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Ancon's Technical Seminars Now Available In Bite Size Webinars
Ancon has extended its technical services offering with the addition of webinars to complement a highly successful CPD-approved seminar programme of over 30 years. The first webinar available in the series is entitled The Correct Use of Wall Ties in Brick-to-Block Construction. ...read more
Second BBA Certificate Awarded To Knauf Insulation’s Earthwool RainScreen Slab
Knauf Insulation’s Earthwool RainScreen Slab has received a second certificate from the British Board of Agrément (BBA), this time for use behind masonry. The BBA certification applies to the use of Earthwool RainScreen Slab as partial fill thermal insulation on conventional steel-frame walls with ...read more
Monkey World Goes Bananas For Knauf Insulation Donation
Monkey World opened its doors in 1987 to home nine abused chimpanzees from Spain. Just three years later, the pavilions were built to house a further six rescued chimpanzees with the help of TV star Anneka Rice. The rescue centre is now home to 54 chimpanzees and over 200 other primates. At nearly ...read more
Simple Orientation Mark Enhances Classic Ancon Serrated Washer Design
Ancon has made a simple improvement to one of its smallest, but most utilised, stainless steel building components to benefit installers of its masonry support systems. An orientation guide, in the form of two horizontal square ridges, has been incorporated into the design of the classic serrated ...read more
Celebrating 25 years of Excellence in the UK
Construction connector manufacturer Simpson Strong-Tie is celebrating 25 years in the UK, helping people build safer, stronger homes and structures. Simpson launched its European operations from well-established beginnings in America, where founder Barclay Simpson created his first joist hanger back ...read more
Knauf Insulation’s Earthwool RainScreen Slab earns BBA certification
Knauf Insulation’s Earthwool RainScreen Slab has been certified by the British Board of Agrément for use in high-rise residential applications. The BBA certification follows the December 2018 update to Approved Document B, which mandates the use of non-combustible materials achieving a ...read more
Control Comfort And Compliance With New Danfoss OpenTherm Room Thermostat
Danfoss has extended its range of electronic room thermostats with the new RET2000-OT. This latest development provides modulating control of OpenTherm equipped condensing gas boilers and offers a simple way to comply with Boiler Plus. Fully compliant with the OpenTherm communications protocol, the ...read more
Ancon To Exhibit At Futurebuild 2019
At Futurebuild (5th – 7th March, London ExCeL), Ancon will showcase a range of products that are fully compliant with The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018 – the Government’s ban on combustible materials in external walls, following a review of fire safety in high-rise ...read more
British Gypsum Unveils Site Ready Skimming Course
British Gypsum is delighted to announce a new six-week Site Ready Skimming Course, which has been designed to provide participants with the skills needed to make an immediate contribution on site. The course was developed with the objective of supporting sub-contractors in upskilling their ...read more
Ferry Impressive Teamwork by British Gypsum and Nevill Long
British Gypsum and its specialist supply partner Nevill Long, part of the Encon Group, has supplied materials for a multi-million-pound regeneration of the Queen’s Hall in Dunoon, Scotland. The £12 million refurbishment project marks the culmination of an exemplary working relationship between clie ...read more
Knauf Insulation appoints Neil Hargreaves as Managing Director
Knauf Insulation has appointed Neil Hargreaves as its new Managing Director for the Northern Europe region. In his new role, Neil will be responsible for strengthening the company’s leading position in the mineral wool insulation industry. Previously, as Finance Director, Neil led a number of ...read more
The Consultant’s New Best Friend: Domus Ventilation Launches Specification Guide
Domus Ventilation, part of the Polypipe group, has launched an in-depth Specification Guide, covering its full range of award winning, energy efficient ventilation products for the domestic and light commercial markets, plus Best Practice Guides drawing on the company’s extensive knowledge in ...read more
Domus Ventilation Appoints National Specification Sales Manager
