MORE than 100 developers, contractors, architects and engineers from across the Midlands gathered at Nottingham Council House to take part in the launch of the East Midlands Built Environment Hub.

The Hub will drive best practice in construction boosting product and process innovation. It will support and advance the construction sector through collaboration, knowledge sharing, networking and engaging with government and major public sector bodies to influence policy and industry initiatives. This will help to build construction-related business and maximise opportunities for learning and training of the next generation.

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As communities across the UK continue to be devastated by floods, Marshalls, the UK’s leading hard landscaping manufacturer, asks why local authorities are not enforcing existing Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) legislation, and questions what is really causing the delays to the release of the National SuDS standards?

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Flogas is one of the country’s leading providers of LP Gas and Natural Gas to the construction and industrial sector. From its customer support centre in Drogheda, Flogas operates LP Gas terminals at Cork, Drogheda and Ballyhaunis combined with a nationwide network of storage and filling depots.

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SDS London has been supplying architectural ironmongery to the trade and public for over 25 years. Our considerable experience and expertise means we are able to provide the highest level of customer service to leading construction projects in the UK, Europe and overseas. Our Guild qualified staff are able to schedule and specify from architects’ drawings. Our sales team provide a professional service for both trade and retail clients.

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The excellent flexibility of the Sika Sarnafil single ply system coupled with its ability to withstand cold temperatures has resulted in its specification for the balconies, roofs and terraces of a brand new residential development in Newbury, Reading.

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Due to demand from our Architectural and Fabricator clients, Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems are pleased to launch additional new mullions and transoms for their innovative Comar 6EFT Curtain Wall system, with the highest Ix and Iy values available on the market today. As Comar 6EFT has developed to be the specifier preferred system in the UK, demands for larger transom spans in excess of 3,000mm and unsupported multi-storey mullions are a possibility. Where there are different glazed areas in the same envelope we have also extruded high span mullions and transoms in the most popular box sizes, which mean that the same box size can be used throughout the project to ensure that all fixing and plaster lines throughout the façade are continuous.

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The team at Saniflo Ltd and the remainder of the SFA Group UK are honouring the life of former Saniflo UK Managing Director, Paul Newson, who passed away on 20 January 2014 after a seven-year battle with cancer.

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Snap-on Industrial UK, the tooling and workshop equipment solutions specialist, has launched a bespoke e-Learning course to help drive awareness of the dangers of working with tools at height.

According to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) a third of fatal injuries to workers were from falls from height, with half of fatal falls taking place in the construction industry. A further quarter of major injuries were caused by being struck by a moving object; 14 deaths were attributed to being struck by an object.

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Research carried out by Yorkon, a member of the Portakabin Group, shows that it is performing well ahead of the construction industry, having consistently delivered 99.7% of building projects on time and on budget over the last decade.

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H+H has produced a technical update for the new Approved Document Part L, which comes into effect on 6 April 2014. The document explains how Celcon Blocks can be used to meet the new regulations in different types of construction.

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