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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Marshalls PLC has been officially named as a Business Superbrand in the influential annual survey that identifies the UK’s strongest business-to-business brands. Independently coordinated by The Centre for Brand Analysis, the annual Business Superbrands survey considers thousands of brands that are judged by both an Expert Council and over 1,900 individual business professionals from across the UK. The brands are assessed on three key criteria: quality, reliability and distinction.

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Christchurch, UK – Tuesday, 12 March 2013  – Penny + Giles – a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and designer and manufacturer of position sensors, solenoids and joystick controllers – has introduced the NRH275DR, a new rotary position sensor featuring a slim, low-profile sensor housing and separate permanent magnet assembly.

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Portakabin, the UK’s leading modular building specialist, has launched a new range of exterior options and outdoor amenities to help integrate and equip interim facilities and provide a complete, ready-to-use working environment.

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Michael Evans and Associates Ltd is a highly professional team which is able to mobilise its experience and resources in a prompt and efficient manner to the benefit of clients all over the UK.

We cover all aspects of Civil and Structural Engineering including residential, commercial, industrial, railway engineering, site reports, site investigations and coal risk assessments. A complete package of engineering services including highways and drainage can be provided if requested.

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NW Systems Group’s RemoteManager end-to-end video monitoring solution has been selected by the construction company Allenbuild Ltd to provide high quality live and recorded video images of the redevelopment of the old Allied Carpets building at 638 Tottenham High Road, London which sits in a conservation area by virtue of this road being built on top of the old Roman road called Ermine Street.

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Smaller businesses working in the cash-strapped construction sector look set to receive a boost with the launch of Construction Finance – a dedicated cashflow funding product from Nucleus Commercial Finance.

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