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Colin Felton

Start with the washroom for good business image

Here’s a fact to chew over: did you know, that three out of four customers said they would never return to a restaurant with a dirty washroom? The survey conducted by Harris Poll shows how highly we value the cleanliness of sanitary facilities in the public arena. Is it because, in our minds ...



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Colin Felton Posted on March 22nd, 2018

Renewable Heating Incentive

Have you ever thought it would be great to be paid for doing nothing? Well if you have certain types of boiler that’s almost exactly what you do writes Krysta Jackson So, What Is The Renewable Heating Incentive? Owners of solar panels and other microgeneration equipment will be ...



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Colin Felton Posted on March 19th, 2018

Creating change in modern homes

Since its founding in 1988, Baumit’s key driver has been the desire to help create beautiful, energy-efficient and healthy homes. Everybody deserves to live in beautiful, affordable and healthy surroundings. Our four walls provide protection for our families, and these are the qualities that ...



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Colin Felton Posted on March 15th, 2018

Training the construction workforce of tomorrow

In addressing the country’s long-standing housing issue during the recent budget, Chancellor Phillip Hammond revealed 300,000 was the magic number in terms of new homes that needed to be delivered each year to meet affordable housing needs. The figure, which was established in conjunction ...



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Colin Felton Posted on March 13th, 2018

Climate change and our carbon footprint

Global warming issues are once again in the news and we all watched with interest, developments at the World Economic Forum in Davos where the evidence is loud and clear, that we have an urgent need to curb emissions if we are going to come anywhere near the ambitious 2050 climate change targets. ...



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Colin Felton Posted on March 8th, 2018

How long before new legislation forces the bitumen felt market to change?

Bitumen has always had a bit of a bad record when it comes to getting an excellent fire rating. It must be emphasised of course that there are many products that contain bitumen, probably our oldest and still one of the best waterproofing materials available, that are hard to ignite even with ...



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Colin Felton Posted on March 1st, 2018

Cold weather concreting - how to avoid common mistakes

January saw the lowest temperatures in the UK since February 2016, and with the potential for more cold snaps on the way, it’s a good time to review the procedures for placing concrete in cold weather. If young concrete is allowed to cool to below freezing temperature, it is very likely that ...



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Colin Felton Posted on February 22nd, 2018

Magnetic drilling projects - eight key safety rules

The demand for magnetic drilling services is increasing rapidly across the world with each passing day. Magnetic drilling is the process of creating accurate holes on ferrous metals with the use of heavy duty drilling machines and specialized equipment. It’s very important that magnetic ...



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Colin Felton Posted on February 21st, 2018

More must be done to protect livelihoods from fire

London Zoo. A furniture storage unit on Cranford Street, Smethwick. A block of flats on Joiner Street, Manchester. A multi-storey car park in Liverpool. Woburn Safari Park. Listers Land Rover, Solihull. What do these six seemingly disparate locations have in common? Each has been the victim of fire ...



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Colin Felton Posted on February 9th, 2018

Ageing housing stock stands proud in 21st Century

Failing roofs, car parks and walkways are a fact of life. However, when this vital infrastructure forms part of a well-populated social housing development, failure to address deteriorating pathways and the like before major damage sets in can lead to huge expense for the local authority ...



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Colin Felton Posted on February 5th, 2018