Double Glazing finally comes of age

April 15, 2010

There has been a massive change in the double glazing industry over the past couple of years. 40 years ago… 40 years ago, the double glazed window arrived to take over from secondary sliding double glazing that fitted inside the original wooden windows. At that time the main replacement window and door on offer was [...]

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Nursing Home Manager in Leeds West Yorkshire £40k plus benefits

March 31, 2010

Stone Executive are recruiting for the following healthcare management role: Nursing Home Manager Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, Northern England Salary: Basic to £40k + Corporate Benefits The Role Our client is a very well respected independent healthcare provider to the older people services sector. They already operate a number of homes forming part of their [...]

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Mapping DNA and RNA to develop improved crop varieties

March 8, 2010

Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is pleased to announce its G:BOX EF gel documentation system is being used by scientists in a prestigious plant breeding centre at Aberystwyth University in Wales to help map the DNA and RNA from commercially important forage crops. Molecular biologists at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and [...]

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Wood grain replacement windows? The new Evolution window re-opens the debate

February 26, 2010

Think you would never buy PVC windows….. think again! The evolution of the PVC window has been a slow process. Since the early eighties plastic windows have dominated the replacement window market by offering a combination of high security with practically no maintenance. Over the past few years however, things have started to change. Steve [...]

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Royal Jelly health benefits

February 26, 2010

Apiculture, which is the study of bees and their products is no longer relegated to the status of folk medicine.  Since both beekeeping and harvesting of products are carried out under technically advanced conditions, apitherapy has reached the stage of scientific medicine.  The general interest in bee products for the treatment and prevention of various [...]

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Free CPD for law, accountancy and banking from FTA Ltd and ACCA

February 26, 2010

CPD course provider FTA Ltd and international accounting body ACCA announce the release of new CPD material free to members and other interested professionals. According to Joanna Smith, business development director at FTA Ltd, the new CPD material “is designed to appeal to those who work in finance or advise on the purchase or sale [...]

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UK contract furniture website redesigned

February 22, 2010

PFI is a leading UK supplier of contract furniture to corporates, hotels, conference centres, and hospitals. Their product range is contemporary in style, and they supply high quality products direct from some of the very best furniture manufacturers within Europe. PFI have recently redesigned their Contract Furniture website to enable interior designers and architects to [...]

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The healing powers of Honey – natural remedies and dietary supplements

February 18, 2010

The healing powers of honey have been known, tried and tested by man for thousands of years. Early written evidence has been found in Ancient Egyptian texts. World-renowned physicist Albert Einstein once said:  “If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more [...]

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Bird Boxes: why it’s more important this year than ever to have one in your garden

February 15, 2010

With 2010 being the coldest winter in many parts of the UK for 30 years, garden birds have been finding the long spell of harsh weather particularly difficult to cope with. As a result, the scale of winter mortality among the common songbirds that we delight in seeing as visitors to our gardens is going [...]

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Fast Counting of Fluorescent Colonies and Plaques with ProtoCol 2 accessory

February 1, 2010

Synbiosis, a world-leading manufacturer of automated microbiological systems, is delighted to introduce ProcUV, its new UV imaging accessory for the ProtoCOL 2 system. Instant imaging saves time and improves accuracy ProcUV permits instant imaging of fluorescent colonies and plaques so they can be automatically counted or analysed by ProtoCOL 2, thus saving time and improving [...]

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