Pennsylvannia Heights, a new eco-housing development to the Passivhaus Standard on the Isle of Portland, is being built using a wide range of materials from our Jewson branch in Weymouth. A range of bricks, blocks, plasterboard and, crucially, Chain of Custody timber and sheet products are currently being supplied by the branch.
The new Hanson Academy is an online learning resource where Jewson customers can access brick and block training. The e-modules take you from the basics of composition, types, workability and sustainability, right through to Codes of Practice and legislation.
In support of The Prince’s Trust Get into Construction programme, we recently teamed up with our friends at Novus Property Solutions, the new name of local property maintenance specialist Seddon Property Services, to organise work experience for unemployed trainees in the Stoke area.
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We would like to invite all Jewson customers to one of our FREE training events being held in some of our branches across the country.
This week we invited Yale to write an article about their brand new app Crime Watcher.
If you regularly hire skips on behalf of your customers you should be aware that Landfill Tax is increasing by £8.00 to £72.00 per tonne from midnight on the 31st March 2013. Plus, this rate is expected to increase to £80.00 per tonne in 2014!
So, you are thinking about building your own home? What a fantastic opportunity to get everything exactly as you want it.
This week we invited the Eco Experts to write an article about their visit to Ecobuild.
OF ALL THE countless freebies I collected at Ecobuild, the Jewson Sustainable Building Guide was one of the most useful. Unlike most handouts at expo’s, this one is worth keeping.
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been selected as a finalist in the Sustainable Company of the Year category for the 2013 Construction News Awards. Read full article »
We’re delighted to say that Cairn Housing Association has appointed Jewson as its preferred supplier in the Highlands. Read full article »
