All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 168
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Saw given teeth
The Predator UPVC saw from Spear & Jackson is now better equipped to deliver higher performance and longer-lasting service, due to a new teeth configuration.
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Archive TitlesTight scans no fluke
Infra-red multi-purpose thermometer uses laser pointer to measure at extreme temperatures
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Archive TitlesFloat or sink
Paul Jackson takes a look at Float and Time Risk allowances, arguably the two most critical items of the NEC programme requirements, in the final instalment of his three-part series
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Archive TitlesEmcor Rail light St Pancras station
Emcor Rail has installed 1000 Sill Lighting luminaires at High Speed 1, the shorter, high-speed-route, second phase of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), which runs from St Pancras to Dover.
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Archive TitlesA dazzling performance
The National Theatre is getting in on the green act with a spectacular new lighting scheme from Philips. Tracy Edwards takes a backstage peek.
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Archive TitlesWell connected?
Jane Yorke explains why many cable connections in the home would fail to meet both the 16th and the new 17th Edition of the Wiring Regulations
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Poke-in connect
Tyco Electronics has introduced a poke-in connector for the LED lighting market.
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Archive TitlesDrill in comfort
The new compact Erbauer 14.4 V Li-Ion Drill Driver offers constant full-power output and longer life.
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Clear the Fozz
Arko from Fozz Lighting is a wall lamp designed for both exterior and interior use.
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Archive TitlesIce Pod Classic
Rising out of the snow on its extending metal legs, the new British Antarctic Survey research station wouldn’t look out of place in a slick 1970s sci-fi film. Yet this facility is poles apart from the rudimentary confines of your typical space pad. Tracy Edwards reports
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Flip chip magic
Philips Lumileds has launched the Luxeon K2, which incorporates a thin-film flip chip (TFFC), Philips claims the Luxeon K2 is the only LED that has been designed, binned and tested for standard operation at 1000 mA and is capable of 1500 mA.
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Scots university challenge
Students attending the Galashiels campus of Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University are being protected by an Apollo Discovery intelligent fire detection system.The Apollo Multisensor was supplied and installed and is being maintained by Safe Services. The system is equipped with optical smoke and heat sensors and offers five operating modes.Graeme Millar, senior ...
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Dazzling Manchester centre
The recent opening of extensions to the Trafford Centre, Manchester’s £1.6 billion shopping and leisure centre, marks the end of 18 months of construction. FES provided the electrical services. The new Great Hall houses a breathtaking chandelier, believed to be the world’s largest, which has been formed from thousands of ...
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Photo call
GET has added a Photocell to its range of energy-saving lights and fittings.
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Archive TitlesBarcelona temple illuminated
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia temple is to be kept illuminated with the help of GE Consumer and Industrial.
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Archive TitlesShadow bans
Thorn has introduced Sienna, a T5 fluorescent pendant of extruded aluminium and finished in satin grey.
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Backing is lacking
I read with interest your article ‘Train to Gain’ in the November issue. Having been given the chance of an apprenticeship myself, I could well see the value and opportunity for youngsters striving to carve out a career for themselves.
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Archive TitlesThe acid test
Mark Blanchfield blows the whistle on unsafe standards of periodic electrical testing and challenges the industry to stop short-changing customers
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Access all areas
Nationwide Access has joined forces with CTE to develop the Power Tower, a lightweight transportable platform that weighs in at 315 kg.
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CIBSE gets energy assessor accreditation
The government has approved CIBSE Certification’s application to provide accredited energy assessors in England and Wales.