We have all been there, having to leave for work at 4am on a cold Monday morning to subsequently do a full 8 or more hours waving at walls and ceilings and then have a long drive back home and not get in until 6,7 or even 8pm. Your day rate that your gaffer pays you then soon works out to be pretty terrible when you divide out the hours and what you get paid, and most of the time you feel a burger … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
Saint-gobain Weber Delivers New Identity For Camden’s Denton Estate
Saint-Gobain Weber’s External Wall Insulation (EWI) has been specified in Camden Council’s dramatic refurbishment of the Denton Estate, Camden, North London. The low-rise estate is a major community formed of 19 four-storey apartment blocks together providing 127 homes. Located on the corner of Malden Crescent and Prince of Wales Road, Denton Estate was constructed in 1965 using a cast concrete … [Read more...]
Construction Trades Call For Government Support
Tradesmen have called on the government to protect the industry from future recessions, as part of a roundtable discussion hosted by UK Construction Week in association with Checkatrade. The event, which was chaired by TV personality and Checkatrade Ambassador Craig Phillips, brought together a cross-section of tradesmen from around the industry to discuss the key topics affecting construction … [Read more...]
Busy First Half Of Year & Continued Optimism For UK Trade Professionals
UK tradesmen and women remain optimistic for the next 12 months following a busy first half of the year, according to multi-channel retailer, Screwfix. The majority (85%) of plumbers, electricians, builders, carpenters and other tradesmen questioned in the latest Trade Pulse* report, say they expect business to remain at the same level or to improve over the next 12 months, with more than a … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Offers Quick Fix With New Wall Solution
British Gypsum has launched an innovative wall solution targeting the homeowner to offer installation flexibility, greater durability and improved acoustic performance. Lifestyle Wall has been created through the development of a new plasterboard, Gyproc Habito, which with a reinforced core, is five times stronger than standard plasterboard. Gyproc Habito is installed like standard … [Read more...]
U Protect Black Alu: Increasing Building Safety Through Innovation
The latest Government figures*, suggest there are over 22,000 fires in UK non-domestic buildings every year. The Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA) estimates that a quarter of these can be attributed to cooking and extraction appliances. To confront this, and protect UK buildings when a fire does break out, leading insulation manufacturer, Saint-Gobain Isover, has launched an … [Read more...]
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