News Briefs
HSS launch new hire system
HSS Hire, the nationwide tool and equipment hire company, is set to revolutionise hire for major accounts with the launch of LiveHire, a unique, free online hire management system already dubbed “the most powerful tool in the equipment hire industry”.
HSS Livehire is a secure and personalised extranet that allows large customers to hire and offhire in real time, control entire registers of assets by site or by account and to change any or all of the details at the touch of a button. Users can also view and manage financial statements and KPI reports instantly, online and in real time. By providing such transparent access to, and immediate control of, all aspects of the entire hire portfolio, customers can optimise hire periods, streamline transaction costs and drive out inefficiencies..
Partnering framewrk expands
SG Jackson has further increased its portfolio of partnering framework clients following its inclusion in Network Housing Group’s contractors’ framework agreement, an influential £120 million programme to build 500 new homes a year over the next four years. ISG Jackson has now been appointed to seven social housing frameworks, including many of the UK's leading housing associations, resulting in some £19 million worth of schemes currently on site.
Recyling Exhibition
The Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition (RWM 09) will take place at the Birmingham NEC from 15 to 17 September 2009. Entry is free. The Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition (RWM) is the undisputed leading exhibition for the recycling and waste management sector. It has more exhibitors and more visitors than any other event in the sector. For more info visit: www.rwmexhibition.com
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LATEST NEWS FROM THE BUILDING INDUSTRY
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First merchant joins carbon monoxide scheme
JUNE 09: Curzon, the specialist supplier of genuine heating spares, has become the first merchant to join the Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance (COCAA) in a bid to ensure that the dangers of carbon monoxide are taken seriously throughout the trade. FULL STORY |
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Pro Therm's Green Ans-WERs
JUNE 09: Profix has just launched the Pro-Therm window range for the social housing specifier which includes ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ rated windows under the UK’s Window Energy Ratings scheme. This new range is approved by the Energy Saving Trust. FULL STORY |
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Government minister backs eco-revolution
JUNE 09: A Government minister has given his backing to a North Wales entrepreneur who is developing a new range of affordable eco-products for homes and businesses. Allbrite UK premises are believed to be the only fully eco retail showroom in the country. FULL STORY |
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Fermacell launches uk distribution centre
JUNE 09: Xella Dry Lining Systems - manufacturers of Fermacell gypsum fibre board - has taken a major step forward in its plans to achieve nationwide penetration of the builders’ merchants market with the opening of a 110,000 sq. ft. UK distribution centre in Immingham. FULL STORY |
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House pod to be showcased at interbuild
JUNE 09: Eco-Mods has confirmed that it will be showcasing its innovative House Pod at Interbuild, which will form a central part of the event’s attraction, Sustainability Street. FULL STORY |
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Quotatis offers recession-busting service
JUNE 09: As the recession bites, some companies are suffering as their markets contract. Others, however, are taking advantage of new marketing techniques and are seeing their businesses flourish. Quotatis, provides one such modern service. FULL STORY |
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