The most versatile laser distance meter in the world! Equipped with a digital Point finder, high-resolution 2.4“ colour display, 360° tilt sensor and BLUETHOOTH® technology, the Leica DISTO™ D8 is a real world first and offers completely new measuring options. Features: 360° tilt sensor The combination of angle and distance Continue Reading
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OSmaps Online – the most up to date Ordnance Survey mapping
Ordnance Survey mapping & data centre, available online or via telephone. Services and have been designed, in the main, to support the following applications: Planning applications (conservatories/extensions/change of use/signage). Architectural drawings Plans for surveys Property development for feasibility studies House building projects Traffic & Highway management Railways Telecoms (acquisition & Continue Reading
Oxford University Students banned from reading books on the top shelves
Removal of step-ladders means that staff cannot reach works which are high on the shelves of Duke Humfrey’s library, the oldest reading room in the building. Students said that they were being denied access to books, some of which have been on the shelf for 400 years, which could prove Continue Reading
New online tax liability calculator for contractors
The Contract services firm of Hudson Contract has launched an online calculator that enables contractors to weigh the risks of an HMRC status inspection going against them. The new online Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) calculator allows firms to check if their contracts for self employed subbies will meet HMRC requirements. Continue Reading
IP Explanation and Ratings
IP Explanation and Ratings EN 60529 outlines an international classification system for the sealing effectiveness of enclosures of electrical equipment against the intrusion into the equipment of foreign bodies (i.e. tools, dust, fingers) and moisture. This classification system utilizes the letters “IP” (“Ingress Protection”) followed by two or three digits. Continue Reading
A New Opportunity for Construction Tradesmen!
FOR ALL BUILDERS & CONSTRUCTION WORKERS OUT THERE! WHY NOT DIVERSIFY? Steve was like a lot of people working a trade in the Construction Industry, due to the economic climate he was out of work more than in it. One day he saw an advertisement for Sitemaster Software, this piqued Continue Reading
The Voice of Reason at the HSE
The voice of reason at the HSE The HSE has often borne the brunt of criticism from the business world and the wider public that the UK has gone “Elf n safety†mad. Judith Hackitt, Chair of the HSE is keen to dispel such resentment and has recently spoken quite Continue Reading