ITW (Illinois Tool Works) www.itw.com has acquired Cullen Building Products www.cullen-bp.com and its subsidiary companies in Canada, France and Ireland. The Glenrothes family business has established itself as a leading company in the development and manufacture of ancillary components for connecting timber to timber and timber to masonry. (11 November 2008)

New BS guide for specifying precast concrete masonry units

BS 6073-2_2008 Precast concrete masonry units. Guide for specifying precast concrete masonry units has just been published by BSI. It gives guidance on specifying precast concrete masonry units conforming to BS EN 771-3 and BS EN 771-4.

28/11/2008 ~ Comparing design outcomes from EC6 with design outcomes from BS 5628

All engineers who design masonry buildings are welcome to this event. Registration is free but essential.

Proceedings 5

Australian Experience of Nine-inch Brickwork Watertight for 130 Years

Cavity and Solid Walls in Aircrete Masonry

Cavity Walls - Still a Good Solution

Solid Walls v Cavity Walls - Some Observations

Some Thoughts on Single Leaf Masonry

The Structural Performance of Cavity Walls Under Vertical Load

"Horses for Courses" in the Choice of Wall Materials

The Use of Brickwork as a Veneer A Fixing Specialist's Viewpoint

Examples of 9 Inch Brickwork

Continental Cavity Walls Are [Sometimes] Different

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ITW acquire Cullen Building Products

New BS guide for specifying precast concrete masonry units

28/11/2008 ~ Comparing design outcomes from EC6 with design outcomes from BS 5628

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