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Judging for the Structural Timber Awards now underway

Over 160 entries across 14 categories have been submitted to this year's Structural Timber Awards and it looks like it is set to be a competitive and major inaugural event.

The judging process has commenced with submissions from the likes of ARH, Arup, B & K Structures, Engenuiti, Fordingbridge, HESS Timber, Kingspan Insulation, Morgan Sindall, Prewett Bizley Architects, Ramboll UK, SIG RoofSpace, Stora Enso and Wiehag. The winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony on 06 October at the NEC, Birmingham following the shortlist announcement on 01 July.

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Rainclear Systems Ltd – Heritage, Quality and Expertise – we care about the detail

Rainclear Systems is well known as an online retailer, and the UK’s leading distributor of metal guttering and downpipe products, so you might be surprised to discover there’s a team of experienced, knowledgeable personnel at the end of the phone too.

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Lightweight roof on activity centre brings award nomination

A lightweight steel roof installed by Metrotile UK on a leisure facility in Wiltshire contributed to a sustainable project which has been nominated for a regional award.

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Sundolitt releases new UK specifier support literature for XPS

Sundolitt – the UK arm of Sunde Group, Europe’s leading polystyrene products manufacturer – has launched a new set of specifier support literature aimed at helping construction and civil engineers, building contractors, architects and building materials distributors to select quickly and easily from a wide range of options of density, thickness, size and format of XPS board to suit every application. 

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Longworth launches solar division - Redsky Solar

Leading building envelope specialist Longworth has launched Redsky Solar to combine expertise in roofing with a full rooftop Solar PV design and installation service.

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