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Promat acquires safety glass firm
18/06/2013: Promat UK, supplier of passive fire protection products and systems, has acquired the operations of Yorkshire-based C3S Securiglass, which produces fire- and blast-resistant glass. more »
Sika takes over UK sealant producer
18/06/2013: Swiss chemicals giant Sika has acquired Everbuild Building Products, which is billed as the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and construction chemicals. more »
UK launch for ‘active skylights’
11/06/2013: A US product that boosts natural lighting in buildings is now being distributed in the UK. more »
Oxford PV claims ‘breakthrough’ in solar glass
11/06/2013: Windows that generate solar energy have come a crucial step closer, according to Oxford Photovoltaics (Oxford PV), a development firm spun out of an Oxford University research programme. more »
Record slipform for Lee tunnel shaft
07/06/2013: The longest continual slipform pour in the UK, and possibly in Europe, has been carried out by Cemex UK on one of the five shafts for the Thames Water Lee Tunnel project in Beckton. more »
Structura adds Kalwall distribution
04/06/2013: Structura UK taken over the Kalwall distributorship for England, Wales and Northern Ireland from Stoakes Systems. more »
Tudor Griffiths buys four Cemex batching plants in Wales
04/06/2013: Shropshire aggregates company Tudor Griffiths has acquired four Cemex readymix concrete plants in mid and north Wales. more »
Danish court rules against Rockwool marketing claims
03/06/2013: Manufacturers of expanded polystyrene have won a court ruling in Denmark against advertising claims made by Rockwool. more »
Eleco offloads loss-making building products division
03/06/2013: Eleco has sold its four building products manufacturing businesses to Omnis Industries Ltd for £200,000. more »
Lifting gear firms for sale
03/06/2013: Melrose Industries is looking to sell two of the three lifting gear companies that it acquired as part of its takeover of FKI in 2008. more »
Strainstall to monitor Forth bridge construction
03/06/2013: Strainstall has been awarded a contract to provide structural monitoring technology and engineering support to the new Forth crossing, a cable-stayed bridge carrying a motorway that will complement the existing road and rail crossings over the Firth of Forth. more »
Carbon-negative building block unveiled
24/05/2013: Masonry products manufacturer Lignacite has launched what it describes as “the world’s first carbon-negative building block”. more »
Dunton brickworks to close
23/05/2013: Michelmersh Brick is closing its Dunton brick-making plant in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. more »
New planning policy fails aggregates industry
21/05/2013: Are changes in the planning regime failing to safeguard the future supply of essential construction materials? Is it a real threat? Mark Smulian reports more »
Cement market reform to improve competition
21/05/2013: The Competition Commission (CC) is promising 'hard-hitting measures' to 'break open' the cement market amid allegations of coordination among producers. more »
Speedy suckers
20/05/2013: There was double innovation on display in Edinburgh, with a new lifting attachment being used to place Benchmark Konnect engineered façade. more »
Specification of louvres needs to change
20/05/2013: Intelligent specification of louvres can improve building energy efficiency, says Simon Hunter. more »
Not your average bike shed
20/05/2013: Dane Architectural Systems fabricated and installed the curtain walling on the new Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome more »
Cladding on the up
20/05/2013: The UK cladding industry seems to be on the verge of recovery, but it’s not out of the woods yet, reports David Taylor. more »
At the cutting edge of cladding
20/05/2013: Many recent advances in cladding design and practice are rooted in research carried out at the Centre for Window & Cladding Technology (CWCT) at the University of Bath. more »