All Supplements articles – Page 20

  • News

    Long-span steel roof trusses

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Metsec has supplied 32 long span, lightweight steel trusses along with Z-purlins and C-sections to support the roof of the Hub, a curved four-storey riverfront residential and retail development in Chelmsford.

  • Features

    Lafarge: Strong stuff

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø materials giant Lafarge operates in 70 countries around the world.

  • News

    Seal for timber joists and I-beams

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Manthorpe ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Products has come up with the Joist Seal, which it claims combats air leakage around timber joists and I-beams.

  • News

    Joist hangers

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Simpson Strong-Tie has extended its range of timber-to-timber and timber-to-masonry hangers to fit 47mm and 91mm solid timber joists.

  • News

    Ground stabilising mesh

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Tensar International has launched TriAx Geogrid, a ground stabilisation mesh that is suitable for applications such as unpaved and permament paved roads, as well as differential settlement on weak or variable sub-grades.

  • News

    Lightweight structural floor

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Fibreglass Gratings has launched Dura Slab, a high-strength lightweight structural floor suitable for applications such as industrial flooring, trench covers, service duct covers and new and replacement bridge decking.

  • News

    Timber frame fire protection

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    In a bid to mitigate the risk of fire on timber frame construction sites Arch Timber Protection has developed Vascol FR fire-retardant framing timbers.

  • Features

    Why a good employer is a green employer

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    That big purple balloon over there symbolises the amount of carbon that your office produces. If you want to boost staff morale, all you have to do is shrink it.

  • Features

    My employer helped me

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Lydia Stockdale met three people who made lucky choices when they picked a firm to work for

  • Features

    Designs for life

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    European structural design codes will introduce the concept of ‘design working life’ to British engineering. Peter Mayer of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø LifePlans explains exactly what that means.

  • News

    Cavity wall weep

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Dampproof and flashing specialist Cavity Trays has launched the Pyramid Weep.

  • The building’s complex structure provides rigidity
    Features

    Concrete lattice structures: How do you like my fishnet building?

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Fashion giant Monsoon is used to setting trends, so it is no surprise that the design of its new London headquarters breaks new ground. Stephen Kennett unpicks the concrete net holding up the building

  • Features

    Is this Britain’s best boss?

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    What qualities make a leader special. Is it charisma? Is it a corduroy suit and a comedy haircut? Or is it that they continue to employ you after you’ve written a sex farce about them and put it on in your local pub? Toby Young says all these play a ...

  • Windows 2007: Skyline Central in Manchester
    Features

    Solaglas: Haven’t you got anything tougher?

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Solaglas is part of construction materials giant Saint-Gobain. In the UK it is split into three main divisions: glass distribution, glass processing and glass installation.

  • News

    Acoustic systems for party floors

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Tranquilt, a lightweight, one-part acoustic system for new-build and refurbished party floors, has been launched by Icopal.

  • News

    The good employer guide 2007

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    To view this supplement as a digital edition, click here.

  • News

    Specifier 19 October 2007

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

  • Features

    Ceiling lining board

    2007-10-12T00:00:00Z

    British Gypsum has introduced a ceiling lining board that it says combines high levels of thermal insulation with 30 minutes’ fire resistance.

  • Features

    Steel roof tiles

    2007-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Lightweight roof systems maker Decra has introduced a steel version of the traditional Roman clay tile. Each tile weighs 5.4kg/m2, which Decra says is less than one-eighth the weight of a traditional clay or concrete tile.

  • Features

    Roof verges

    2007-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Manthorpe’s Smart Verge Linear Dry Verge is a dry-fix system for finishing the verge of a roof.