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Svantek launches wireless whole-body vibration meter & analyser in a seat pad

Svantek – specialist in occupational health and environmental noise and vibration monitoring instrumentation – has launched a wireless whole-body vibration exposure meter & analyser in a seat-pad. The innovative SV 100A automatically detects the operator and is capable of taking unattended whole-body measurements in line with ISO 8041 requirements.

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Sky Garden create outdoor space for students in London

Finsbury Park required a wide range of systems for this outdoor space to be used by university students in London. Sky Garden had to use all their experience and expertise to successfully bring the components together to create this beautiful finished project.

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Industry leaders unite with ICE to fund exhibition and learning centre

Seven leading contractors and consultants have joined forces with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) to help fund a new state-of-the-art engineering exhibition and learning centre to help inspire the next generation of engineers and demonstrate the diverse career opportunities available to young people.

The exhibition and learning centre, which will open in 2016 at ICE’s London headquarters, forms part of ICE’s ‘Shaping the World’ appeal – an international campaign which brings together the greatest civil engineering minds across the globe to help alleviate the effects of major future challenges. The Shaping the World appeal  is funding other projects including a resilience lecture series and a report to be presented to the Hong Kong government exploring low carbon living for a high density environment beyond 2030.  Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal is Patron of the appeal.

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BALI’s new website is live and open for business!

The British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI), the UK’s premier trade body for the landscape industry, has announced that its new website at www.bali.org.uk is now live and open for business. Following an 18 month specification, design and testing period, the new website, which incorporates a complex membership management database, is now the hub of BALI’s operations.

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Essential Living and Conject win innovation and efficiency award

A leading developer of homes for rent is using cloud-based construction management software which last week won a major award for its innovation and efficiency. 

The Common Data Environment (CDE) software, by global provider Conject, manages the time, cost and quality on construction programmes by storing data in the cloud. Essential Living has been using it across a number of developments for rent. It won 'Best of Use of IT in a Construction Project' at the 2015 Construction Computing Awards last week.

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