VERSATILE MULTI-BIT SCREWDRIVER SET WITH ADJUSTABLE LENGTH BLADES

Having a multi-bit screwdriver is always useful but wouldn’t it be great to be able to adjust the length of the driver also? This latest innovation from Laser Tools does just that. (The Multi-bit screwdriver set – part no: 5044)

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Still going strong after a decade

Leading roofing manufacturer Marley Eternit is celebrating the 10th anniversary of one of its most popular tiles – the Edgemere interlocking slate.

Still going strong after 10 years, the Edgemere design was one of the first concrete tiles on the market launched to meet specifier demand for thinner, flatter roofing solutions. Its clean and precise slate-like appearance is enhanced by the thin leading edge and broken-bond laying technique.

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Optimised Insulation Study Shows Energy Savings with Impressive Ecological & Economic Benefits

It is common knowledge that considerable energy savings can be achieved through the optimal insulation of buildings. However the energy saving benefits of insulating air conditioning and refrigeration systems are sometimes overlooked, with structural insulation requirements more readily considered. Yet it is investments in the insulation of HVACR service equipment that are recovered much faster. This is equally true for refrigeration and air-conditioning as it is for heating systems.

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Comprehensive Cable Management Systems

The Icotek range of cable management and EMC shielding products available from M Buttkereit Ltd have widespread applications within general industry including public transportation systems. They are used on control panels incorporating telecoms, signalling or other specialised switchgear as well as signage and display products. Recent applications include information display packages designed for use during the 2012 Olympic Games events. All Icotek products are designed to simplify cabling procedures, while providing the maximum facility for retro modifications and subsequent maintenance, with minimum interruption to existing cabling products.

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Celebrating 50 Years of Quality, Service and Innovation

Opening its doors for business in 1961, the same year that The Beatles performed for the first time at the Cavern Club, Swansea-based Jones & Andrews Ltd is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2011 – a celebration that will not only look back at old friends and past successes, but also towards the future, with the company committed to retaining its position as one of the UK’s most respected and sought after shopfitting companies.

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Building Envelope Solutions

New branding, website and newsletter, bigger projects and a record turnover in the last financial year – it’s all change at St. Helens-based Longworth Building Services … except in some ways there’s no change at all: the North West’s leading building envelope contractor still offers the same unrivalled levels of quality workmanship, customer service and ground-breaking solutions!

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RDA Takes on Biggest Project to Date

Due to ongoing success within its stores, Debenhams is opening a new, large distribution centre on the Sherburn Distribution Park near Leeds in West Yorkshire.

The popular retailer has agreed a 27 year lease on a 667,000sqft warehouse unit, in a deal that is said to be the largest regional industrial property letting of the year. Work has already commenced on the colossal operation, and in April RDA Projects will start work on a four-level mezzanine floor and complex cartooned stock and hanging garment storage system.

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75 Years of Expertise Now Focused on the Environment

The Graham Group, the largest timber, plumbers’ and builders’ merchant in the UK can trace its history back a full 75 years to 1936 when it was started as Thomas Graham & Sons in Glasgow.

Today, after a series of ownership changes and acquisitions, it sits proudly at the top of the tree, as part of the Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Group, with between 200 and 300 sites, one of which is in Nottingham.

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ATK’s Unique Solutions to Air Tightness

ATK was born because of the frustration of Shaun Gallagher, a plumbing contractor of 20 years experience. “I got so fed up with having to send teams of guys back to jobs that have failed their ‘air tests’.

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Composite Doors from the Experts…

Homesafe Doors have been manufacturing composite doors here in the UK for over 20 years. All doors have the look and feel of a traditional timber door with a realistic grained appearance; and over the years have locked in a growing number of advantages that continue to make Homesafe the leading brand of customised composite doors.

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