Latest Soil News
Polypipe Terrain increase free training days
Polypipe Terrain is expanding its range of training open days by popular demand. The free hands-on training days, which focus on sharing best practice and important installation techniques, are both product and project specific. New dates have just been announced in May and June for the manufacturer’s Soil & Waste Training Day at its purpose-built Centre of Excellence in Aylesford, Kent. This interactive training programme is designed to gi... [more]
One of UK’s largest redevelopment projects will use Polypipe Terrain's PVC Soil & waste system
Polypipe Terrain’s PVC Soil & Waste system is to be used as part of a £47m new build programme on the Ocean Estate in Stepney, one of the largest regeneration schemes in the UK (£200m). Working closely with contractor Promech Services Ltd, Polypipe Terrain is to manufacture and supply its PVC Soil & Waste system to 470 residential units comprising of 1, 2 and 3 bed configurations. Demonstrating Terrain’s market-leading capabilities and uniq... [more]
HVCA BECOMES B&ES ON 1 MARCH 2012
The Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA) is rebranding and from 1 March 2012 will be known as the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES). The HVCA, established in 1904 as the National Association of Master Heating and Domestic Engineers, adopted the HVCA name in 1963. Bob Shelley, President of the HVCA comments, “ Back then, of course, that’s exactly how the majority of the members would have described themsel... [more]
Major Sales growth for innovative push fit above ground drainage system
Iron technology leader Saint-Gobain PAM UK is reporting significant increases in the demand it has received for a highly innovative push-fit above ground drainage system. Despite the continually challenging economic conditions, especially in the construction sector, sales of the company’s Ensign EEZI-FIT cast iron push fit products nearly doubled during 2011 over the previous year. Mike Rawlings, Marketing Manager – Soil and Drain at Saint-... [more]
Polypipe Terrain's prefabricated drainage solution selected for luxury hotel in central London
The Knightsbridge Palace Hotel will open its doors in 2012 on the site of the former Normandie Hotel, overlooking Knightsbridge Green in the heart of London. The construction of the first new-build luxury hotel to be developed in central London in almost 40 years is benefitting from Polypipe Terrain’s wide selection of products and services. The manufacturer was called on by building services engineers, Briggs & Forrester, to supply prefabric... [more]
Other Soil news and reviews
House May Limit Detention After Arrests on U.S. Soil
The House is preparing to vote again on an unresolved legal controversy: whether the military may imprison terrorism suspects captured on United States soil without trial.
'Symphony Of The Soil': New Documentary Connects Soil Health To Human Health
Jack Algiere has no qualms about letting his kids eat their veggies straight out of the ground from the fields and greenhouses he manages in Pocantico Hills, N.Y.
House May Limit Detention After Arrest on U.S. Soil
The House is preparing to vote again on an unresolved legal controversy: whether the military may imprison terrorism suspects captured on United States soil without trial.
Olympic Flame Touches Down On British Soil
The Olympic flame has landed on British soil for the first time since 1948 ahead of the London 2012 Games.
Lantzville soil bylaw passes second reading
Lantzville soil deposit and removal bylaw passes second reading.
Soil conservation district employee pleads guilty
A Freehold Soil Conservation District official has pleaded guilty to accepting a $700 cash bribe from an undercover officer in exchange for expediting the issuance of soil conservation approvals, Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr. announced. read more
UN Soil Carbon Survey Aims To Help Tanzania Reduce Emissions
UN Soil Carbon Survey Aims To Help Tanzania Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions New York, May 16 2012 2:10PM The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping Tanzania determine how much carbon is stored in forests and forest soils, ...
Cayden Identifies Significant Gold in Soil Anomaly at La Magnetita
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Cayden Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has now received over 1,200 assays from its La Magnetita and La Joya soil program which indicate an extensive gold anomalous ...
Secret soil cracks linger, despite surface sealing
Deep cracks in soil can remain open underground even after they have visibly sealed on the surface, a new study has found.
Secret soil cracks linger underground
(Phys.org) -- Deep cracks in soil that appear during long dry spells can remain open underground even after they have visibly sealed on the surface, a new study has found.
