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Omani Architecture The Quest for the
Competes on Global Stage Best Has Begun
and is Voted World’s Best!
receive their trophy at the
glittering awards ceremony on
Oman is celebrating the status to all purchasers. It is also 17th April 2010 at the Hilton
unprecedented success of The the region’s first major integrated Birmingham Metropole? The
Wave, Muscat at the prestigious resort and residential development, race has begun; the first
CNBC International Residential incorporating more than 4,000 new nominations are in.
Property Awards. Michael homes, a marina, golf course, three Nominations close on 31st
Lenarduzzi, CEO of The Wave, premier hotels and new retail, December.
Muscat, accepted the award for leisure and dining opportunities. Best Natural Product –
Best International Architecture The world-class architects, Natural Slate from British
which was announced at a Triad Oman Consultants Overseas & Export Trading Ltd
glittering ceremony held in San International, Meletitiki (Alexandros Excellence in Tile Contracting
Diego, California this week. At this N Tombazis) and ER International – Kemtile Limited
year’s CNBC International Property (Carlo Santini), have successfully Best Technical Use of Tile in
Awards, an independent panel of translated traditional Omani a Construction Contract - NÖM
52 judges considered entries from designs and way of life into a Dairy, Telford, Phase 2,
207 countries and The Wave, modern, practical and enlightening Kemtile Ltd
Muscat competed against 29 master plan for a new village The Tile Association Awards Best Use of Tile in a
award-winning finalists from community. Villas, townhouses are the “Oscars” of the wall and Domestic Environment – Private
Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and and apartments are set in carefully floor tile industry. Each year the house, Mapperley, Nottingham,
The Americas. landscaped grounds featuring wide industry rewards the best East Midlands Ceramics
The Wave, Muscat is leading the tree-lined boulevards, green parks people, the best companies, the Best Website -
way for modern Arabian and inland pools and waterways best projects and the best www.ultratileadhesives.co.uk,
architecture, setting new standards filled with gently moving seawater. products with a prestigious TTA Instarmac Group PLC and
for quality, design, construction and Planting has been carried out with award. They are, simply, the www.instarmac.co.uk
finish. Granted its status by Royal water conservation in mind. best! So who will be the
Decree, it is the first project in the winners in 2010? Who will
Sultanate of Oman to offer freehold walk up onto that stage to
UK Timber Industry Calls for
Stewart Milne
Unity at COP15
Construction bags £10
The UK timber industry has urged the industry’s reputation globally and it
world leaders to agree on a workable is vital that systems are put in place to
million contract wins
action plan for timber sustainability at help countries deal with the problem.”
the forthcoming COP15 summit. The UK’s timber industry has Through a mixture of repeat Glasgow; temporary works for
While timber will feature on the already implemented measures to business and new clients, Stewart Banff and Buchan College in
COP15 agenda, the UK’s Timber address illegal timber, and it is keen Milne Construction has been Fraserburgh; and a private client
Trade Federation has appealed to that others learn from its success, awarded new contracts totalling contract in Forfar. Commenting
delegates to introduce a global cap for example a recent Timber Trade around £10 million. on the new contracts, Bill Imlach,
and trade scheme, which will Association report showed that FSC The contracts, which are for a managing director of Stewart
discriminate in favour of sustainable and PEFC certified timber now variety of projects throughout Milne Construction, said,
timber and help address the global accounts for almost 85 % of timber in Scotland, range from social “We are pleased to have secured
issue of illegally traded wood. the UK. housing developments to private such a diverse range of
John White, Chief Executive of the The Timber Trade Federation is clients; and from hotels to construction projects across a
Timber Trade Federation, said, lobbying for the COP15 summit to churches. In Perthshire, number of sectors with new and
“Timber is quite simply the greenest deliver a global cap and trade scheme following the successful existing clients. This gives us a
building material known to man, that allows the price of carbon to be completion of a number of solid pipeline until summer 2010
if managed sustainably. Putting timber internalised into the cost of goods and projects for Perthshire Housing and is testament to our expertise
at the top of the agenda at the COP15 services we buy. This will discriminate Association, the company will in both new build and
summit should be an easy win for in favour of sustainably grown wood design and build 36 flats in High refurbishment works.”
all concerned. because wood absorbs and stores Street, Auchterarder. Stewart Milne Construction’s
“Timber has tremendous carbon giving wood a price advantage Other projects include: a first portfolio includes high
environmental benefits and we would over more polluting products. This will project of houses and flats for profile projects in education,
urge the rest of the world to follow the provide the economic incentive to Link Housing Association in hotels, social housing,
UK’s example, which shows that it is ensure the preservation of the Bonnybridge; alterations and student accommodation and
both possible and profitable to have a resource, and provide the jobs and extensions to Crieff Hydro Hotel in commercial developments.
sustainable timber industry. income so important to developing Perthshire; two separate projects
Illegal logging has a huge impact on countries in the tropics. for the Church of Scotland in
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