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Direct electric heating: a real low-carbon alternative for construction

6cd72b2c10b4c33ce627fa0ac6622b28A new report from ThermoSphere – ‘Working towards Net Zero’ – sheds light on the attitudes toward direct electric heating in the construction industry, with many preferring it as a means of retrofitting small homes and apartments. Alistair Bell, ThermoSphere’s managing director discusses the mood in construction, and the industry’s opportunity for growth.

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Experiential learning for industry

0n6847Constructionarium is a not-for-profit organisation based within a 19-acre bespoke training facility in Norfolk. Over the past 19 years, its core business has been to provide essential practical programmes for Built Environment students in higher and further education who lack practical application by “Turning Theory Into Practice”.

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100 Bishopsgate – winner of RIBA London Award 2022

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Szerelmey are proud to share that 100 Bishopsgate has recently won the RIBA London Award 2022. Based not just on the externals, but the judges were also impressed by the internals, installed by Szerelmey. These feature striking vein matched Lasa marble and basalt flooring. Congratulations to the team at 100 Bishopsgate and to everyone involved who worked hard on this lovely project.

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Mobile Mini offer path to a safer workplace

With a national network of 16 site locations nationwide, over 40,000 units and supplying over 17,000 customers, Mobile Mini offers the largest UK-wide provision of site accommodation and secure storage solutions.

Transporting and lifting containers, undertaking repair, fabrication and fittings, alongside welding and joinery all demand one thing – the highest possible standards of operational excellence.

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Colleges merge to form largest college group in the South East

Chichester College Group (CCG) and Greater Brighton Metropolitan College have today (1 August 2022) formally merged.

The merger sees the CCG become the biggest college group in the south east region and one of the strongest in the country, providing high quality learning opportunities for more than 25,000 students.

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