Leading managing agent Residential Management Group (RMG: www.rmgltd.co.uk; tel: 0845 002 4310) is continuing to grow and strengthen relationships with major property companies around the UK, following agreement with Persimmon Homes and Charles Church to work on three new developments in East Anglia.

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LFI TuffSteel Ladders for Scaffolding:

BRITISH MANUFACTURED & CERTIFIED TO BS EN131 Licence KM34154 & ISO 9000 QA systems.

LFI ‘TuffSteel’ Products are the very best steel ladders available meeting all the manufacturing standards to give absolute peace of mind for ultimate safety and durability. Don’t be caught out by cheap imitations. Thoroughly check alternative products to make sure they are ‘UP TO THE JOB’.

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The SCA Group, multi-disciplinary industrial support specialists from Dorset, transfer their skills to a greater variety of industries than the UK’s leading facilities management providers.

Providing bespoke access, containment and hard facilities management services, often in extremely challenging locations – not many organisations claim they can paint the hull of a ship while elsewhere carrying out wind farm repairs 15 miles off the coast – the SCA Group are now in the throes of pulling together suitable employers in the south who can complete the ideal team to bid for government funding with focus on training for work in the ever expanding renewable energy industries.

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THE post-Olympic cycling boom continues apace in Peterborough as the town’s railway station installs double-decker cycle racks to cope with demand.

Station owners faced with a rising number of customers arriving on bikes tasked street furniture manufacturer, Townscape Products, to design cycle racks which could quadruple capacity without using additional space.

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Foremans Relocatable Building Systems, the UK’s largest supplier of refurbished Portakabin buildings, has handed over a new teaching block at St John Rigby College near Wigan. The use of recycled building modules allowed the sixth form college to benefit from a larger building and more classrooms for the available budget.

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NW Systems Group’s RemoteManager end-to-end video monitoring solution has been selected by London-based developer CIT which begins work this month on one of London’s largest redevelopments at King’s Reach Tower, South Bank.

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Scotts of Thrapston Ltd has announced the exciting launch of a new manufacturing company in the West Midlands, producing trussed rafters and engineered floor joists.

The new company – Scotts Timber Engineering Ltd – has set up design and management offices in Shirley, whilst its new manufacturing facility is being established. Once commissioned, the new factory will enjoy the benefits of the latest thinking in machinery and production planning, leading to the creation of around 20 jobs in the early phases. The company specialises in timber engineering, taking the benefits of environmentally friendly timber as a construction material and exploiting its strengths to achieve 21st century design solutions. The new company is being headed up by Richard Evans, a widely-respected individual with over 25 years industry experience, who has pulled together a very customer-focused and experienced design team.

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Off-site construction specialist, Yorkon, has launched a new video to help change perception of off-site construction and to demonstrate just what is now possible with the latest developments in modular technology.

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Supplied with PEFC chain of custody, the inspirational Premdor range of Interior Veneered doors incorporate the widest selection of natural timber veneers with practical options such as full face lacquer for lasting protection.

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The Four Dwellings Primary School in Birmingham, built as part of the government’s Building Schools for the Future programme, was designed by architects dRMM. It is constructed with a range of materials that not only express its prefabricated engineered timber construction but complement aesthetically and contribute to student comfort and superior teaching performance. For example, extensive use has been made of Troldtekt ceiling tiles in the study areas and library which need to be quiet, calm and healthy as well as all the classrooms, in the play areas and sports hall which is traditionally very noisy. The panels were chosen as they offer several benefits including high sound absorption, high durability, natural breathability, low cost life cycle performance and sustainability.

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