarded a ‘very good’ performance rating under the BES 6001 framework standard for the responsible sourcing of construction products.

The rating has been given due to the implementation of a range of sustainability and environmental initiatives such as sustainable manufacturing and a high degree of material traceability from a responsible source.  The tiles are manufactured at Marley Eternit’s state of the art facility in Keele, which has the largest clay plain tile production capacity in the UK.

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A new British company launches new heat pump range optimised to give better performance in UK conditions.

Focused on the UK market

Lailey & Coates is a new British company with a single vision – to develop the best possible heat pumps for the UK market. By focusing exclusively on the needs of British homes and UK climatic conditions they have developed a totally new heat pump product that delivers higher efficiency, is easier to install and looks more attractive when sited in British gardens.

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Palace Green is an existing private house which was being extensively refurbished by SizeBreed Construction. SizeBreed are a young, energetic, specialist building company, dedicated to providing first class construction services to private clients with prime residences in London and the South of England. Many of their current team are former Directors of Holloway White Allom with whom Cemplas had a long standing successful trading history undertaking specialist waterproofing works on many of the properties they refurbished.

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Arbor Forest Products Ltd is investing a further £5m during 2013 in its Lincolnshire dedicated timber terminal. The provision of a new fully concreted 10 acre hard standing storage site will allow for a substantial increase in timber stockholding, further enhancing the company’s exemplary customer service levels.

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Workforce socks are revolutionising the work socks marketplace with their innovative working underwear, designed to be ultra tough, sturdy and comfortable.

We have all been there at the end of a hard day’s work. All you want to do is put your feet up or give them a nice long soak in the bath. However, if your feet are aching after a day in your physically demanding or simply stressful and extremely busy job, it could be your socks!

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In a recent study by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) it was claimed there is enough brownfield land to construct 1.5 million new homes or at government target build rates, a 10 years supply exists.

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Cemplas Waterproofing and Concrete Repairs Ltd are one of the top specialist contractors based in the UK, and have considerable flexibility in meeting the demands of large projects by managing our resource capacity across the whole company.

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The multidisciplinary design and engineering firm, Morgan Sindall Professional Services, has appointed Alwyn Hanekom to the newly created role of Sector Director for Utility Services to develop the company’s growing portfolio of work in the utilities sector.

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Keyline has become the first and only provider of civil engineering and specialist products to the UK rail sector to offer a new tactile anti-slip system. Under the main supplier deal with Tactile Antislip Systems & Services Ltd (TASS Ltd), Keyline will supply Bumpeez, a groundbreaking solution that is designed to enhance platform safety, simplify installation and minimise environmental impact.

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Hope Construction Materials, Britain’s newest and biggest independent supplier of concrete, cement, aggregates and asphalt has become the UK’s first construction firm to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Growth Companies (GGC) community.

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