Elizabeth Jordan

I'm the Assistant Editor on BMJ. If you have any product or people information, or some news you'd like to share, please feel free to email me.

Workwear for women …at last!

A leading training provider – JTL – has formed a strategic alliance with a company that is seeking to make it simpler for young women to work in the building services engineering sector, by designing workwear especially for women to wear during working hours. JTL is working hard at attracting …

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Forticrete’s low pitch roof window system added to LABC Registered Details list

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Forticrete’s innovative low pitch roof window system has been added to the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Registered Details list. The system has been specifically developed to enable roof windows to be installed at pitches as low as 10° – much lower than many other systems, when used with its …

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NFB: Build UK does not represent the construction industry on fair payment

 Under new government transparency rules, Build UK has published details concerning the payment performance of its top 24 member companies.   The data reveals that top contractor members of Build UK take more than 30 days to pay invoices. This takes place despite Build UK members having signed up to …

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Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd wins two Transport Awards

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Whirlpool UK Appliances Limited, parent company to KitchenAid, Whirlpool, Hotpoint and Indesit, has picked up two awards in the Motor Transport Awards 2018. Whirlpool UK was one of only two companies to receive two awards at the ceremony, which took place at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on 4th July 2018. …

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Tile Specialist Strengthens Team

Michelle Foreman

Tile distributor, Ceramique Internationale, has expanded its experienced team with the appointment of a new Specification Sales Executive for the Northern region. Michelle Foreman joins the senior sales team with a specific remit to work with housebuilders and developers across the region. She will be responsible for building Ceramique Internationale’s …

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Anderton Concrete bucks industry trend with short lead times for fencing products

Anderton Concrete

Anderton Concrete says it is ‘bucking the industry trend’ for long delivery times, thus ensuring its customers’ projects are not delayed. By comparison with timber – which has a reported waiting time of two months according to recent research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and is commonly used for …

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Back to Black: Impey’s New ‘Soho’ Range

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Bring a burgeoning trend into the bathroom with the new ‘Soho’ wetroom screen and ‘Nemox Black’ accessories available exclusively from leading UK wetroom manufacturer Impey. The industrially-inspired design of Impey’s new ‘Soho’ screen marries high-specification functionality with on-trend aesthetics to offer a unique, design-led panel option for wetrooms and shower …

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SpecMaster solves thorny problem at Gorse Hill School

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Gorse Hill School in Swindon, a shortlisted project in this year’s NFRC UK Roofing Awards, has been restored to its Victorian splendour thanks to contractor, Davis Roofing, who used Redland tiles and Dry-Fix systems specified under the Redland SpecMaster service. Not only was Redland involved in renewing the extremely complex …

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Talasey Group named in 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain

Talasey Group has been named as one of the London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain. This is an annual celebration of some of the fastest-growing and dynamic small to medium-sized enterprises in the UK. The report also examines the opportunities and challenges facing SMEs and looks at …

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Selco Expansion Continues With Chelmsford Branch

The ribbon is cut on the new Selco Chelmsford branch

Selco Builders Warehouse has continued its rapid expansion by opening its 66th UK branch in Chelmsford – the business’ eighth new store this year. The new location further strengthens Selco’s presence in Essex, where it already has two other branches in Basildon and West Thurrock. It has already been a …

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