On Friday 11th March, Specflue, one of the UK’s leading providers of stove and flue products opened Britain’s biggest, dedicated HETAS training facility at their head office in Sudbury, Suffolk.
The centre will provide those wishing to become HETAS engineers with the appropriate qualifications and installation techniques to safely install wood burning stoves, fit flue systems, carry out appropriate maintenance and gain information on the stove and flue industry in general.
For contractors looking to deploy roof structures quickly and with consistent results, then structural insulated roof panels from Unilin Systems provide the answer.
With systems designed for conventional looking domestic roofs, as well as large spans for commercial and public buildings, Unilin Systems roof panels can be installed at rates of up to 500m2 per day with only semi-skilled labour required to achieve first class results.
Richardsons (Nyewood) Limited are proud to have a continuing Apprenticeship programme which has been run for over 20 years. Established in 1965 Richardsons (Nyewood) Limited has grown into a major national construction company. Historical projects completed have ranged from a small extension to a country mansion.
shentongroup, the specialist supplier of power generation and energy support systems, has expanded its powertherm™ range of innovative Combined Heat & Power(CHP) systems. By combining its expertise with that of its European partners, SEVA AG and Tedom, shentongroup now supplies its powertherm range in over 60 sizes ranging from 7kW to 2MW and in five package styles that include open sets, acoustic enclosures, compact series, containerised and total pre-fabricated plant room packages. In addition, powertherm is available with seven different fuel types including natural gas, LPG, biogas, vegetable oils, biodiesel, PPO and mineral diesel.
TBS Fabrications Ltd is pleased to announce the launch of a new and exclusive range of Digital Print Laminates for children’s washrooms. Demonstrating an ongoing commitment to development, the new bespoke range of children’s Digital Print Laminates features a choice of five fun and colourful designs: Fish, Frogs, Letters, Kites, and Handprints, that are perfect for nursery and primary school washroom cubicles.
The brief given by the Committee for the New Headquarters of the General Secretariat Building of the Council of Ministers called for a building that was symbolic of the new Iraq. Functional and modern, incorporating the principles of sustainable architecture whilst having references to the rich history of the Iraqi nation.
The environment still remains at the top of many agendas, and whilst sustainability is vitally important to the planet, other ‘vested interests’, such as global warming, are on extremely dodgy scientific ground. So are light bulbs …
London developer Mount Anvil’s Barnsbury Place development in Islington has won the top accolade for the best conversion in the 2011 London Evening Standard New Homes Awards.
Barnsbury Place, a mix of newbuild and conversion of Edwardian school buildings, won first prize in the large developer category. The Evening Standard described it as: “A unanimous choice, with all the reader judges saying they would like to live there. It is an attractive development of houses and apartments that has been built on the site of an Edwardian school, with many of the original features retained, including tiles, stairs and the carved “boys” and “girls” entrance signs.”
A series of online auctions by King Sturge Plant & Machinery Ltd on behalf of Peel Ports Ltd have exceeded expectations
The firm were asked to auction off the machinery and spare parts of Wirral based Bridgewater Paper Co Ltd after the company was acquired by Peel Ports in June 2010.
To mark the launch of its new Amarok pick-up, Volkswagen has today demonstrated the impressive power of its brand new model by using it to demolish a 67 m high steel chimney weighing approximately 140 tonnes and standing at nearly the same height as Westminster Abbey.
