Since opening in 1939, Birmingham airport has grown to be the UK’s seventh largest airport with 9 million passengers passing through the terminal each year and has been awarded ‘2012 Airport of the Year’in the UK’s National Transport Awards.

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Property management company Avrasons Ltd called in specialist contractor Cemplas Waterproofing and Concrete Repairs Ltd who were asked to inspect and provide a detailed survey and competitive quotation to refurbish the rear balconies of two three-storey residential blocks at Streatham Close, London which were showing extensive signs of steel corrosion and spalling of the concrete.

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By day, mild-mannered Gavin McNulty is an office administrator with drainage specialist, the Lanes Group. But by night (and at weekends) he is a ‘Coco-nutter’ — one of the world-famous troupe of clog dancers from the Rossendale Valley in Lancashire.

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International construction services company, ISG Plc, is using Noise Nuisance Recorder (NNR) kits from Casella CEL (www.casellameasurement.com; 01234 844100) to monitor noise levels on a £16m project to refurbish and upgrade City Tower in Basinghall Street, London.

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Warmup Plc, provider of world-class underfloor heating solutions and services, announced today that it has successfully been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification, for their Quality Management System.  This certification confirms that Warmup operates and maintains rigorous quality management processes, for the design, development and delivery of underfloor heating products and services to its customers throughout the world. The achievement of ISO certification ensures quality processes are followed within the business, which leads to increased productivity and efficiency in delivering solutions, as well as improving service levels and product quality to customers.

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When the design team at HILLS CUBICLES began work on the innovative MIX’n’FIX Washroom cubicle range, central to the brief was to design a cubicle system that delivered a new level of style to the market, whilst incorporating ease of assembly based upon a standard structure, whilst ensuring stability and quality of the finished installation. Research also revealed that installers asked for standardised components which might be interchanged to build a highly versatile system, flexible enough to meet most design requirements yet be quick and easy to install. With ease of installation in mind, Hills pre-drill the fascias and doors for hinges, legs and indicator bolts, saving even more valuable time and therefore money. MIX’n’FIX from HILLS CUBICLES and WASHROOMS is now regarded as one of the most easiest to fit modular cubicle systems available on the market.

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Off-site construction specialist, Yorkon, has been awarded its largest ever building project, and what is believed to be the biggest and most complex healthcare scheme to be built off site in the UK. The £17.9m contract for principal contractor Kier Construction is to construct a new Women and Children’s Centre at North Middlesex University Hospital.

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The UK’s leading manufacturer of brake and trailer technology – Knott-Avonride Ltd – has announced a ground-breaking innovation that’s set to solve age-old issues in trailer performance with the launch of an automatic adjustment system for auto-reverse brakes.

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Energy Assets, the largest independent provider of industrial and commercial (“I&C”) gas metering services in the UK*, has entered into a partnership with Flexenergy that strengthens its position in the multi-utility infrastructure market.

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