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The field of industrial doors includes many different models, and each one is conceived for specific uses and have special features. Let’s see some of the main types of industrial doors, their peculiarities and their most common applications! Sectional doors: one of the main peculiarities of these types of doors, which are also used in residential contexts, is their vertical opening. The fact that they open vertically brings a big advantage, since this permits to save space both in front and behind the door itself. Also for this reason sectional doors are very versatile and can be used in various different contexts. Sectional doors can be both manual and motorized (in this case they can be equipped with remote automatic control) and the safety of the lifting …

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CLOCS commends new national Vulnerable Road Users course for construction industry Considerate Constructors Scheme creates e-learning course on Best Practice Hub to achieve greater awareness of vulnerable road users London, United Kingdom, 18 January 2016: The Best Practice Hub – the construction industry’s free to access online platform for sharing best practice – has produced an e-learning course about Vulnerable road users. Launched on 9 January, the course is designed to increase knowledge and understanding of the risks construction activity can pose to vulnerable road users and provides practical methods which can be adopted to minimise these risks. It is available to all registered Best Practice Hub users. A fundamental part of the course is to provide participants with an understanding of CLOCS – the national standard for …

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5 tips for tackling a listed property restoration in 2017 If you have been thinking of getting your listed property spruced up, whether it’s an extension or re-structuring the foundations, there are fundamental things that you will need to consider before. Sarah Khan, a member of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) and Jonathan Clark who is a member of the RIBA conservation group share their top tips on approaching a listed building restoration. Be particular with restoration scale According to RIBA accredited Conservation Architect Sarah Khan if you plan on doing work to both the interior and exterior of the building, you’ll need to apply for listed building consent and planning permission. If your listed building is in a conservation area, you’ll need to…

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January 17, 2017 – Construction firms’ call handling standards have come into question as the result of a major new study into telephone practice. The research conducted by audio branding specialist PHMG, which audited 185 firms in the construction industry, discovered the large majority risk losing custom by subjecting customers to generic music and audio while on hold. Typically, waiting on hold is seen as a major bugbear but 54 per cent of construction companies still leave customers listening to nothing but generic music. A further 26 per cent subject them to beeps, while 16 per cent leave callers in silence and four per cent force them to listen to ringing. No companies were found to employ brand-consistent voice and music messaging – viewed as the best practice approach to handling calls …

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Councils across England are today finding out their share of £1.2bn local roads funding for the next financial year. Transport Minister Andrew Jones announced funding to improve roads, cut congestion and improve journey times includes money from the new National Productivity Investment Fund, announced in the Autumn Statement and the Pothole Action Fund. It also includes £75m which councils can bid for to repair and maintain local infrastructure such as bridges, street lighting and rural roads. The government has today also published further information about what the funding will be spent on – the latest step in the economic plan to stimulate the economy and build a country that works for everyone. A key part of this is putting in place improved transport links including …

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Kier and Galliford Try have together secured over £60m in Government funding to build affordable homes. The funding, which for the first time saw cash handed to contractors as well as housing associations, formed part of a £1.28bn tranche of first round grant awards under the 2016-21 Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme. Among the housing contractors securing Government support for the first time Kier bagged nearly £42m to deliver 1,378 homes, plus 335 associated but non-funded affordable homes.. Galliford Try was awarded almost £19m for 530 affordable homes, Keepmoat bagged nearly £18m for 439 homes and Lovell secured over £11m for 420 homes. Private builder Westleigh Developments was also allocated £48m of grant to build 1,590 new homes under the programme. The first round of…

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Considerate Constructors Scheme announces 2017 monitoring Checklist New Checklist brings greater focus on key issues of: tackling illegal workers encouraging an improved road safety culture   London, United Kingdom, 6 January 2017: The Considerate Constructors Scheme – the national Scheme to improve the image of the construction industry – has announced a new Monitors’ Checklist. The Checklist, which came into effect on 1 January 2017, is the key method which Scheme Monitors use to assess and score sites, companies and suppliers’ performance against the Scheme’s Code of Considerate Practice. The Scheme has identified two pressing issues requiring a more concerted effort from the construction industry – tackling illegal working and improving road safety. Although the 2017 Checklist has undergone minor changes in all five sections, there are new questions within the Specific Data section …

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Co-op has unveiled plans to spend £70m to open 100 stores across the UK next year. The expansion programme keeps step with major discounters like Lidle and Aldi which are expanding while the big four scale back their expansion plans. In the case of the Co-op, the retailer is entering the final stretch of a three-year turnaround programme following a period of turmoil mainly involving its banking group. The new convenience outlets would be predominantly based across London and the South East, with five stores opening in the capital before the end of March. Elsewhere in the country, stores will be appearing in Swansea, Kings Bromley in Staffordshire, Beverley in Yorkshire, Northfields in East Lothian and Sheffield. Stuart Hookins, who heads up Co-op’s…

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How to grow your construction company in 2017 When you look at some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs – we’re talking about the likes of Richard Branson and Steve Jobs here – the one thing they have in common is relentless ambition. They turned small startups into giant multinational corporations with eye-watering turnovers and profit margins by embracing a winning mindset that privileges innovation and development. Adopting a similar approach will also help you grow your construction company into an even more successful operation in 2017 – despite the shaky political and economic future the industry is facing. So your business doesn’t get stuck in a profit-destroying rut next year, we’re sharing a few top tips for careful expansion. Take a look. #1: project the right …

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Administrators of collapsed plant hirer Hewden have failed to find a buyer for the firm’s large crane fleet. Joint administrator Ernst & Young have now been forced to appoint auctioneers for a major fire sale of the large crane fleet and thousands of other items of construction equipment. All of Hewden’s plant assets are expected to take around four months to offload slowing down the recovery of funds for creditors of the ex-hire firm, which has been renamed HS Realisations in administration. The first of a series of planned auctions organised by Euro Auctions will start this month. The first be held in the south west of England on the 18-20 January, first at Redruth, then Newton Abbott followed by Swansea. The unreserved auctions of excavators, dumpers…

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