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Charcon joins the Birmingham Cycle Revolution
Charcon Hard Landscaping, a division of Aggregate Industries, has joined Birmingham’s Cycle Revolution by supplying 955l/m of its award-winning Cycle Kerb for the city’s new, multi-million pound cycle highway. Birmingham City Council’s vision for its Cycle Revolution...
Human rights as well as health and safety are compromised by Grenfell-style combustible cladding
British Safety Council supports the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s challenge to the government over failure to protect lives The British Safety Council welcomes the challenge to the government that a failure to address the risk to life posed by flammable...
Benefits of a new home with all the inspired charm of a barn conversion
Luxury housebuilder Kebbell Homes has created stunning barn-style homes at its Harvest View development, in Bishop Monkton, North Yorkshire. Harvest View is a collection of classic stone farmhouses and barn-style inspired properties, hosting a mix of three, four and...
Low maintenance, hard wearing and sympathetic to the leafy common environment
Addagrip-approved contractor Limegate Ltd was appointed to carry out the resurfacing of the existing footpath by the stock pond in Wandsworth Common, situated in the London Borough of Wandsworth, South London. The park's pathways, consisting of old asphalt, were due...
Hard landscaping shapes visitor experience at Battle of Britain bunker
Charcon, the commercial hard landscaping division of Aggregate Industries, has supported the development of a popular visitor attraction, helping to shape the new Battle of Britain exhibition and visitor centre in Hillingdon, Greater London. The project, which was...
New South Bank show for ISO-CHEMIE tape
Hundreds of new low carbon family homes under construction in Leeds city centre will be fully protected against the elements thanks ISO-CHEMIE’s expanding foam sealing tapes. Windows and doors on more than 500 properties in the Climate Innovation District in Leeds’s...
Opening the doors to a shoppers’ paradise
GEZE UK is opening doors to more shoppers at Glasgow Fort which has recently launched a third phase of shops and leisure facilities at its out-of-town shopping and leisure complex. With more than 100 outlets and parking for 2,500, Glasgow Fort is noted for being one...
MK2 Broad Street recycling success with B and M Waste
MK2 is a leading niche commercial property investment practice based in Birmingham. Founded in 2013 MK2 work with a small group of clients comprising Institutional Investors, Property Companies, Private Investors, Charities and Corporate Occupiers. They procure the...
Talking chairs at Chester Zoo take you to a whole new world
Chester Zoo’s Wild Worlds Festival is officially open, bringing a new twist to teaching children about the animal world with nine interactive installations, including three giant talking chairs made from MEDITE TRICOYA EXTREME (MTX). Designed by artist Jane Revitt,...
Brighton Belle regains its crown
One of the landmarks of the Brighton seafront, the upmarket Abbotts Building, is once again watertight and guaranteed to remain so for 25 years now it has a new flat roof specified, manufactured and supplied by Icopal and installed by an Icopal- approved contractor....
Tomorrow’s office, today – UK’s first energy-positive office opens in Swansea
The UK’s first energy-positive office, which generates more solar energy than it consumes, will be opened at Swansea University on 21stJune. Buildings currently account for around 40% of UK energy consumption. This new building, known as the Active Office, points the...
Safeguard’s Stormdry EPC helps landlords meet energy standards
Safeguard Europe – the UK’s leading specialist in damp- and waterproofing, and masonry repair solutions – has developed a cost-effective system to improve the energy efficiency of solid-walled properties. The launch of Stormdry EPC comes as the new Minimum Energy...