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Birkett's construction law seminars

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Birketts' Construction and Engineering Team are holding their latest construction law seminar series in March. This free seminar is aimed at all parties involved in construction contracts and will look at the issue of delays and the legal and technical principles behind claims for extensions.

Environmentally-friendly new build homes launched in Tibberton

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An award-winning house builder who has launched two brand new `eco homes’ in Tibberton, Newport has sold its first property within weeks of completion.

Environmentally-friendly house builder Tesni Homes, with awards for both sustainable development and building excellence, has developed two creatively designed homes on the fringe of the sought after village of Tibberton, five miles from Newport, in a stunning setting close to the banks of the River Meese.

Rainclear listened and added to their Galvanised Steel Rainwater Range

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Rainclear pride themselves on offering the very best customer service and a wider choice of sizes, profiles and colours with Next Day delivery - so they have not only increased their stock ranges considerably over the past 12 months but have also, in response to requests, added a few useful accessories to the stylish and affordable Galvanised Steel Rainwater range, for example: -

London waste expert urges builders to recycle

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With around 100 million tonnes of rubbish coming from the construction sector annually, one waste removal expert is urging builders to clean up their act and go green.

Harsha Rathnakaye from London-Junk.co.uk has been collecting commercial rubbish in the capital for over nine years.

He aims to recycle over 80% of the rubbish he collects and says builders should be trying do the same.

New market-leading online platform set to transform asset finance market

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Independent financial services broker Midlands Asset Finance has today launched a new online platform which aims to simplify the process of sourcing and applying for asset finance.

Asset Finance Compared is a website which compares a wide panel of funders in three easy steps to offer a competitive, instant quote at the touch of a button.

Flexcrete’s 851 coating stands the test of time for 28 years

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Chloride attack is one of the primary causes of damage on reinforced concrete structures and independent tests have confirmed that Flexcrete’s Cementitious Coating 851 provides an effective barrier to chlorides for at least 28 years.

In 1988, a 2mm thick film of Cementitious Coating 851 was applied to a concrete slice and sealed in a chloride ion diffusion cell and it is still going strong some 28 years (10,179 days) later. Ongoing tests carried out in the laboratory at the VINCI Technology Centre in Bedfordshire show that the barrier properties of 851 have not changed after a test period spanning the ongoing 28 years.

HoloLens - the future of construction from Trimble and Cambridge University

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November saw the announcement of the release of Trimble’s SketchUp Viewer to the Windows Store, the first broadly available commercial Microsoft HoloLens application. Trimble is using HoloLens and SketchUp Viewer to bring mixed reality to the construction industry, enabling Architecture, Engineering Construction and Operations (AECO) professionals to extend the value and investment that they have already made in 3D modeling. SketchUp Viewer on HoloLens allows people to inhabit their designs in a natural and immersive way, creating improved collaboration and a better understanding of designs in real scale. This exciting collaboration was the first application of its kind and, as it turns out, just the beginning!

Hunt for fresh young talent as popular competitions return

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Following on from its successful launch last year, the RHS are once again on a mission to find the best emerging Landscape and Plant Design talent with the RHS Young Landscape Contractor (supported by BALI) and RHS Young Planting Designer 2017 competition.

Held at the fantastic RHS Flower Show Tatton Park in Cheshire, the popular competition will return for its second year in 2017, offering budding young talent the platform and support to display their planting and landscaping talents.

Is sport sponsorship a flawed strategy or a marketing masterpiece?

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With all the controversy surrounding professional sports, and in particular football, why would any unrelated business want to get involved and associate their brand through sponsorship?

It’s a question that many have asked and attempted to answer, but an agreed conclusion has never really been reached and hence the debate rolls-on.

In some quarters, the risk of being caught up in high-profile scandals, or at the focal point of Journalists, TV and Radio ‘pundits’ intentionally trying to scare monger or create a perceived negative story,is just too much of a gamble.

Colin Butt buys Palmers Scaffolding

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The UK’s oldest scaffolding contractor, Palmers Scaffolding – formed in 1880 by Edwin Palmer – has a new owner, British entrepreneur Colin Butt who runs a number of established business from his UK base at Aviation House, Aviation Park, Chester.

In a divestment process at the end of 2016 (which came into effect January 4th 2017), the leading scaffolding and access solutions brand Palmers was sold to businessman Colin Butt by previous German owners XERVON GmbH, who were looking to off-set some of their non-EU businesses, post Brexit.

Don’t waste your time...

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No matter what way you look at it, your waste is never going to be a glamorous part of your business, so definitely isn’t an area you will want to be spending time setting up, negotiating with salesmen or chasing collections.

Yet, with the festive period only just passed and cancelled schedules experienced, you’ll also recognise the inconvenience a build-up of waste could have on space and hygiene to your working environment, not forgetting the impression it may leave with your existing or potential customer base.

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