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New additions to Stelrad LST radiator range
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Low surface temperature radiators are increasingly being specified for buildings used by vulnerable people – in the main, either the young or the elderly – where safe heat is required. The leading supplier of LST radiators in the UK is Stelrad and the company has recently released two new additions to its already extensive range […]

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Polypipe’s ‘smart roof’ system bears fruit at Green Apple Awards
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Polypipe has won a Green Apple Environment Award in the annual international campaign by the Green Organisation to recognise, reward and promote environmental best practice. In the awards, Polypipe was recognised as a Green Champion for Environmental Best Practice. The award is for a group research project into ‘smart roofs’ and utilizing the installation of […]

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Selling, selling, selling…Sold
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Most people sell their souls, And live with a good conscience on the proceeds Almost 11 years to the day since Travis Perkins’ then CEO Geoff Cooper surprised the markets with a bid, subsequently successful, for the BSS Group, his successor bar one, Nick Roberts, has overseen the long-touted divestment of the Travis Perkins  Plumbing […]

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Solar Decathlon 2013: Stanford University Places Fifth …
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The prefabricated public module includes a kitchen counter and appliances, bathroom and laundry room, and a mechanical room with integrated electrical and plumbing systems. Exterior redwood siding and interior Douglas …

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Quality Plumbing Supplies – Aqua Touch (Pty) Ltd
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Another trusted supplier is BIOfloor who offer integrated under floor heating and cooling solutions. BIOfloor utilise advanced regulation systems, integrated design and renewable energy sources to develop a modern under …

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Soggy times
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For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place, The flood may bear me far There are times when I hate living in a hilly town. Usually when I’m trekking back from the station, in the cold and the dark and there just doesn’t seem to be enough puff left in me to get […]

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Singing the DIY blues
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity. I have had very little occasion in the last 25 years (how has it been that long?)  to write anything like the following sentence, “Travis Perkins posts pre-tax loss of £123m.” But last week I did, courtesy of the merchanting giant’s write-down of £246m of […]

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