AFI has gained Achilles UVDB (Utilities Vendor Database) accreditation, enabling them to join the biggest utilities supplier online management community in the UK.
Over 1,500 individual buyers from over 80 UK utilities companies, such as National Grid, Manchester Airport and Scottish Power, use Achilles UVDB to find suitably qualified suppliers allowing them to manage supply chain risk and comply with EU regulations.
Britain’s largest industry survey of its kind has exposed a lack of accreditation knowledge among those working with lead in the construction industry.
This is one of the key takeaways from the UK-wide survey of more than 250 lead merchants and end users, commissioned by Midland Lead and conducted by Firebrand Insight, an independent research consultancy.
With customer expectations soaring, Spain’s top developers are pushing the envelope in terms of build quality, interior design specification, world-class facilities and innovative after-sales packages. There’s never been a better time to buy off-plan.
An award-winning firm of steel fabricators has unveiled a new range of products to provide vital protection for people working in below ground outlet pipes.
Fabweld Steel Products (FSP) has launched FAB GRAB™ safety chains and fixing sets, to complement its existing range of steel products for the construction industry to prevent maintenance workers from being swept downstream.
Offering a chain breaking force of 30kN and a proof force of 15kN, it is positioned across the outflow pipe at the end of the channel, giving a crucial point to grasp in the event of an emergency.
FSP has developed the FAB GRAB range in close partnership with water utility companies to meet guidelines including Sewers for Adoption 7th edition and Highways Agency F10.
For housebuilders and developers looking to add value to their new or refurbished properties, Rotarad’s radiator valve access kit, which allows access to the space behind the radiator, perfectly fits the bill.
Rotarad gives quick and easy access to the space behind the radiator
Setting new standards
Successfully launched at this year’s Totally Tools and offering a host of clear benefits, including the opportunity to decorate thoroughly and raised hygiene standards since the easy accessibility allows harmful bacteria, dust and other irritants that can trigger allergies to be much more frequently removed, Rotarad is the result of extensive market research and product testing.
Fully compliant and easy to install
Fully compliant with all current EU quality and health and safety regulations, Rotarad is easy to install and is suitable for all sizes of conventional radiator.
Malcolm Keeling, product creator said, ‘Rotarad will allow developers to provide added value and a real point of difference to their potential house purchasers, recognising its ongoing practical benefits offers once fitted.’
Rotarad is available at independent plumbing and heating merchants, DIY outlets as well as via Rotarad direct.
For more information on the Rotarad radiator convertor kit, visit www.rotarad.com or call 01782 385152.
Even the smallest buildings can be of critical importance to their users, especially in relatively isolated communities. The performance and reliability of Advanced’s MxPro fire alarm panels has seen them installed in another remote coastal location, the Atlantic Islands Centre on Luing, off the west coast of Scotland.
When undertaking a building project, construction managers can often be faced with multiple decisions about which supplier to choose. However, one company is making this process easier.
Giacomini UK has recently seen an increase in requests for a combination of its services to be used on sites. The company is already firmly established as a leading UK supplier of heat interface units, as well as a specialist in providing a unique complete underfloor heating package, taking projects from manufacture (with three production plants, all based in Italy), through to design and installation via its UK wide network of approved UFH installers. Recent new projects and enquiries have seen an increase in calls for the two services to be combined and sees Giacomini leading the way in the industry in offering a joint package.
If you were to ask someone working in the construction sector if they knew what R&D was, they’d probably say yes. However, if you pressed them to explain how someone in their industry might be taking advantage of research and development tax credits, there’s a good chance they’d struggle.
A “can do” attitude from design engineers at shipping container specialist S Jones Containers proved the winning formula when they were asked to come up with a design for a workshop and test facility for Groundforce Shorco.
Clients and facilities managers required to meet the updated Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM 2015) when embarking on a roof refurbishment need look no further than Sarnafil Plus, Sika Sarnafil’s flagship refurbishment offer.
