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Timber Shortage: Prevention via Proper Practice
Monday 6th August 2018
The largest international suppliers that supply the UK timber trade are either at the point of expiry or already running at a deficit.
This comes after a report commissioned by the WWF found that countries such as Colombia and Brazil, will run out of timber forests in approximately 12 and 16 years respectively. Nigeria, Pakistan and Thailand are in a worse position and could see the demise of theirs in a decade or less, while South Africa is reported to only have about seven years’ worth of timber forests remaining.
The report also examines how sourcing timber from sustainably managed forests could help stem this devastating loss of resources.
Maintaining air quality with MEDITE ECOLOGIQUE!
Friday 6th July 2018
When it finally opens next year, 22 Bishopsgate will be the tallest building in London - after The Shard. It will also be the first “shell and core” office building in the UK to apply for the International WELL Building Institute’s WELL Building Standard ®.
The fact that one of the tallest buildings in Europe is being built to comply with a wellness standard is a sign that developers are starting to change the way that they think about the design and construction of buildings in order to attract occupiers.
HEAD TO HEAD: OSB VS PLYWOOD FOR PATRESSING
Monday 25th June 2018
When constructing a drywall partition so that it can bear the weight of a handrail, sink, or cabinet a dryliner has to decide between using plywood or Oriented Strand Board (OSB). We’ve matched them up to find the winner once and for all.
Let’s kick off, shall we?
Smarter Flat Roofing
Thursday 14th June 2018
A product is devised as a solution to a problem.
This fact has driven the invention of countless products over the years that have made our day-to-day lives easier. Some products still serve a purpose, but just like us, products and ideas get old.
Put bluntly, if you don’t innovate then you risk ending up on the scrap heap.
Take Nokia, Blockbuster, or Kodak for example: brands which at one point were on top of their game, but now are a distant memory and are only brought up in nostalgic anecdotes.
This same model applies to the construction industry.
Flat Roofing Fergal’s four reasons why SMARTPLY FR is the perfect flat roofing board
Wednesday 30th May 2018
Torching-on felt over a reliable board is the ‘tried and tested’ method for flat roofing that has been around for generations, because it works! The challenge with this method is ensuring the reliability of the board used as the roof deck.
To achieve a great flat roof finish, we’ve created a checklist of key characteristics you need to look out for.
Specify A Flame-Retardant Timber Panel You Can Trust: SMARTPLY FR
Monday 21st May 2018
There will of course be times when we are faced with specifying products that must meet many different criteria, with absolutely no room for doubt. For example, the need for flame-retardant timber panels whose performance can be relied upon during installation and for the decades ahead.
What's the best board for your site hoarding?
Monday 14th May 2018
Site-hoarding is more than just putting up a fence. Firstly, you want your site-hoarding to be strong and durable. Secondly, it makes life a lot easier if it’s quick to install, so you can enjoy the really important things in life. And thirdly, too often the sustainability of site-hoarding boards is almost completely disregarded leading to the use of illegally produced tropical plywood.
Thankfully, there is a product that checks these three all-important boxes: SMARTPLY SITEPROTECT.
Dryliners! Here’s 3 reasons why reducing power tools on your site will make you safer at work
Friday 4th May 2018
Around 64,000 construction workers sustained a non-fatal injury at work, each year between 2014 and 2017 in the UK. Over 22% of these resulted in over a week off from work.[1]
One common and simple cause of this is the use of power tools on-site. Of course, for certain tasks they’re necessary, but where you can use less of them, you may just avoid any accident or injury potential.
[1] http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/industry/construction/construction.pdf
4 reasons SMARTPLY DRYBACKER is a totally ingenious drylining solution
Monday 30th April 2018
It is often said that the best solutions are the simplest.
It is also said that the simplest solutions are the most ingenious.
With this in mind, we have created a panel for dryliners that simply rises to meet the needs of those working in the industry, in 4 ingenious ways:
Work Smarter, Not Harder with MEDITE SMARTPLY this summer!
Monday 23rd April 2018
With summer (finally) just around the corner, it’s time to start working smarter, not harder, to make sure you get to enjoy all the things we love about sunny days, warmer weather, barbeques and beer gardens.
Starting this April, MEDITE SMARTPLY will be launching its summer campaign to help you do just this.
