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What it costs: Rainwater drainage
Keeping rainwater off roofs and away from buildings is essential to avoid inevitable damage and exorbitant repair costs. Peter Mayer of 星空传媒 LifePlans considers the costs and options for eaves gutters and rainwater downpipes
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FeaturesCamouflaged solar roofing: The power slate
Solar panels may be admirable, but they鈥檙e definitely ugly. Now two suppliers have launched products that look like simple roof slates.
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FeaturesPilkington is picked for Manchester
Glass maker Pilkington 星空传媒 Products has supplied its laminated glass product Optilam I to the transport interchange at the North Manchester Business Park.
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Product innovation
Current environmental thinking is geared to reducing carbon emissions. But what about all the other pollutants in the atmosphere?
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FeaturesDurable gutters
Rainwater systems manufacturer Marley Plumbing & Drainage has updated its range of gutters and downpipes so that they retain colour and gloss for longer than standard PVCu rainwater systems.
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FeaturesSnow protection
Aluminium roofing maker MR Site Services has launched a device to prevent snow falling from commercial roofs. Called Snowguard, it is an extruded aluminium section that fits on standing seam roofs. It is fixed to standing seams with a clip system to ensure that the roof remains watertight.
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Insulated decking
Insulation manufacturer EcoTherm has expanded its Eco-Deck range of insulated decking boards for the flat roofs of residential and commercial buildings by making the product available with timber certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council.
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FeaturesVented eaves protector
PVCu roofline maker Swish 星空传媒 Products has launched a protection system for vented eaves.
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Batten grading system
Timber importer John Brash has developed a quality control system that pre-grades roofing battens at the sawmill.
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FeaturesGrowth spurt
Green roofs are a rapidly expanding business for Greenfix. Its managing director, Mike Cottage, explains how they work and why the future is actually brown roofs.
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FeaturesTake a breather
DuPont Tyvek, part of the DuPont global conglomerate, was founded in Luxembourg in 1962. Its headquarters is still in Luxembourg City. Its UK business, which has operated since the late eighties, employs more than 20 people and its main market is for breathable roof membranes. Tim Smith, the UK鈥檚 national ...
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FeaturesGearing up
As the government prepares the ground for its long awaited nuclear new-build programme, engineers, programme managers and consultants are picking their teams to compete for the UK鈥檚 fastest growing market. Sarah Richardson looks at the main players
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Welsh wins keep Bovis on top of contractors table
Business barometer 鈥� Cardiff malls keep Australian firm clear of second-placed Laing O鈥橰ourke
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FeaturesComing to a universe near you
The Peter Harrison Planetarium is about to bring the mysteries of the cosmos to Greenwich park
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FeaturesThe testing of Kenneth Shuttleworth
How they made it聽It wasn鈥檛 easy, but a combination of 21-hour days and a decent helping of luck combined to make the man we know today.
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FeaturesSaving St George
Purcell Miller Tritton鈥檚 lavish 拢22m restoration has returned Liverpool鈥檚 grade I-listed St George鈥檚 Hall to its glorious past 鈥� just with fewer prisoners and hopefully more tourists.