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February 2005 - News Summary


Feature Article of the Month - Builder & Engineer Magazine; Timber Frame Supplement

Seasonal, 2005

Expert Viewpoint: Dr Michael Benfield

Dr Michael Benfield is one of the leading Timber Frame Construction Experts. He spoke to Builder & Engineer about how the Construction of more Timber-based buildings will help meet the ambitious carbon emission targets set by the Government...

Builder & Engineer Magazine Timber Frame Supplement



Other News...


News: Timber Frame & Construction News

Date

Source

OFT set to break building industry cartels

24-Feb

The FT, p3

University appoints Construction Expert as Professor

04-Feb

University of Wales

'TRADA in the Regions' events going ahead

03-Feb

TRADA News

Delivering sustainable communities: housebuilders respond with "New Homes Week"

02-Feb

HBF News


News Feed: Money & Economy

Date

Source

Britons put in more hours - and miss out on £23bn a year

24-Feb

The Guardian, p3

Bankers search for ‘less work, more play'

18-Feb

The FT, p1

Business warns gas emissions row is threat to London carbon trade

16-Feb

The FT, p3

British business: environmental scapegoat or scaremonger?

11-Feb

EDIE

Government's buying policy hits small firms

07-Feb

The Telegraph, p29

Directors spooked by economic activity regulation

03-Feb

The Telegraph: Jobs, p1


News Feed: Environment

Date

Source

Emissions dispute seen as bad for business

24-Feb

The FT, p3

Emissions trading will add 20pc to power bills

17-Feb

The Telegraph, p38

Brussels and UK clash over emissions

15-Feb

The FT, p1

Legal threat over UK retreat on greenhouse gases

15-Feb

The Guardian, p2

FT Business and climate change

15-Feb

The Financial Times

Brussels quits lead role in CO2 cuts

10-Feb

The Guardian, p21

Row with Europe delays launch of carbon scheme

08-Feb

The Telegraph, p30

Household CO2 emissions on par with polluting industries

04-Feb

EDIE

Climate change: firm action called for amid catastrophic warnings

04-Feb

EDIE

Cold winter could lead to enlargement of ozone hole over North Europe

04-Feb

EDIE

500 largest companies quizzed over carbon emissions disclosure

04-Feb

EDIE

Mandela calls for trade justice in wake of G7

04-Feb

EDIE

Acid seas 'will kill off coral within 70 years'

04-Feb

The Independant, p6

Climate control in the boardrooms

04-Feb

The Financial Times, p12

Lend an ear to your customers

03-Feb

The Telegraph: Jobs, p3

CBI 'plays up' CO2 job threats

01-Feb

Business Guardian, p14


News Feed: Business in the Community

Date

Source

Managers still fight flexible working

23-Feb

The Guardian, p19

Teenage talent wasted by ageism at work

23-Feb

The FT, p6

Leading companies faulted on ethics training

23-Feb

The FT, p6

An issue that is not black and white: 'diversity is good for business'

21-Feb

The FT, p11

Ethnic minority women face 'massive inequalities'

17-Feb

The Guardian, p4

Obesity figures are out of proportion, health survey finds

16-Feb

The Times, p8

Rise in complaints about struggle to find skilled staff

15-Feb

The FT, p4

Businesses guilty of environmental crimes

09-Feb

The FT, p5

Poor career advice hits women in pay packet

03-Feb

The FT, p6

30,000 pregnant women lose their jobs each year

02-Feb

The Times, p9



Chartered Building Consultancy - timber frame, OSM (off-site manufacture) and engineered timber structure advisors. Timber Research and Development Association – our work with TRADA ensures high quality, eco-friendly engineered Timber Frame build projects. The Green Register of Construction Professionals - Benfield ATT's membership demonstrates our passion for environmentally sustainable timber frame self-builds, new homes, schools and social housing for local housing authorities AECB - Association of Environment Conscious Building – our FSC certified timber frame is endorsed by The Ecology Building Society Impact Upon Society Big Tick Award from Business in the Community – BITC – award-winning timber frame company within the Timber-frame industry TRA - Trussed Rafter Association – our membership assures Timberframe Trusses, Trussed Rafters, roofs and complex and innovative roofscapes are quality HBF - the only developer partnering timber frame company to be members of the House Builders Federation. Wales Quality Centre – members and committee members, we ensure the highest quality, especially when coupled with ISO 9001, FSC certification and Q-Mark Plus standards RICS - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, assures our customers of our professionalism in wood and timber frame building and developing and surveying
Benfield ATT FSC-Certified Engineered Timber Structures do not cost the Earth.
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