Please see Construction Updates December 2022 issue, Showcasing the most exciting Products, Services and Innovations in the Building and Design Industry.

DIFFERENCES OF GLASS SPECIFICATION – IMPORTANT

At 1st Folding Sliding Doors, we provide glass options for various glass products. Please note the minimum glass standard we use is heat soaked toughened glass in all our roof glazing and structural glass. However, Detailed below is a description of what safety glass options are available and their advantages and disadvantages.

The UK’s leading manufacturer of foil insulation products is supplying hundreds of thousands of rolls of insulation to major retailers as households hurry to cut their energy bills.

SuperFOIL Insulation, a family-owned business based in Lincoln, is producing enough RadPack radiator reflectors to insulate 30,000 radiators per month, with Aldi, Wickes, Wilko, The Range, Yorkshire Trading Company and Travis Perkins each placing bumper orders for their range of DIY insulation.

The UK’s number one trade kitchen and joinery supplier, Howdens, has moved closer towards its ambition of creating zero emissions by switching 96% of its depot network over to clean, renewable energy.

Established in 2018, Monster Mesh has worked in the event and construction branding sector since inception and is now an established market-leader in this field. Their friendly and approachable nature, combined with expert design solutions tailored to individual needs means they have grown year on year, impressing customers with their quality of service.

Makita has released its latest heated jacket, helping to protect wearers against the elements. Powered by the reliable 18V LXT battery, this new warm and stylish jacket is a must-have for cold, harsh jobsite environments, or for outdoor leisure in the cold winter months.

The latest DCJ205 heated jacket is here to offer maximum comfort and durability. Thanks to the five heating zones, users benefit from continuous warmth in the chest and back areas whilst also having control over the three heat level settings.

The partnership will see Duravit collections such as ME by Starck, D-Neo, Duravit No.1, Vero and DuraSystem be available from UK Bathrooms.

UK Bathrooms, the UK’s leading online store for premium bathroom products, has announced an online partnership with luxury bathroom brand Duravit.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust has opened an extended histopathology laboratory at the Royal Victoria Hospital as part of a five year plan to improve facilities for staff and care for patients.

To deliver on the commitment to create resilient environments, whilst reducing its carbon footprint and saving energy, the new facility is ventilated using grilles and diffusers from the UK’s leading air movement specialist- and Blackpool manufacturer- Gilberts.

Increasing environmental responsibilities and sustainability targets are driving the construction industries ongoing needs for cost effective, easy to use solutions for dealing with wastewater onsite. Sites need quick replies, concise information, simple transactions and deliveries without hassle. For the past 9 years Kelly Tanks has enjoyed providing all of these whilst building a large customer base, expanding their team and facilities, and responding to customer demand with innovative new products year on year.

Family-run hire and contracting firm, Monk Plant Hire, has added five new Yanmar excavators to its growing rental fleet.

Supplied by Ben Burgess, Yanmar’s dealer for Leicestershire, Nottingham, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, the new models are already operational on job sites across the region.

Seven new roles have been created at RECOM Solutions, strengthening its team amid a period of bumper growth. Andy Mellor has joined RECOM as finance director with a remit that includes providing strategies and implementing procedures to facilitate further growth for the business, which is based at Salford Quays.

Nottingham-based architects and interior designers, Marchini Curran Associates, has appointed Sara Saadouni as architect and Lauren Leyva as architectural assistant, as part of its plans for growth.

From garden shed to global success – Titon Hardware celebrates its 50th year anniversary this week.

Incorporated in 1972 following the creation of the first Titon product, a window casement stay, John Anderson created Titon Hardware from his garden shed in Feering, Essex.

It is estimated that every 30 seconds, somewhere in the world, one worker dies as a result of exposure to hazardous substances. Air sampling pumps, once calibrated, can help protect the workforce by quantifying personal exposure and ensuring compliance with regulatory limits.

When Best UK Transport needed another concrete mixer truck for work in and around London, owner-driver Andrei Balean returned without hesitation for a second eight-wheeled Mercedes-Benz Econic.

“For this application there’s nothing to touch the Econic,” he said. “It combines the reliable, cost-effective performance for which Mercedes-Benz is renowned, with fantastic visibility from the low-entry cab.”

‘Suit Up’ in Layers for consistent comfort and protection in cold and wet weather.

You’ll get ‘head to toe’ functionality and protection with Snickers Workwear’s ergonomic base layers, insulating mid layers and weather-protective outer layer clothing.

Built in Hertford in the 1990s, Network Homes’ Colebrook Court provided 14 one- bed flats to the area for years, but local population growth prompted a need for larger, affordable family homes to deliver greater value to residents.

by Matthew Westby, Director, Clear Safety

At a time when energy prices are reaching an unprecedented high, those responsible for the building and maintenance of social housing stock will be keen to identify any potential strategies capably of delivering cost savings.

Toe Guard delivers great value for money as well comfort and protection – affordably.

The timeless designs of Toe Guard safety shoes are complimented by their uncompromising focus on safety and wearer-wellbeing.

by Wojciech Brożyna – MD of Aluprof UK

Rapidly growing into a global player in the architectural aluminium systems market, Aluprof recently held its fourth International Building of the Year awards in Warsaw.

Of the fifteen projects put forward by Aluprof UK, Erskine House in Belfast won one of the top three International Awards from a total of sixty two shortlisted projects.

Developers have made their own commitment to zero-carbon homes, building their own concept homes that go beyond the government’s Future Homes Standard.

Toe Guard delivers great value for money as well comfort and protection – affordably.

The timeless designs of Toe Guard safety shoes are complimented by their uncompromising focus on safety and wearer-wellbeing.

CHAS Managing Director Ian McKinnon outlines how adoption of the Common Assessment Standard has gathered pace since its rollout began in 2019 with multiple major contractors now specifying the scheme and explains why now is the time for contractors who haven’t yet taken the assessment to embrace the scheme.

A report has found that improving employee participation in health and safety, educating and training the workforce and implementing a safety culture are the main health and safety priorities for the businesses surveyed.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is cracking down on schools across England and Wales in a bid to assess how leaders are managing the risks from asbestos.

The GB Health and Safety Executive has recently published a revised version of its fire safety in construction (HSG168) document.