Resource Page for the DIY, Construction and Environmental Products Markets
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BUSINESS AND CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES |
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Abacus Construction Index - www.construction-index.com Abacus Construction Index is a searchable directory of more than 1,500 websites and online documents for UK construction professionals. It is a leading source of UK construction information, with around 800 visitors to the website each day, and more than 100 other websites linking to it. |
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Building Design - www.buildingdesign.co.uk Building Design and Construction Services Directory providing information for Architects, Building Services Engineers and Facility Managers. Includes weekly newsletter. |
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Building Costs and Info Service - www.bcis.co.uk BCIS is the UK’s leading provider of cost and price information for construction and property occupancy. |
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Construction Info Exchange - www.ConstructionInfoExchange.com A great way for you to promote your web site on over 125 construction related web sites, FREE OF CHARGE!. This banner exchange is designed strictly for B2B sites that appeal to the construction, design and building management marketplace. It’s easy to join and set up and a sure fire way to increase traffic to your site. |
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Construction Industry Job Board - www.constructor.co.uk/links/services.htm Construction Industry Jobs. |
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The Construction Marketplace.com - www.TheConstructionMarketplace.com Receive free product samples, free up to the minute news and legislation, free direct from manufacturer pricing, free discounts, wholesale pricing opportunities, free closeouts and surplus building material offers, free trade magazines, news letters and much more! |
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The Furniture Directory - www.thefurnituredirectory.co.uk A directory of UK furniture suppliers. |
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Index Link - www.indexlink.com
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The Tool Directory - www.TheToolDirectory.com The most comprehensive listing of tool sources ever compiled. Created by The information Refinery, Inc., (the leading source for construction related databases since 1986), The Tool Directory is a one-stop source for today's busy professional. A resource that allows you to locate the right tools for the job and to access the information you'll need to make an educated buying decision, there are hundreds of tool manufacturers listed in the directory and the tools they manufacture are indexed and categorized to make your search easy and quick. |
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COMPANY LINKS |
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B&Q - www.diy.com Nationwide chain offering DIY supplies and goods for the home and garden. Online shopping, store finder and advice on projects. |
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Focus - www.focusdiy.co.uk Focus DIY is one of the leading DIY and Gardening retailers in the UK, operating over 250 stores from the north of Scotland to the tip of Cornwall. |
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Homebase - www.homebase.co.uk Leading DIY and home improvement retailer with over 300 stores. |
ICI - www.ici.com ICI is a major paints, adhesives and specialty products business. |
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Jewson - www.jewson.co.uk With over 500 branches across the country, Jewson is the UK’s leading supplier of timber and building products to the trade and general public. |
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Kohler Mira - www.mirashowers.com Established over 80 years ago and recently acquired by Kohler Co, a leading American manufacturer of bathroom and kitchen products, Mira Showers and Rada Controls are market leaders in their field. |
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Plumbworld - www.plumbworld.co.uk Leading online specialist retailer of bathrooms. |
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Project Office Furniture - www.office.co.uk |
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Travis Perkins - www.travisperkins.co.uk Travis Perkins is a leading supplier to the UK building and construction industry. Supplying more than 120,000 product lines to professionals and self-builders including general building materials, timber, plumbing & heating, kitchens, bathrooms, landscaping materials and tool hire. |
Wickes - www.wickes.co.uk Wickes offers professional-quality tools and home improvement products either through our website or at any of our more than 180 stores located throughout the UK. |
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DIY RESOURCES & SKILLS TRAINING |
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Learn Plumbing - www.learnplumbing.co.uk Distance learning for plumbing training, technical authoring and consultancy. |
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Remodel Online - www.remodelonline.com The Webs Most Popular Do It Yourself Guides. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS |
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BRE - Building Research Establishment - www.bre.co.uk The BRE Group is a world leading research, consultancy, training, testing and certification organisation delivering sustainability and innovation across the built environment and beyond. |
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Greenspec - www.greenspec.co.uk GreenSpec is the UK construction industry's definitive guide to 'green' building design, products, specification and construction. |
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Useable Buildings - www.usablebuildings.co.uk A free resource for practitioners, managers, building owners, developers, students and anyone else who wants to make buildings more suitable for the people who use them, less damaging to the natural environment and a better long-term investment. Usable Buildings is run by the Usable Buildings Trust. |
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WRAP - Waste Resources and Action Programme - www.wrap.org.uk WRAP works in partnership to encourage and enable businesses and consumers to be more efficient in their use of materials and recycle more things more often. This helps to minimise landfill, reduce carbon emissions and improve our environment. |
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GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS |
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Communities and Local Government - www.communities.gov.uk Communities and Local Government sets UK policy on local government, housing, urban regeneration, planning and fire and rescue. We have responsibility for all race equality and community cohesion related issues across Great Britain and for building regulations, fire safety and some housing issues in England and Wales. The rest of our work applies only to England. |
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DEBRR (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) - www.berr.gov.uk The Department brings together functions from the former Department of Trade and Industry, including responsibilities for productivity, business relations, energy, competition and consumers, with the Better Regulation Executive (BRE), previously part of the Cabinet Office. |
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Eurostat - epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu Eurostat are the Statistical Office of the European Communities and gathers and analyses figures from the different European statistics offices in order to provide comparable and harmonised data to the European Institutions so they can define, implement and analyse Community policies. Eurostat data covers the European Union, its Member States and its partners, and are published under a variety of Themes and Collections. |
