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SE Controls receives exceptional service from Barbour Product Search – naturallySE Controls, the UK’s leading supplier of specialist smoke and natural ventilation systems, tells us how the opportunities presented through Barbour Product Search and the service provided by the team has helped to widen the company’s exposure to their target market. Working in virtually every sector of the industry, from housing to commercial, leisure to retail, SE Controls offers a wealth of ... [more] Meet the Buyer: Open Day for Local Sub-Contractors Interested in £80m PFI ProjectMiller Construction and Cofely, as part of the Blue Light Partnership consortium is extending an invitation to subcontractors based in the Somerset and Avon area to an open day to find out more about becoming involved in the £80m Avon and Somerset Police Accommodation PFI Project. Subcontractors with experience working on medium to large sized projects are invited to attend The Exchange, Expres... [more] J D Neuhaus : Purpose designed BOP handling system with reduced profileA purpose-designed BOP handling system comprising twin air-operated monorail hoists, with a joint lifting capacity of 200 tonnes has been supplied by J D Neuhaus. These hoists are a special compact design which has been developed to suit on-site operational requirements and each hoist represents a 45% reduction in the horizontal profile length compared to the JDN standard EH-100 product. These ... [more] UK Housing Policy in a Derelict State says ScapeHousing is a hot topic at the moment. With the recently published new planning rules, there is much debate about whether the Government has gone far enough to encourage affordable housing developments so more low earners can step off rental or council tenancy lists and onto the property ladder. Scape, a local authority controlled company that delivers cost and time savings to public sector con... [more] SCAPE SET TO CONNECT AT BUILDING FUTURE EDUCATION (BFE) EVENT‘Connect,’ the UK’s first standardised fixed price schools extension will be launched in London at this week’s BFE exhibition, the country’s only dedicated event for the education space building sector. The new product is being brought to the education market by Scape, Derbyshire County Council (DCC) and Faithful+Gould (F+G) and brings together the procurement and design expertise of all th... [more] |
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