Category Archives: Latest news

Movember

Posted on November 5, 2010 by suep

Movember is a sponsored event on behalf of The Prostate Cancer Charity and Richard Bate has agreed to donate his face for the month of November and grow a moustache (and possibly side burns).  Richard will be trying for the … Continue reading →

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Launa Windows adopts the Oracle for fast-track compliance

Posted on October 10, 2010 by PR

A major retail fabricator and installer has adopted Build Check’s online U-value calculator to prove their windows and doors comply with Part L of the Building Regulations. Launa Windows only subscribed to the Oracle in September, but the South Devon … Continue reading →

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A time for Kipling…..

Posted on October 10, 2010 by PR

It’s not often that you’ll see poetry and the window industry intertwined, but just now whilst the turmoil from the perceived changes to Part L compliance is at it’s height, I can’t help but think of the opening lines of … Continue reading →

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Ignorance is bliss, but no defence.

Posted on September 10, 2010 by PR

Breaking the speed limit is practically universal on our roads and motorways these days – when we’re not queuing. We all do it, despite knowing it’s against the law. We balance the risk of being caught against getting to where … Continue reading →

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Full/Part Time Vacancy

Posted on September 9, 2010 by suep

Activities to include: U-value analysis To perform simulations using “Therm” analysis software BFRC energy ratings and related services Consultancy advice for customers To develop and maintain customer relations Quotations and invoicing Auditing (progression of job role once conversant with U-value … Continue reading →

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U-values sneak up on the blind side

Posted on August 10, 2010 by PR

The summer holiday season begins, it is tempting to allow thoughts of sun, sand and sea to wash over us. After all, October is still a long time in the future, right? Wrong! During a recent conversation with a BFRC-approved … Continue reading →

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U-value calculator

Posted on August 2, 2010 by suep

Build Check’s sister company Build Check Publications Ltd has just launched a u-value calculator for windows and doors called ‘The Oracle’. For details please visit the website: www.buildcheckpublications.co.uk.

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Weather testing of doors and windows

Posted on July 29, 2010 by suep

We are now UKAS accredited to undertake weather testing of doors and windows: – Testing of windows and doors to BS 6375: 2009: Part 1 – Air permeability to BS EN 1026: 2000 – Watertightness to BS EN 1027: 2000 … Continue reading →

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The Oracle is the Fast Track to Part L Compliance

Posted on July 10, 2010 by PR

Build Check – experts in independent testing, consultancy and product certification – have launched The Oracle, the fast track solution to Part L compliance. The Oracle is an on-line resource centre that will, amongst other facilities, enable subscribers to calculate … Continue reading →

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Don’t wait for extra time!

Posted on July 10, 2010 by PR

After so long spent waiting and wondering what the outcome would be, listening to all the hype and debating how we would cope, the end result is a bit of an anticlimax. And that’s just the World Cup! It’s the … Continue reading →

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