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National Statistics - www.statistics.gov.uk The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the government department responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics about the UK's society and economy. |
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UK Trade Info - www.uktradeinfo.co.uk As part of HM Revenue & Customs, UK Trade Info focuses on the trade statistics business delivering quality and timely information and providing trade-related services to the business community. |
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JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES |
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Builders Merchants News - www.buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk Leading business magazine for builders' merchants in the UK for 28 years, Builders' Merchants News covers every aspect of the industry. |
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DIY Week - www.diyweek.net The business-to-business website for retailers and suppliers of diy, hardware, housewares and garden products. |
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RCI (Roofing Cladding and Insulation Magazine) - www.roofinfo.co.uk RCI is the leading magazine for the roofing and cladding industry. |
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TRADE BODIES, ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP ORGANISATIONS |
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BBA (British Board of Agrément) - www.bbacerts.co.uk The BBA's Agrément Certificates have been providing authoritative and independent information on the performance of building products for over 40 years. Every Agrément Certificate contains important data on durability, installation and compliance with Building Regulations, not just in England and Wales, but in Scotland and Northern Ireland, too. |
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BCA (British Cement Association) - www.cementindustry.co.uk The British Cement Association (BCA) is the trade and research organisation that represents the interests of the UK's cement industry at national and European levels. |
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BCFA (British Contract Furnishing and Design Association) - www.thebcfa.com The British Contract Furnishing and Design Association (BCFA) is the trade association representing the UK contract furniture and furnishings industry. The BCFA’s aim is to bring together designers, manufacturers and contract furnishers and to inform the architect, specifier and interior designer of the wide range of products and services available. |
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BMF (Builders Merchants Federation) - www.bmf.org.uk Federation of Builders Merchants. |
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BWF (British Woodworking Federation) - www.bwf.org.uk The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) is recognised as the leading representative body for the woodworking industry and builders’ joinery and represents leading manufacturers, distributors and installers of doors, windows, conservatories, staircases, architectural joinery, timber frame buildings and engineered timber components. |
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BSRIA (Building Services Research and Information Association) - www.bsria.co.uk BSRIA is a consultancy, test and research organisation providing construction and building services companies. |
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CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) - www.cibse.org The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers received its Royal Charter in 1976. It is the professional body that exists to: ‘support the Science, Art and Practice of building services engineering, by providing our members and the public with first class information and education services and promoting the spirit of fellowship which guides our work.' |
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CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building) - www.ciob.org.uk The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is the leading body for managers in construction, setting the pace globally for high standards of professionalism in the built environment. |
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CIRIA (Construction Industry Research & Information Association) - www.ciria.org.uk CIRIA is a member-based research and information organisation dedicated to improvement in the construction industry. |
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Construction Skills - www.constructionskills.net ConstructionSkills is the Sector Skills Council for construction. We represent every part of the construction industry, from architects to bricklayers, in every part of the UK. |
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Electrical Contractors Association - www.eca.co.uk The Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) is the UK's largest and leading trade association representing electrical, electronic, installation engineering and building services companies. Federation of Environmental Trade Associations - www.feta.co.uk The Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA) is the recognised UK body which represents the interests of manufacturers, suppliers, installers and contractors within the heating, ventilating, refrigeration & air conditioning industry. |
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Federation of Master Builders - www.fmb.org.uk
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GGF (Glass and Glazing Federation) - www.ggf.org.uk The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is a trade association for all those who make, supply or fit flat glass, such as windows, film or plastics. |
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Heating and Ventilation Contractors Association - www.hvca.org.uk The HVCA represents the interests of firms active in the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration (hvacr) products and equipment. |
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Housebuilders Federation - www.hbf.co.uk The Home Builders Federation is the principal trade organisation for private sector housebuilders and voice of the home building industry in England and Wales. |
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National Housing Federation - www.housing.org.uk The National Housing Federation represents 1300 independent, not-for-profit housing associations in England and is the voice of affordable housing. |
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RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) - www.architecture.com The Royal Institute of British Architects is the UK body for architecture and the architectural profession providing support for 40,500 members worldwide in the form of training, technical services, publications and events, and set standards for the education of architects, both in the UK and overseas. |
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RICS - (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) - www.rics.org The RICS is the leading source of land, property, construction and related environmental knowledge supporting 130 000 members worldwide, promoting best practice, representing consumers’ interests and providing impartial advice to society, businesses, governments and global organisations. |
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Structural Insulated Panels Association - www.sips.org
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USEFUL WEBSITES |
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Building Talk - www.buildingtalk.com |
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CNPlus - www.cnplus.co.uk |
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Garden Forum - www.gardenforum.co.uk |
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