15Nov 2022 by Rob

Brise Soleil – Simple But Effective Climate Control

Construction, Sun Protection
As with so many such developments, brise soleil and other types of natural climate control have been around a while but are now becoming increasingly popular due to cost and environmental reasons. A ‘sun breaker’, as the phrase translates, can be a very simple structure (little more than a judiciously-placed wall), or it can be very complex, as with the huge and mechanical wing-like structures in use. Other variants are glass louvres and several forms of external louvres. The general idea in all cases is to avoid using unnecessary power to control the temperature in a building by making good use of natural resources. During the course of a day, and through the changing seasons, any aspect of a building will receive greater or smaller proportions of sunlight. The trick…
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15Sep 2022 by Rob

Minibus Hire: A Smart Solution for Group Days Out

Rental
Even when it'€™s working at its best, public transport is rarely the best solution for group trips. Regardless of whether you’re looking to take a class of schoolchildren away for the weekend, a bunch of mates to a rugby match or a larger group of older people for a holiday, arranging transport this way is invariably stressful. People miss connections, go to the wrong place, and then there are the issues associated with public transport itself – high fares and unreliability, for starters. Expecting people to travel independently, whether in their own vehicles or by public transport, simply causes problems. Depending on the needs and size of the group, going for minibus hire or luxury coach hire will be a sensible solution. Even coach hire London is typically lower cost…
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11Aug 2022 by Adam

Commercial Property North London is Strong

Commercial Property, Property, Rental Property
Shops to let in north London are just one of the great opportunities currently offered by commercial property in north london. One of the interesting things about a shop for sale in London is that this can provide a more stable form of investment than other kinds of property. There has been plenty in the news about house prices flat-lining, although this always has to be viewed from a country-wide perspective. Overall, residential property is set for a much brighter future in 2013 than it enjoyed in 2012. Some disappointing falls across England and Wales and in the north especially drove average figures down, but in London residential property saw a 7 percent bounce on last November’s prices. Prices across the city now average £365,000, with many areas commanding considerably…
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11Jul 2022 by Daniela

Duplicate Payments are A Substantial Source Of Money Loss For Businesses

Finance, Software
Did you know what percentage of your organisation’s annual spend is lost in duplicate payments each year? During the process from purchase to payment, all sorts of problems can occur, and all these add up. The best solution is to install recovery audit software that will detect all unnecessary payments as well as other sorts of fraud and invoicing errors. Implement an effective accounts payable audit programme, at a low cost of ownership, as soon as possible to make immediate cost efficiencies. Out of the many problems that can occur when processing payments, duplicate payments are the most costly. Medium and large organisations are at considerable risk of paying their supplier invoices twice. To augment the detection and prevention of these errors, it’s not necessary to employ a costly Recovery…
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