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Wolseley in insulation supplier acquisition
21/09/2006 17:09:21
Construction materials supplier Wolseley has announced the acquisition the Irish insulation companies Morris Insulation, Acoustic and Thermal Insulation Ltd, Customised Insulation Manufacturers Ltd and Construction Insulation Distributors Ltd, known ...
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Gold award homes set standard for insulation
21/09/2006 16:59:30
A new housing scheme in Oldham is one of two new housing schemes to receive the Gold Award for building standard from Building for Life, partly thanks to the energy-efficient quality of its insulation. The Selwyn Street scheme incorporates high leve...
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Insulation could cost 'next to nothing'
20/09/2006 17:09:27
Roof insulation has been described as costing 'next to nothing' by George Monbiot in his new book, serialised in the Guardian.Mr Monbiot describes his house as 'an ecological disaster' and suggests that had the previous owner invested £1,000 it ...
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Insulation 'a priority' for Linden Homes
20/09/2006 17:04:59
House-builder Linden Homes aims to use increased levels of insulation and sustainable building materials in a new project in Chippenham, Wiltshire.Using greater levels of insulation is one of the methods the company is using as it sets itself a targe...
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Southend Council in insulation innovation
19/09/2006 18:59:18
Southend Borough Council is to use a new type of insulation called Sempatap to overcome problems associated with solid wall housing. The town was found to be one of the worst ten boroughs for energy wastage in a British Gas survey yesterday, finishin...
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PFPF issues fire safety warning
19/09/2006 18:57:20
The UK is 'sleepwalking' into a fire safety crisis, according to David Sugden, chairman of the Passive Fire Protection Federation (PFPF).Writing an open letter in Buildingtalk yesterday, he warned that a change in fire protection certificate law, due...
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Northerners are better insulators according to survey
18/09/2006 17:51:45
A British gas survey has shown that people living in the north of England use less energy than those living in the south, partly as a result of better insulation.The survey, whose results were released today, indicated the extent of the north-south d...
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Government throws down low emission homes challenge
14/09/2006 17:12:11
The government today issued a further challenge to the construction and insulation sectors to develop new types of housing that could help the UK reduce its carbon footprint.Speaking yesterday after visiting new eco-friendly housing developments in t...
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Miliband calls for new technology in energy efficiency effort
13/09/2006 17:43:22
Environment secretary David Miliband has called for "each area" of industry to help develop better technology as part of a unified approach to energy efficiency, in a speech that may have implications for the construction and insulation ind...
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Insulator shows that energy efficiency begins at home
11/09/2006 17:29:01
Kingspan Insulated Panels has unveiled a visitor centre at its factory in Holywell, North Wales as a base for training in energy efficiency and to showcase its products.According to the Daily Post the Ireland-based company has built eco-friendly feat...
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