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Blowing hot and cold

Giles Korner, Head of Smart Buildings at engineering consultancy HDR | Hurley Palmer Flatt, explains how the latest technologies can improve environmental conditions for building occupants The design of buildings is becoming more focused on the wellbeing of occupants, creating ...

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Lavazza Professional’s new KLIX Eco Cup is recyclable with paper waste

Lavazza Professional has introduced the new KLIX Eco Cup, a truly sustainable solution for hot drinks and the first of its kind in the vending industry. The cup is biodegradable and recyclable with normal paper waste, because it is constructed ...

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Safesite secures Jonesco plastics roof

Safesite, a supplier of fall protection solutions, has provided Jonesco (Preston) Ltd with a collective fall protection system that ensures maintenance teams accessing the rooftop are separated from hazards and all potential fall risks. Jonesco (Preston) Ltd is a family-run ...

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ECOOS II redefines light radiating 360 degrees from a single source

Zumtobel introduces ECOOS II, the lighting solution that provides unique 360 degree lighting for office spaces, healthcare and educational establishments in a minimalist, modern lightweight luminaire. It is now available in the slim version (30mm depth) or the updated original ...

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Personal protective equipment (PPE) in the workplace

In the hierarchy of risk control, PPE is considered to rank lowest and represents the option of last resort. PPE is only appropriate where the hazard in question cannot be totally removed or adequately controlled by other means (for example ...

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Internal appointments of Executive Director and Operations Director reinforce Truvox’s focus for new decade on continued innovation

Two internal promotions within the senior management team at Truvox International will bolster the global floorcare specialist’s focus on innovation into a new decade. Company strategy and day-to-day management will be led by Gordon McVean, appointed to the role of ...

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Real-time monitoring providing real-time benefits

When a medical diagnostics company required a new water treatment monitoring system to improve its performance calculations and prevent against unnecessary alarm call-outs for staff, Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) provided the ideal solution. In the space of a ...

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Changing times

Even as we enter the third decade of this century, facilities management remains a male-dominated profession. Recent research from i-FM revealed that half of FM businesses in the UK have no female representation at all at board level, while a ...

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Eastwood Park releases April 2020-March 2021 training calendar

Eastwood Park’s new training calendar for April 2020-March 2021 has been published this month, with details of its specialist engineering and estates and facilities management courses. Following a busy 2019 celebrating 50 years of training delivery, 2020 looks to be ...

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Snickers Workwear flexiWork insulated jackets and trousers

Superb insulation and full weather protection for optimal comfort on site. Street-smart, stylish looks and market-leading GORE-TEX and 37.5 fabric technology make these jackets and trousers a must for winter on site or for outdoor leisure activities. You’ll stay warm ...

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