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CP Electronics’ new lighting control system makes configuration easy

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CP Electronics, the industry-leading designer and manufacturer of energy-saving lighting controls, has unveilled its next generation of Vitesse Plus, a seven-channel lighting control system specially designed for educational and commercial applications, as well as retail spaces.

Association for Project Safety seeks sponsorship for prestigious awards

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Having announced the launch of its ninth annual National CDM and Student Designer Awards earlier in March, the Association for Project Safety (APS) is now calling for corporate sponsors to support the prestigious event.

Previously part the association's annual conference, this is the first time the National CDM and Student Designer awards will be a celebration in its own right, allowing for corporate sponsors to cut through the noise of other marketing messages and demonstrate their support for inspirational good practice within the Design and Construction Health and Safety Risk Management sector.

IT company awarded UK Oracle Solutions Provider of the Year 2016

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Prōject (EU) Ltd, the Hemel Hempstead based IT company, has been nominated as the Business Excellence Awards as the UK Oracle Solutions Provider winner for 2016. Awarded by Acquisition International, this prestigious business excellence award recognises the leading organisation across the construction sector.

Publications update from The Concrete Centre

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As always, The Concrete Centre is on-hand to ensure that designing and building in concrete is as straight forward as possible by providing guidance and tools to support you. To this end, we have just updated several of our most popular guides, as well as producing new titles.

The risks faced by contractors in building contracts

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As all contractors will know, building contracts are fraught with risks. The contractor is at risk that he has or has not priced the job properly. Risks in relation to ground conditions usually fall on the contractor.

Delays by circumstances which do not carry an entitlement to an extension of time at all are at the contractor’s risk. Other delays carry an entitlement to an extension of time but not to money in the form of additional preliminaries or loss and expense, such as weather related delays.