Polypipe Building Services has appointed Sean Norris as advantage services manager to drive the company’s focus on offsite prefabrication. Norris’ move across from his role as product manager within the Polypipe Civils and Green Urbanisation business follows a series of other senior appointments within Polypipe Building Services, as it increases …
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Polypipe Building Services has secured it’s largest ever order to date for its fabricated drainage systems after being selected as the supplier for flagship project – Victoria Riverside in Red Bank, Manchester – part of Far East Consortium’s (FEC) £4bn Victoria North scheme. The first phase complete work on a …
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Jewson and plastic pipe manufacturer Polypipe have awarded nine youth sport teams across Scotland dual-branded sponsored strips as part of a competition. The winning teams have been announced as Wigtownshire Youth Rugby and Stranraer FC Youth in Stranraer; Livingston Rugby Boys’ Team in Falkirk; Drumchapel United in Paisley; Oban Galaxy …
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Baxi announced it has appointed James Matthews as its new head of public health to lead its technical specification and sales team in supplying hot water solutions involving Heatrae Sadia and Andrews Water Heaters products. Matthews joins Baxi with a wealth of experience gained from previous roles within the construction …
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The training team at Polypipe Building Products have launched an underfloor heating training and site support service. Polypipe’s new support team offers merchants’ customers the chance to get on-the-job guidance and training that is clear, concise, and from experts in the field. They also offer product overview training …
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Plastic drainage manufacturer Polypipe is the latest building products manufacturer to announce redundancies as a result of the economic situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. The 250 jobs will represent around 8% of the workfrce, though there are no plans to completely close any facilities. In a statement …
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This March sees Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation hosting its first series of seminars tackling the crucial subject of managing climate change and extreme weather events in urban environments. Called Realising Resilience – An Introduction to Green Urbanisation, the seminars bring industry experts on green infrastructure, flood and drought resilience, …
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To kick off its 40th year, Polypipe, the UK’s leading manufacturer of above and below ground drainage and plastic plumbing systems, has scooped an award in the Doncaster Business Awards. Polypipe Building Products was named ‘Large Business of the Year’ as Doncaster Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual business awards. …
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Polypipe Civils & Infrastructure is changing its name to Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation, from 1 January 2020. The name change reflects a shift in focus towards a holistic approach to water retention, re-use and management. Green Urbanisation introduces a new generation of techniques that optimises urban green assets through …
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Polypipe has won a Green Apple Environment Award in the annual international campaign by the Green Organisation to recognise, reward and promote environmental best practice. In the awards, Polypipe was recognised as a Green Champion for Environmental Best Practice. The award is for a group research project into ‘smart roofs’ …
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