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Victorian Woodworks

Bannatyne's Casino is the north-east's newest casino venture. Faced with the challenge of selecting a flooring solution that created the right ambience, reclaimed maple woodblock wood·block  
n.
1. See woodcut.

2. also wood block Music A hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick to produce percussive effects in an orchestra.
 from timber flooring specialist Victorian Wood Works provided the solution. On Newcastle's quayside quay·side  
n.
The area adjacent to a quay or wharf or a system of quays, especially in a port city.

quayside quay nKai m 
, Bannatyne's Casino is a [pounds sterling]5 million venture that aims to create the premier casino location in the north of England. The designer, Tibbatts Associates, created a modern upmarket up·mar·ket  
adj.
Appealing to or designed for high-income consumers; upscale: "He turned up in well-cut clothes . . . and upmarket felt hats" New Yorker.
 look throughout the two-level casino. The striking floor effect complements the luxurious interior.

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Wright Style Inspirational Systems

Our steel glazing systems are not only for large spans of glass in commercial buildings. Inspired architects in New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland.  have used them in some unique housing designs, where they have created homes of light, with walls of 5 metre high glass doors, to stunning effect. For architects, it represents a freedom to design homes in radically new styles, using new technologies to offer clients a unique and better living experience. Only steel can achieve this because of its superior strength.

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Glass and Glazing Federation

The Glass and Glazing Federation's (GGF GGF Gegebenenfalls (German: if necessary)
GGF Geschäftsführer (German)
GGF Global Grid Forum
GGF Glass and Glazing Federation (UK)
GGF Great-Grandfather
GGF Good Good Friday
) Fire Resistant Glazing Group have launched a new unique Best Practice Guide. This guide has been developed to help all those who specify, design, supply, install and depend upon fire resistant glazed systems. Copies cost [pounds sterling]25 each and can be purchased from Steve Sullivan Steve Sullivan (born July 6, 1974 in Timmins, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and has played for the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators.  at the GGF on 0845 257 7968.

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Nova Cast Wall Surfaces

Nova Metals have introduced the range of Gagecast[R], a cast metal wall surfacing available in stainless steel stainless steel: see steel.
stainless steel

Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat.
, aluminium, bronze and many other alloys. Suitable for a variety of interior architectural applications, patterns offer high lustre lustre

In mineralogy, the appearance of a mineral surface in terms of its light-reflecting qualities. Lustre depends on a mineral's refractivity (see refraction), transparency, and structure.
, relief, and durability. Twenty-eight designs are standard, however custom collaboration is encouraged. Gagecast[R] can be used in many installations such as corporate and hotel receptions, car showrooms, and many other exclusive architectural requirements.

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Mumford & Wood

Premium quality timber sash windows and doors from specialist manufacturer, Mumford & Wood, have been specified by a major national developer in the sensitive restoration of Lawton Hall in Cheshire. Restoration of the seventeenth-century grade II building near Alsager is complete following sensitive redevelopment which began early this decade. The Hall had been a family home for centuries and more latterly a private school, it was abandoned during the 1990s and fell victim to vandalism and fire.

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Mastic Asphalt Council

This year's MAC Awards saw Scotland-based Lenaghen Roofing Services scoop the coveted cov·et  
v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets

v.tr.
1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy.

2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire.
 Contractor of the Year award with a stunning roof garden in Edinburgh city centre. The annual awards ceremony, held by the Mastic Asphalt Council (MAC), took place at 5t Ermin's Hotel, Westminster, in front of almost 200 members and guests. It was by far the most popular and closely contested since the MAC Awards began, with around 40 mastic asphalt projects entered.

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Corus Colorcoat

Colorcoat Prisma[R] offers a technically and aesthetically superior pre-finished steel product over PVDF PVDF polyvinylidene difluoride  (Pvf2), supported by Confidex[R] Guarantee for up to 25 years. In popular solid and metallic colours it has superb colour and gloss retention. 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.
 colours are available through the Repertoire[R] Colour Consultancy. Optimised Galvalloy[R] coating gives corrosion resistance and cut-edge protection. Colorcoat Prisma[R] is a robust product for easy handling. Contact us for our new brochure: + 44 (0) 1244 892434 www.colorcoat-online.com

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Sugg Lighting

Sugg Lighting has supplied 12 Windsor frame lanterns, integrated into cast-iron arches, as part of the restoration of Nunsmoor Park in Newcastle. The park had declined over the years. To improve, refurbish re·fur·bish  
tr.v. re·fur·bished, re·fur·bish·ing, re·fur·bish·es
To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate.



re·fur
 and increase usage and security of the park, it was restored to its Edwardian design, with the addition of features such as new seating, footpaths and bins, as well as a number of wildlife areas. Sugg Lighting manufactured the original lighting for the park in the late 1800s and was able to replicate the designs of the lanterns precisely.

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