Sunday, March 28, 2010

GWA contributes to BCS Australia

It has been announced that GWA International Ltd. will enclose an additional amount of money for its Air Conditioning business ‘Brivis Climate Systems’.

By the end of this week, $50m will be transferred and be dealt with internally.

The company will be an addition to GWA International’s water heating so that they can produce a brand new heating and cooling unit.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Chatsworth is previewed since refurbishment.

The Duke of Devonshire has released information and has allowed a sneak preview of the home that has just been refurbished.

He said “I would consider giving up his title if Labour removed all hereditary peers from the House of Lords under new proposals”.

“It’s a long way in the future so it’s pretty hypothetical. I think the point really is that Chatsworth is the focus now more than the people who live here”.

He is the 12th Duke since his father passed away, and has been in charge of it since 2004.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Southend’s Civic centre stopped planning.

A refurbishment in Southend on Sea for a civic centre has been unplugged due to the recession, it has been reported. The £23m refurb was brought forward by Southend Council and was set to have a new ‘eco-friendly’ tower block as well as a new entrance.

It has now changed and the council has put aside the same amount of money but to spend on another part of Southend, there was a proposal for a car park and suite next to the centre but that also has had a set back.

Mr Andrew Moring, who is apparently responsible, said: “We’ve scaled the plans so the Civic Suite and the car park are now possibilities for the future.

“Finance is in short supply in the current climate, so the cost benefits couldn’t be justified.

“We are seeing what we can get for our money and want to make the total as low as possible. The £23million is a ceiling of what we would spend.

“The plan is to refurbish the tower block where most people work to fit in more staff and reduce the carbon footprint.
“This should decrease our overheads and running costs.”
Mr Moring said this would involve fitting in more desks in and getting rid of unnecessary filing cabinets.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Lancasters big refit

The University of Lancaster is planning a £5.5m refurbishment at one of the campus’, and is browsing for a developer to be able to do the work.

The place where they hope to do this is at Bowland College and it is 75,000 sq ft and is made up of offices, student and family accommodation, lecture theatres and a bar.

The tenders deadline or to take part is April 15th.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Betsy Burnham’s all-white office.

Interior designer Betsy Burnham’s staff had quite the shock when she decided to redecorate her office, as she chose to decorate it all white. Her office now includes white Walls, ceilings, furniture and chandeliers.

I’m a huge color fanatic but I just think white makes color pop so beautifully”.

Her much loved accessories that are full of colour have ‘never looked as good’ as how they now do when placed infront of a white back drop.

“White is crisp, it’s young and it’s really flexible”.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Design your own rooms app.

Thanks to a new application or app on the iPhone any body can learninterior design skills. An online adviser called Mydeco has helped people by making the app so that they can see what colours go together aswell choosing pieces of furniture from the selection of 500, and incorporating them in the desired space.

This application is free and you can take an image and play around with it until you are happy, you can then share it with friends and/or upload it on networking site Facebook straight from your handset for people to see.

This great gadget is great for people who are unsure what would look good in there chosen room, and can save people money if the item they want doesn’t look right after all.