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Property industry’s ‘standards bible’ from the British Council for Offices (BCO) – last updated in 2009 – contains guidance on provisions for cyclists for first time  The British Council for Offices has published the new edition of its Guide to Specification, the organisation’s landmark publication providing guidance on industry standards for workplaces across the UK. The current Guide to Specification was last updated in 2009; the new 2014 edition includes guidance on facilities for cyclists…

Norbord has launched an online competition for the Use Wood Wisely campaign. The quiz gives users the chance to win a “Wise Owl” soft toy, the face of the campaign, while learning about the Use Wood Wisely message on www.usewoodwisely.co.uk. As a strong voice in the Biomass debate and a supporter of addressing environmental issues, Norbord is campaigning against the burning of virgin wood. Norbord’s competition will run on the Use Wood Wisely website for…

IDEXX, the global leader in rapid microbiological testing for water, has announced the successful conclusion of a Pan-European comparative study, demonstrating that the Pseudalert®/QuantiTray® test method for the 24-hour detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), is suitable for the analysis of waters encountered within a healthcare environment. The need to monitor hospital water systems for the presence of P. aeruginosa has been emphasised in the UK in recent years and has resulted in revised guidance from…