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Groundhog Day at Mobile Mini as new range of units launched

Mobile Mini, a leading hirer of portable accommodation and secure storage containers, has strengthened its green credentials by launching a new range of industry-leading energy efficient mobile welfare units.

The company, with a network of 16 branches across the country, is now offering its construction industry customers the new Groundhog GP360 Fusion unit – the most innovative, cost effective and environmentally efficient mobile welfare unit of its kind.

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Go Geothermal announce price reductions to mark 10 year anniversary

October 2016 will be a significant milestone for Go Geothermal as it marks their 10 year anniversary of trading.

The company havee seen many changes in this time and whilst the business was never established based on the ground and air source technologies receiving government subsidies it’s heartening to see that the RHI tariff has remained largely un-effected by all the recent tariff reductions.

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Call for papers issued for Trees, People and the Built Environment 3

A call for papers has been issued for a major triennial international urban trees research conference. Trees People and the Built Environment 3 (TPBE 3) will take place on 5-6 April 2017, at the University of Birmingham, and follows on from acclaimed events in 2011 and 2014.

This year the conference will focus on two significant areas of research; Roads to Place - Why trees are an integral part of highway transport design on Day 1 and The Health Crisis – the role of trees in improving human health (Mental, physical, social and cultural) on Day 2.

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New IKO Polymeric website for everything on single ply

IKO Polymeric, the UK’s market leading single ply manufacturer has launched a new website, www.ikopolymeric.com. It’s the site to visit for everything about single ply roofing systems, from details of the latest projects to information about products and technical advice.

“Our new website is designed to give architects, specifiers, contractors and end-clients all the support they need for projects using single ply – whether that’s choosing between TPE or PVC membranes or exploring our unique pre-fabrication service,” explains IKO Polymeric’s Marketing Manager Buket Aydinlik. 

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Safehinge saves UK schools £20 million as concerns mount over costs

A Scottish company is making a major contribution to the problem highlighted by a recent Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) report on the amount of cash being wasted on school buildings in the UK.

While the RIBA study concluded that costs of £150 million could have been avoided if schools had been better designed, Glasgow company, Safehinge, has revealed that its products have saved an estimated £20 million in life costs for British schools since 2009.

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