Thursday, 01 September 2016 00:00

GEZE UK adds to sales team

Supporting customers by giving technical advice and specification guidance will be the focus for a new addition to GEZE UK’s sales team.

Tuesday, 01 November 2016 00:00

Avire appoints new Technical Director

Lift safety and communication specialist, Avire, has appointed Michael Stembridge as its new Technical Director.

For 25 years BREEAM has challenged the construction industry to do better, driving improvements in standards in all areas which have led to regulatory change. Martin Townsend, Director of Sustainability, BRE Global looks at how the assessment methodology will be likely to affect and interlink with future standards and best practice initiatives.

In October, Sektor Interior Solutions hosted a roundtable with figures from the design and construction community including AHR, IBI Group, MRL Design, Space Group and Travis Perkins. Here we explore what the discussion reported – in particular the drivers influencing the changing shape of our interior spaces and the opportunities that innovation presents.

Illumirail is a stylish and practical lighting application for incorporating into handrailing installations. With the choice of RGB, coloured and bright white LEDs, it doesn’t just aesthetically provide the finishing touch to any handrail project, it also offers a solution to safety and security issues surrounding dark stairwells and walkways. Illumirail can be fitted in wall mounted or post mounted handrailing.

GEZE UK, leading manufacturer of door and window control systems, has pledged its support to the very best of Scottish Architecture by sponsoring the RIAS Centenary and Awards Dinner having supported the RIAS Awards Dinner for the last two years.

FAKRO has been awarded a 2016 Red Dot Design Award for its DEF DU6 flat roof window.

P C Henderson has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Building Fabric Product’ category at the Housebuilder Product Awards 2016 for its innovative Securefold Ultra sliding door hardware. Award winners will be announced at a gala lunch at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham on 29th June.

Monday, 01 August 2016 00:00

Modelling Abet's laminates

Abet Laminati is delighted to announce that, as part of its ongoing drive to ensure ease of specification, Building Information Modelling (BIM) is now available across its core ranges in the UK.

Tidal Basin Road in East London, gateway to the soon-to-be regenerated Royal Victoria Docks area and a short stroll from the ExCel Exhibition Centre, is now home to a new twin tower glass-clad landmark building – the HOOLA.

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