UK Construction Week is just days away and a raft of heavyweight industry players have signed up to attend the inaugural show. Taking place from 6 - 11 October (with trade only days from 6 – 8 October) at the NEC in Birmingham, UK Construction Week has attracted tens of thousands of pre-registered visitors from the likes of Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Kier Group, Morgan Sindall, BAM … [Read more...]
Venetian Plaster – What Is it?
Venetian plaster is a widely used way of describing plasters that were manufactured in the north of Italy and primary in places like Venice. However, most people within this industry use the term Venetian plaster more as a technique or style rather than the actual product, and it can also be described as marble plaster or polished plaster, although not all finishes are polished up, yes it can get … [Read more...]
Knauf Facades simplifies school construction
Timely technical support reinforced with on-site inspections led to CRT Construction to choose SFS systems from Knauf Facades when engaged by Wates Construction in the project to build the £4.7 million Garston Manor SEN school in Watford. “The product is competitively priced but it’s the quality of the service behind it that makes the difference,” says CRT’s estimator Alan Brown. “The company … [Read more...]
JEWSON UNVEILS THE BIGGEST CUP IN RUGBY
In celebration of the Rugby World Cup, builders’ merchant, Jewson, has created a giant cup of its own. Inspired by a builder’s brew, the giant mug was unveiled by international rugby star, Neil Back, in the home town of the sport, Rugby, on the 23rd September. During the event, Neil was on hand to meet rugby fans and customers at the branch. The builders’ merchant also gave customers the … [Read more...]
A Guide to Choosing the Right Cornice
The cornice is a decorative structure made of plaster, which creates a smooth and aesthetic transition between the ceiling and the wall. The wall cornice can have many different styles, each one of which will give a unique look to the room. Elements such as room height, building style and plastering technique are all to take into consideration when deciding which cornice is the best suited style … [Read more...]
EXTERNAL WALL INSULATION FOR MIXED-USE REGENERATION DEVELOPMENT IN BARKING, LONDON
External Wall Insulation (EWI) by Saint-Gobain Weber has been specified for a large mixed-use development within Barking town centre in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The development faces Abbey Green and the historic Barking Abbey, a former royal monastery originally established in the seventh century and described as ‘one of the most important nunneries in the country’. The … [Read more...]
BRITISH GYPSUM HELPS INDUSTRY SPECIFY FOR SUCCESS
The British Gypsum White Book System Selector enables building designers and specifiers to quickly identify solutions that meet project requirements, and download all related documentation, including BIM files and .dwg CAD files. Originally launched in early 2014, the tool has recently been further developed to give construction professionals an improved way to specify the best solutions for each … [Read more...]
Knauf and Associated Architects collaborate on learning in style
Working in collaboration with Knauf – the UK's leading manufacturers of lightweight building materials and systems – Associated Architects were able to refurbish a wood-panelled university lecture theatre to a tight budget while remaining sympathetic to the original design. Arthur Thomson Hall is the principal medicine lecture theatre at the University of Birmingham, seating up to 500 … [Read more...]
CAREERS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT AT UK CONSTRUCTION WEEK
As students across the country get stuck into the new academic year, UK Construction Week is celebrating education and training of all kinds – highlighting that there is more than one way to build a successful and rewarding career in construction. Key to this is the UK Construction Week Career Centre, a dedicated area within the Build Show where house builders, construction firms and other … [Read more...]
Young Lady Plasterer Shares Her Terrible Ordeal
I came across a story online from a young lady called Melissa, who is a female plasterer and her story is terrible. However, I felt that it was a story that other ladies in the construction industry should read, and hopefully they will find other ways to protect themselves at work. From here on in the story is as Melissa writes. I am Melissa, and I am 23 years young. I am just a normal northern … [Read more...]
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