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The Scotchkote Coating range of products from 3M provides long term protective coating solutions for assets operating in a range of industry sectors.
Based in South Cerney, Gloucestershire, IDHL is 3M’s first Authorised Partner in the UK for its full range of Scotchkote products, which include 3M Scotchkote Liquid Roof Membrane Systems which can provide up to 25 years’ protection for flat roof systems and are suitable for both new build and refurbishment projects. Scotchkote roofing systems c... [more]
Despite the immediate area having been earmarked for regeneration since the late 1990s, the recent extension of the Crossrail scheme to Woolwich has provided renewed impetus for the redevelopment scheme which will include building a supermarket, 1000 flats and Greenwich council’s new civic offices on the site where Peggy Middleton House once stood.
Demolition and dismantling specialist 777 Group has recently completed a major project in the centre of London using two giant, 140 tonne Hitach... [more]
With time, UV rays, solar heat and visible light can irreversibly fade fabric and upholstery on couches, chairs, rugs and other valuable items inside homes such as wallpaper and natural wood floors.
3M has introduced of an extension of its line of sun control window film products. 3M Prestige Exterior Window Films is a new series of high performance sun control films comprising several hundred ultra-thin layers based on a unique nano technology
3M Prestige Exterior Window Films feature:
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4 U Recruitment has extended its offering worldwide with the launch of Crane-Jobs.Com, a new division specialising in crane jobs and heavy lifting projects around the globe.
In 2010, 4 U Recruitment saw its annual turnover increase 33 percent, despite economic pressures in the sector. Crane-Jobs.Com is specifically dedicated to the heavy lifting sector and its various disciplines in construction projects around the world.
Managing Director, Nigel Lewis, said: “With the world’s constructi... [more]
The quest for reduced carbon emissions from buildings - and therefore a lower level of air changes - has in recent times created a general increase in 'building tightness': new and restored buildings fail to 'breath' properly, leading to a general moisture build-up which in turn results in the health concerns of mould and rot or decay.
Building Forensics has received many requests to investigate sick or tight building syndrome since a recent appearance on ITVs 'Buildings From Hell'. The progr... [more]
Only 30 per cent of health and safety managers think that essential protective equipment is always worn on construction sites, reveals a specialist survey. Managers on Olympic sites could hold the key as to why - 36 per cent reckon that work safety gear is just not macho enough.
The report, commissioned by diversified technology company and personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturer, 3M, shows the battles that health and safety managers face in the construction industry to get their wor... [more]
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