Naylor acquires AMCO Plastics

With effect from Friday 12 July, Naylor Drainage Ltd has acquired Wath-on-Dearne based plastic extrusion business Amco Plastics Ltd which currently has a turnover of £4.4m. Naylor is a fourth generation family business based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire; the company... View Article

Green Deal ‘Could lead to deadly summer overheating’

Temperatures could soar to dangerously high levels in some homes insulated under the government’s flagship Green Deal scheme, experts have warned. Energy-saving measures designed to save on winter fuel bills and protect the environment could pose a risk to health... View Article

Xpelair put users in control

Xpelair Ventilation Solutions has launched the ConneX range of RF (radio frequency) controls – the ideal command solution for the commercial and housing markets that puts users in complete control of their ventilation requirements. The battery-less ConneX controllers can be... View Article

UK’s first zero-cost energy park wins two awards

Britain’s first zero-cost energy park at Armstrong Point in Wigan has received further industry recognition with two awards at the North West Regional Construction Awards 2013. Submitted by building contractors Tolent Construction and partners Kingspan Renewables, the £2.7million project from... View Article

Construction product sales bounce back in Q2

The Construction Products Association’s latest State of Trade Survey released today indicates that sales of construction products recovered slightly during the second quarter of 2013. This recovery was driven principally by exports and a ‘bounce’ following a Q1 slump which... View Article

New REHAU CoolBoard chilled ceiling system

REHAU has just launched a new chilled ceiling system designed to provide a cost effective and energy efficient heating and cooling solution in commercial environments with suspended ceilings. REHAU CoolBoard is the first one piece system in the UK with... View Article

World class badminton centre to open on Tyneside

Work is underway to build a new specialist badminton centre in Newcastle’s West End which could help to produce a new generation of Olympic stars on Tyneside. Designed by North East practice Gradon Architecture and built by STP construction, Tyneside... View Article

Free CPD guide to BIM available from Mitsubishi Electric

Mitsubishi Electric has launched a free, CPD-Accredited guide to Building Information Modelling (BIM) to aid understanding of this new method of collaborative working in construction. BIM methodology allows different project teams and building occupants to share a virtual, computerised model... View Article