Leamington Spa, 19th July 2010 – The bar and restaurant areas of ho-tels are amongst the highest trafficked floors in any building open to the public. Holiday Inns are no exception to this and as many have wood flooring in this area, keeping them in good condition is a high priority.
The iconic Uxbridge Lido Leisure Centre, which had been closed for more than ten years, reopened in 2010 following completion of a monumental extension and refurbishment project, which includes the first Olympic-sized swimming pool to be built in West London for more than 40 years.
Renowned for offering its customers innovative design with the focus on comfort, practicality and safety, and with Kodiak, the long established Canadian brand of footwear now part of the Williamson-Dickie Group, Dickies is offering the ‘Kodiak Blue’ work boot as part of its newly extended range.
A new leisure and community facility in Oldham, designed by Stockport based blue sky architects, has received national recognition by being awarded the Sustainability Award at this year’s national LIFT Awards.
Calthorpe House is one of a small number of buildings in the Midlands to achieve a BREEAM (2006) ‘excellent’ rating. This highly sustainable landmark office scheme features the latest curtain walling from architectural aluminium specialists, Technal.
Talk to any builder or sub-contractor and they will tell you that answering endless Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) from prospective customers is a time consuming process. Most PQQs are still hand written and posted. Existing online versions are restricted to each main contractor and involve mass duplication. Such limitations are costly and wasteful which is why The Builder’s Profile has been launched.
I voted Lib Dem in the General Election because I didn’t want a Conservative Government – I feel cheated. I also feel cheated when I see a lot of new buildings, which for all of their ‘gimmicky’ design seem rather bland and soulless. However, I have just seen an artist’s impression of architect Francine Houben’s project, Birmingham Central Library, and I am extremely impressed.
