Iron technology leader Saint-Gobain PAM UK, part of leading international materials company, Saint-Gobain, has been awarded a £500,000 contract by Sutton and East Surrey Water to supply pipes and fittings for a new pipeline which connects the existing trunk main network at Mogador Road, Lower Kingswood, to storage reservoirs 5km away at Burgh Heath.
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Sutton and East Surrey Water opts for Saint-Gobain PAM ductile iron pipes and fittings for new 5km pipeline
"Stunning" Rothschild Foundation Takes Wood Awards 2011 Gold Award
The Rothschild Foundation in Buckinghamshire stole the show and the top award in this year’s hotly contested Wood Awards 2011 competition. The ceremony was held on the 27th September, the first day of new exhibition Timber Expo at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Stephen Marshall Architects saw off competition of an exceptionally high standard to win the Structural category, before being crowned the winner of winners in front of nearly 250 leading industry and architectural figures. As the UK’s premier architecture and furniture awards programme for excellence in wood, the Wood Awards recognises innovative design and craftsmanship in the world’s most natural material.
Environmental activists barricade Transport for London offices in Blackfriars protest
At 8 o’clock on Thursday morning, eco-activist group Climate Rush will join influential bike bloggers and local pedestrian and cycle groups to stage a go-slow on Blackfriars Bridge and barricade Transport for London offices to protest against TfL’s car-centric policies. Liberal Democrat MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, Simon Hughes, will speak at the rally, as will Green London Assembly member Darren Johnson.
ACE welcomes DfT light rail study
ACE has welcomed the publication of the Department for Transport’s Green Light for Light Rail paper. The paper looks at the benefits of light rail and tram projects for the economy and for the environment. It also looks at how costs can be bought down to make more projects viable.
The paper recognises that along with the economic activity created by building new light rail routes in urban areas, existing light rail systems have had significant knock-on effects on the areas they serve. However, it also notes that there are difficulties for local authorities looking to finance such projects.
Severe weather warning for winter 2011-12
A UK-based long range weather forecaster has released a statement warning of severe winter weather for 2011-2012. The advisory has been issued following one of the harshest winters experienced in Ireland and Britain more than 45 years.
Meteorologist James Madden of Exacta Weather correctly predicted the cold conditions experienced over the previous two years, and is once again forecasting record breaking snowfall and drastically low temperatures between November and January.