On Sunday 29th September, Tom Foster, senior product manager at insulation manufacturer Saint-Gobain Isover, donned his running shoes and headed to Windsor Great Park in Berkshire to take part in the 31st Windsor Half Marathon. Tom formed part of a 13-strong team racing for charity on behalf of the company’s
Mapei has been awarded Energy Saving Trust recommended certification for its external wall insulation system, Mapetherm System. The system utilises sustainable alternatives to traditional insulation materials and demonstrates the firm’s ongoing commitment to providing sustainable building solutions, for both commercial and domestic application. Mapei’s product portfolio includes a comprehensive range
I have been contacted by a company that is hoping to re-launch a low suction plastic float specifically designed for sand, and cement renders. You know what its like you are keen to start rubbing up a wall but the wall is still sopping wet, and you have a ago anyway and
Plaster and drylining manufacturer, British Gypsum, has achieved independent Green Deal compliance certification from the British Board of Agrément (BBA) and has now launched its new Green Deal solutions and training package. The BBA approved systems include DriLyner RF, DriLyner TL, GypLyner Universal and GypLyner IWL. These specific solutions are
British Gypsum, leading manufacturer of plaster, plasterboard and drylining solutions, is calling for entries for its 2014 National Trophy Awards. The British Gypsum National Trophy celebrates craftsmanship and skills in traditional plastering and modern plasterboard systems, and is designed to recognise the contribution that contractors make to the construction industry.
Dulux Trade has launched a new guide designed to help professional painters and decorators advise their customers on protective coatings. The new ‘Protection Range’ guide brings together a range of paint solutions, each designed to guard against common challenges in the home, from the spread of germs, to mould and
Ten college leavers from Kent are benefiting from apprenticeships in drylining offered in a pioneering collaboration between Carillion, one of the UK’s leading support services companies, and its plaster and drylining products supplier Knauf. The apprentices are undertaking an 18-month training course – leading to a Level 2 NVQ Diploma
British Gypsum has launched a new high performance acoustic plasterboard. Gyproc SoundBloc F is the latest addition to the Gyproc SoundBloc family and offers all the acoustic properties of its sister products, but with added fire performance. Designed to fit into the manufacturer’s GypWall CLASSIC partition system, a single 15mm layer of the
The historic Oakum House at Pembroke Dock has been restored and made fit for offices in the 21st century using Knauf GIFAfloor, levelling the listed building’s uneven floors and enabling eco-friendly underfloor heating to be installed. A Grade II listed building, Oakum House now houses the offices and headquarters of
Architects and specifiers seeking credits for schemes such as BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) can now do so using a comprehensive range of products from Knauf – the UK’s leading manufacturers of lightweight building materials and systems. Under the responsible sourcing standard BES 6001, Knauf achieved a
PICS is the leading supplier of tools and materials to the pattern imprinted concrete industry in the UK and has an active Export arm as well. About 3-4 years ago PICS quietly launched Wallcrete to the imprinted concrete installers to give them another product to sell to their Homeowner customers,
Dulux Trade is celebrating after Bob Hooker & Son, who are Select Decorators, scooped a top prize at the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) Premier Trophy 25th Anniversary Awards 2013. The Daventry-based company walked away with the winning prize for the Small Contractor category at the awards, which are held
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