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Expert advice at conference for specialist contractors

If you've made a profit of £1 then you made more money than Balfour Beatty, Vinci Plc and a number of other main contractors did last year! That was one of the messages delivered to over 100 Specialist Contractors at their exclusive “Win Work-Get Paid-Make Money” Conference in Nottingham this week.

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Liven up landscapes with Bituchem's Colourtex surface

Hard landscaping specialists, The Bituchem Group has created a colourful and decorative surfacing material to brighten up any project or landscaping scheme.

The company has designed its Colourtex material using fully bound natural aggregates in a range of vivid colours to give the same durable qualities as standard tarmac with a long-lasting vibrant finish.

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Web traffic boost for Lancashire hose makers

A pioneering North West hose manufacturer is aiming to increase its business flow – with a brand new website.

Richards Hose, of Roman Way, Ribbleton, Preston is world famous for making industrial hoses and couplings for everything from firefighting equipment and water irrigation hoses to lay flat hoses for the shipping, mining and construction industries world-wide - they even make the power hoses for Flyboarding - the booming jet pack taking the world of watersports by storm.

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NASC and CISRS exhibition success at Safety & Health Expo 2015

The NASC and CISRS have successfully exhibited at the UK’s largest and leading health and safety event at London’s ExCeL – the Safety & Health Expo, June 16-18.

The event attracted around 15,000 delegates and 350 exhibitors and saw keynote speeches at the linked IOSH conference from Baroness Karren Brady, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, OBE and Sir Chris Hoy.

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Solid Wood Solutions to go back-to-back with Fabric First

Organisers of the Solid Wood Solutions conference and exhibition have today announced that the event will now be held the day after the Fabric First Event at the Inmarsat Conference Centre, London, on the 16 September.

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