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LS Group

LS Group, one of Europe's largest high performance door and doorset producers, has published a technical guide to help designers make informed choices and achieve compliance with regulations and standards when designing with doors. The RIBA-CPD assessed guide 'Designing with Doors and Doorsets' is structured as a companion to the Building Regulations with easily accessible information summarizing the impact of each Part on the doors. Additional sections deal with performance characteristics not included in Building Regulations such as security, strength and durability.

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Wright Style

Md Hollow Metal Doors have a variety of applications, besides fire resistance. The Bullet Resistant Doors combine an armoured steel layer within the standard door construction. Options include doors with vision panels of bullet resistant glass. They are made from high performance materials certified to meet UL 752 standards for safety and ANSI/UL 1980 to various classes. Also available: airtight air·tight  
adj.
1. Impermeable by air.

2. Having no weak points; sound: an airtight excuse.


airtight
Adjective

1.
, gastight gas·tight  
adj.
Impermeable by gas.



gastightness n.
, watertight doors and more. The door and frame assemblies can be tested to achieve specific requirements of air tightness, water infiltration or gas tightness through the use of add-on seals.

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Formica

Formica has announced the launch of Formica[R] Design a Laminate laminate,
n a thin slice of porcelain or plastic fabricated in a dental lab, which is cemented to the front of the teeth to cover gaps, whiten stained teeth, or reshape chipped or broken teeth.
 Competition 2005. This competition builds on the success of the previous Design a Laminate Competition, launched in October 2003 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Formica laminate, which received more than 1100 entries. Entries should be made in one of four specific design categories: avant-garde, contemporary, retro and organic. The overall winner will receive a Power Mac G5 and have the design included in the Formica Digital range, receiving a royalty on its sales.

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Aquila

London Borough
Further information:
The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Twelve of these plus the City of London constitute Inner London, while twenty others constitute Outer London.
 of Southwark has been using lighting companies to provide exterior lighting columns, lanterns and street furniture as part of an urban regeneration project costing [pounds sterling]2.4m. Aquila Design produced a new Irma Sealsafe[R] lantern specifically for this project. The lantern uses a 100 Watt high pressure sodium lamp with a 1289 reflector reflector: see telescope.  and an integral control gear. The combination allows excellent photometric pho·tom·e·try  
n.
Measurement of the properties of light, especially luminous intensity.



photo·met
 properties to be achieved. Local independent artist Tom Philips, created the design for the scheme. In total 42 lantems were installed.

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John Sydney

UK's largest family run and owned hotel group has undertaken a major refurbishment project at its four star Runnymede Hotel and Spa at Egham, Surrey, John Sydney was selected and specified to supply Elite, contemporary bathroom brassware brass·ware  
n.
Articles made from brass.
 design for the luxurious ensuite bathrooms. The design company Indesign Ltd handled the project under the direction of Paul Faulkner who chose the cross-head Elite design for its compatibility with the overall style of the refurbishment. The competitive price and superior service clinched the deal.

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O'Donnell Design

One of Ireland's leading manufacturers of bespoke be·spoke  
v.
Past tense and a past participle of bespeak.

adj.
1. Custom-made. Said especially of clothes.

2. Making or selling custom-made clothes: a bespoke tailor.
 contract furniture to the hotel, leisure and education sectors in Europe, has launched a new website. O'Donnell Design presents its business philosophy of producing the best quality product at the most affordable price and delivering it on time in a clear, concise, visual format at www.odonnellfumiture.com. The new website includes some of the best-known designer hotels in Europe that feature O'Donnell's work such as The Great Eastern Hotel, The Metropolitan and The Cumberland in London, the Clarence in Dublin, and The Sheraton in Frankfurt.

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Church Gates

Garden design holidays

Garden and landscape design courses in the 'Garden of England'.

Garden designs Contemporary garden design throughout South-East England.

Garden tours Classic garden tours in the 'Garden of England' including Sissinghurst and Great Dixter Great Dixter is a house in Northiam, East Sussex close to the South Coast of England. It has a famous garden which is regarded as the epitome of English plantsmanship. The original house at Dixter, which dates from the mid 15th century, was acquired by a businessman named .

Garden events The world-renowned Chelsea Flower Show The Chelsea Flower Show is a garden show held each year on five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London, England. It is the most famous such show in the United Kingdom, and part of London's summer social season.  and other RHS RHS Royal Horticultural Society
RHS Right Hand Side
RHS Rural Housing Service
RHS Rickards High School (Tallahassee, FL)
RHS Red Hat Society
RHS Ridgewood High School (New Jersey) 
 Shows, and Cranbrook and Sissinghurst 2005 Festival of Gardens.

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Beyon

Scottish Water Scottish Water is a state-owned company in Scotland that provides water and sewerage services. Unlike in England and Wales, water and sewerage provision in Scotland has not been privatised and is owned by the Scottish Executive.  transformed Scotland's water industry by improving service, investing wisely and operating more efficiently for 5 million users. By bringing all customer-facing teams together in a Customer Management Centre in the award-winning office extension at Fairmilehead Edinburgh, by Michael Laird Architects, they give customers a better service. Beyon Beam desking, supplied by Wagstaff Office Interiors, was used to accommodate all merged teams and answer the brief for the environment, to continue the spaciousness created by the architecture of the office building.

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    Date:Oct 1, 2004
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