A Leeds based company that provides signage solutions throughout the UK, has gained a stronger foothold in the education sector. With five school and college projects commencing this week alone, Signlex now has a specialist education department to deal with this niche area.

Over the last year the Company has completed several successful developments for the Education Sector including; Dudley College/Dudley Sixth Form, Oakfield’s Community College, Middlesbrough, Lancaster Girls Grammar School, Leeds East Academy and Lakes College, Workington.  Works are currently underway at Watermill School in Stoke on Trent and Ormiston Horizon, Great Yarmouth.

Foam sealing tapes are featuring in a research project at the University of Sheffield that's enabling student architects to understand better the benefits of eco-products used in construction and new build projects.

RICS’ cost measurement tool, the New Rules of Measurement 1 (NRM1), has been adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to help with collecting reliable cost data across its construction projects.

Visitors attending events at the new Leeds Arena will be protected by an advanced fully integrated security and safety system, which has been designed and is being installed by Reflex Systems, based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

Commenting on the appointment, B&ES president Bruce Bisset explained that, having served as deputy chief executive of the Association (formerly the HVCA) since 2008, Mr Pettigrew had an unrivalled understanding of the Association and a deep appreciation of the needs of its membership.

A businessman who runs an asbestos removal company is in line for a national Institute of Directors award after winning the regional title in which he was described as the “standout candidate”.

A Yuill Homes’ site manager has been recognised for his exceptional site management skills, after winning the National House Building Council’s Pride in the Job Quality Award (NHBC) for the fourth successive year.

Steve Cook, 41, from Wolviston Village, has once again proven that he is amongst the best in the business by winning another NHBC Quality Award which aims to find Britain’s best run building sites.

At the €410 million Aviva Stadium in Dublin, more than 8,000m2 of Grace’s Preprufe® waterproofing membrane was chosen to deliver outstanding levels of watertightness – further enhancing the company’s reputation and proven track record for delivering waterproof protection at the world’s most important structures.

Construction industry training specialist Whitewaters Training Ltd has opened a new training centre in Blackpool. The centre offers top quality training and qualification assessment to individuals and companies working in the construction industries. 

Northcot Brick, one of the UK’s independent brick manufacturers, has launched a new high quality photographic ‘brick selector’ designed to simplify the specification of its range of wirecut, reclaim and handmade facing bricks.