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A BIM Library ‘first’ for British Sugar TOPSOIL

altBritish Sugar TOPSOIL, the UK’s largest supplier of topsoil to the construction, landscaping and amenity sectors, is the first, and only, topsoil manufacturer to have its product accepted as a BIM (Building Information Modelling) Object within the NBS National BIM Library. Planners, architects and construction professionals now have direct and immediate online access to the product’s data, which they can import into their project’s BIM-enabled software.

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Leeds College of Building's high standards are built on firm foundations

Leeds College of Building has successfully completed an extensive review by The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) that continually highlights the College’s success in preparing its students for employment. 

The QAA is an independent body entrusted with monitoring standards and quality in higher education establishments throughout the UK. Its review team, which consisted of staff and students from other higher education establishments throughout the UK, spent several weeks scrutinising all aspects of the College including academic standards and the quality of student learning opportunities. 

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Morgan Sindall reward XERVON Palmers performance at Heathrow

Top scaffolding contractors, XERVON Palmers have been praised for their scaffolding and access solutions at Heathrow Airport again – picking up a “Suppliers” award and an “Individual Achievement” award for the contracted work.

XERVON Palmers’ team of a dozen operatives have been working night shifts providing a 70m long and 35m wide tube and fitting scaffolding with a system and Kedar clad temporary roof on this highly technical job renovating the airport’s CIP Lounge over a 10 month period.

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XERVON Palmers scaffolding at Ovingham Bridge, River Tyne

Leading scaffolding contractor, XERVON Palmers, are in the middle of a contract for Northumberland County Council and the Department for Transport (DfT) providing access for the £3 million refurbishment of the historic Ovingham Bridge over the River Tyne, in the North East.

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Carbon Zero Consulting launch new website

Carbon Zero Consulting is delighted to launch its new website, designed to showcase the company’s breadth and depth of expertise in all areas of renewable energy technology and water and environment management. The new website at www.carbonzeroco.com provides a valuable source of information relating to renewable energy solutions including ground source heating and cooling technologies for which Carbon Zero Consulting is a leading provider throughout the UK.

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