The Wood Awards 2012 will go ahead after the loss of £15, 000 of sponsorship from the Forestry Commission (FC), but need more backers to become a bigger event. That was the message from Tim Gregson, clerk of the Carpenters' Company, ...
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Howarth Timber is developing a new window range that will allow for a double or triple glazed window in the same frame. Mick Toner, Howarth Timber factory manager, said Howarth was predicting the industry would move towards triple glazing ...
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Glass block windows are practical alternatives to conventional glass. Favored for their classic elegance, glass blocks provide filtered lighting and security due to the double-layer construction. Made of acrylic, glass or other transparent ...
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We tend to spend quite a bit of time in our bathrooms, although generally they are the smallest spaces in our homes. The bathroom is one of the most personal and private places that we have in our everyday life, and the way in which we ...
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To help reduce lead times for wind-turbine refurbishments, Revolvo offers to manufacture large-diameter replacement bearings to very short deadlines. The company claims it is important that refurbishments are completed in as narrow a time ...
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Houses are shrinking in the recessionary economy, but kitchens? Not so much. As other rooms are eliminated from downsized plans, their functions are naturally migrating to the kitchen, placing more pressure than ever on this culinary zone ...
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Martin Professional has installed its LED Display in the main front window of the flagship store of athletic footwear giant, Foot Locker in Milan. In the heart of Milan, located in the fashionable Corso Vittorio Emanuele shopping district, ...
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Martin Professional has installed its LED Display in the main front window of the flagship store of athletic footwear giant, Foot Locker in Milan. In the heart of Milan, located in the fashionable Corso Vittorio Emanuele shopping district, ...
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If your bathroom is small and you've always assumed you lack the space for stylish, coordinated bathroom furniture, it could be time to think again. Not only are there a number of products out there that are specifically designed for small ...
The big chaebols in Korea, including LG and Sansung, have been told that they cannot sell LED luminaires into the Korean market, in order to protect smaller manufacturers. Korean chaebols – giant industrial conglomerates – such ...
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Your windows are vital to the integrity of your thermal envelope. What does that mean? It means that if there's going to be heat or cool air escaping from your home, or if heat or cold is seeping in from the outside, your windows are the ...
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Following the massive material shortage in 2010, sapphire material and finished wafer prices remained high through early 2011, according to Yole Developpement. The situation was aggravated as wafer and LED manufacturers preparing for a ...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) for construction materials held steady in September after a dropping 0.6% in August. Meanwhile, the measure was up 8.1% from a year earlier, although only ...
A smart office is one which uses less energy, where wireless sensors placed on workstations and personal computers "talk" to each and relay information about the room back to a computer or base station, which then "tell" individual LED ...
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Curtains or blinds? Blinds or curtains? It's not a simple decision to make with each having their own unique benefits. It's possible to create a good case for using either of them in your house. However I believe that blinds have a little ...
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