Domus Ventilation, part of the Polypipe group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shane Leather as National Specification Sales Manager. Shane’s appointment to this post forms part of Domus Ventilation’s well structured strategy to return to the specification sector following the ...read more
Control Danfoss Smart Heating Solutions With Alexa
Danfoss has launched a free Smart Home Skill for the voice-activated Alexa system. The Skill is enabled via the App for the Danfoss Link™ Central Controller or Danfoss TPOne-S™ programmable room thermostat. Once a pairing code provided by the App has been entered into the Alexa system, ...read more
Knauf Insulation Makes Specification Easier With New Solutions Guide
Knauf Insulation has launched its new Solutions Guide to make specifying the right insulation for every application quicker and easier than ever before. The guide features the company’s extensive range of non-combustible, high-performance insulation ordered by application. This means ...read more
Logistics Manager Wins Innovation Award For Industry First Lorry Safety Solution
In an industry first, a local logistics manager has been recognised for developing a winning solution which will help transform lorry safety. Kirk Ennis, who works as a Distribution Improvement Manager at British Gypsum’s East Leake site, has won an Innovation Award for his work on ...read more
Click On To Christmas With The Danfoss Advent Calendar Competition
Christmas is coming and the ever-popular Danfoss Advent Calendar online competition is back with a daily prize draw for some fabulous festive goodies from 1st December to Christmas Eve 2018. Entry is free and each day’s lucky winner will pick up one of 24 prizes. This year’s mega bundle ...read more
David Hall, National Technical Academy Manager, British Gypsum picks up Lifetime Achievement Honour at The Plaisterers Training Awards
British Gypsum is delighted to announce that National Technical Academy Manager, David Hall has been awarded The Lifetime Contribution to Training Award at this year’s Plaisterers Training Awards. The Plaisterers Training Awards recognise the contribution of training colleges or independent ...read more
85 New High Spec Volvo Vehicles Introduced to British Gypsum’s Fleet
British Gypsum, in partnership with CEVA logistics, has introduced a brand new fleet of high spec Volvo vehicles to its logistics portfolio to support its efforts in delivering a safe and sustainable transport network. British Gypsum, part of the Saint-Gobain Group, is the UK’s leading ...read more
Transforming the Delivery of STEM Education At University Of Birmingham’s Collaborative Teaching Laboratory
Completing the new Collaborative Teaching Laboratory (CTL) facility at University of Birmingham posed a number of technical and programme challenges. However, close collaboration between Grimes Finishings Limited, the University’s Clerk of Works and British Gypsum’s technical ...read more
Knauf Insulation completes £7m upgrade of Cwmbran Glass Mineral Wool plant
Knauf Insulation has completed a £7m upgrade of its manufacturing plant in Cwmbran, South Wales, which will increase its capacity by 6%. The improvements include a complete rebuild of the furnace at the heart of the plant. The work has been completed as part of a £200m investment programme to ...read more
British Gypsum Responds To Autumn 2018 Budget
David Hall, National Technical Academy Manager for British Gypsum responds to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn 2018 Budget. “It didn’t come as a surprise that Philip Hammond confirmed that the 10 per cent apprenticeship fees that small businesses had to pay will now be reduced ...read more
British Gypsum Finds The 2018 Driver Of The Year
The annual British Gypsum Driver of the Year competition recently drew to a close as 10 participants took part in the cumulative final at Palletforce’s SuperHub in Burton-upon-Trent. Accolades were presented for Driver of the Year, Most Improved Driver and Team of the Year. The British Gypsum ...read more
Raising Skill Levels With Galliford Try
When a titan of the construction industry, Galliford Try wanted to raise skill levels amongst its staff the company turned to British Gypsum and its Site Manager training course to get results. Reputation means everything for a large firm like Galliford Try. The company has built its name on over a ...read more
New Energy Efficient Domus Ventilation MVHR Wall Units Launched
Domus Ventilation, part of the Polypipe group, has launched the HRXE range of high performance Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) units for small to medium size residential properties. MVHR systems combine supply and extract ventilation in one system. They efficiently recover the heat ...read more
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