Flood Control International has recently installed and successfully tested flood barriers and floodgates for the ‘Water of Leith Flood Protection Scheme’ in Edinburgh. The design and build contract commenced in 2012 and includes a number of innovative floodgates as well as various lengths of demountable barrier.

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It’s fair to say that the practice of estimating has been around ever since man made his first permanent shelter… whilst the process may not have been sophisticated, someone would most definitely have had the job of working out what equipment and materials would be required, the time it would take and the labour (or maybe number of slaves!) needed. And, of course, they would have been expected to answer the most important questions of all; how much is it going to cost?!

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Toyota Material Handling UK, understand how extreme temperatures can affect business operations, not only in terms of logistics and transport but also the implications on the reliability and operation of forklift trucks and warehouse equipment.

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Crosswater, Bauhaus and Simpsons have launched a comprehensive range of Apple Brochure Apps available free of charge from iTunes Newsstand as well as a new line-up of page-turning interactive brochures on the Company’s group website. This significant investment in new marketing media will be a real asset for both the trade and the consumer and is the result of a year-long research and commissioning programme.

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THE FIRST APPLICATION OF ITS REVOLUTIONARY NEW OFF-SITE BUILDING SYSTEM.

Off-site construction specialist, Yorkon, has just craned the final modules into position on site at Cambourne Village College as part of a major project with Kier Construction to build the first new secondary school in Cambridgeshire for 30 years.

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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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