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Advertisers wanted for ATG's Salvo Fair feature

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:19:04 +0100

The Antiques Trade Gazette are putting together a feature on Salvo Fair this summer. Joan Porter needs stories from exhibitors about items they are hoping to bring along. (We understand things may sell between now and then) We have had some great stories through already from some of you, but need....

Vertigo

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:08:23 +0100

Our latest job in St John's, Chatham in Kent involved getting a sanctuary lamp down from its high position above the nave. The only way we could do it was by balancing a very tall stepladder on top of the main altar and then unhooking the weights, chains and all. The height was not so great, onl....

Winchcombe Reclamation and Padstow Reclamation merge

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:23:06 +0100

Winchcombe Reclamation Ltd purchased Padstow Reclamation in December 2010 and the two traded as separate companies. It was always a bit confusing that Padstow Reclamation's yard was in the heart of the West Midlands so to reduce admin costs and offer both sets of customers the best possible range of....

Durham: A Model of Responsible Redevelopment and Preservation

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:14:11 +0100

The building materials reuse community is comprised of many individuals and groups - preservationists, contractors, policy wonks, developers, associations, reuse retailers, government agencies, and profit and nonprofit organizations. Most of the time these various entities fail to collaborate and co....

Business Biscotti at Masco

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:29:52 +0100

Masco made a foray into hosting local business network meetings in April by launching its Aston Down Business Biscotti free networking event. This was so successful that it is now holding one on the last Wednesday of every month from 9.30am-11.30am. There's no need to book, Masco writes, you just tu....

Daren Greenhow and Peter Hone show night at LASSCO

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:46:57 +0100

You are invited to LASSCO Three Pigeons for a fun informal evening of Sculpture, Live Music, Food and Drink. Friday 18th May 2012 6pm to 8pm We'll be showcasing the latest amazing sculpture of Daren Greenhow as we launch his Olympiad Exhibition. You can meet Daren and be the first to see his lat....

Real sustainability 1: The reuse of reclaimed building material

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:02:34 +0100

The lack of building salvage businesses at the recent flagship construction exhibitions such as EcoBuild and Grand Designs Live shows that reuse is far from being considered sustainable by the mainstream construction sector and green building movement. But the activity of reclaiming and reuse, a....

Design with architectural salvage adds a quirky flair

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:22:19 +0100

Designer Saffronia Baldwin asks do you have the courage to design with a quirky flair? Quirkiness is defined as different, unexpected, off-beat, out of the box, and memorable. Design with a quirky flair will give your room personality. Architectural salvage can be used to increase drama. Chosen ....

Free trade tickets for Ripley

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:14:42 +0100

Arthur Swallow have a limited number of free trade tickets available for the trade day on 18th May for their first Home, Restoration and Salvage Show at Ripley Castle near Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Email tickets(at)asfairs(dot)com by Tuesday 15th May to apply.

Salvo Fair 2012 almost fully booked

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:03:42 +0100

With six weeks to go til Salvo Fair 2012, there are a handful of spaces left for businesses selling architectural salvage, garden antiques and reclaimed materials. If you are interested in booking please call Ruby Hazael on 01225 422300. For the full up-to-date list and business details see the ....

Hold on to your Hand-me-downs!

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:26:47 +0100

The price paid for second hand clothes has tripled in the UK in five years. The rag trade paid £220 a tonne for old clothing in 2007 and now pays £650 a tonne. A chain of UK shops called Cash4Clothes will buy a full bin bag of old clothes for £5. With 31 shops already up and ru....

�80 million to be invested in waste sector

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:34:59 +0100

On 25th April, Vince Cable announced that £80 million will be made available to two specialist fund managers to invest in small scale waste infrastructure businesses. Headed up by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) the areas likely to receive funding are recycling, rep....

Book now to advertise in Salvo Fair 2012 Guide

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:57:03 +0100

Dear Readers, The twelfth Salvo Fair is just around the corner! We are currently putting together the special Salvo Fair Guide edition of Salvo Magazine. In June 2012 we estimate 6,000 visitors over the three days, with 3,000 printed copies of the Fair Guide being circulated at the fair, to all s....

Facebook group fails to save lamposts from London park

Thu, 03 May 2012 20:59:20 +0100

Victoria Park in Hackney, London had the last of its Victorian style lamposts removed in recent weeks. More than 1,000 Facebook users joined a group called 'Save Victoria Park's Lamp Posts'. Although the lights were not original Victorian ones, they seemed to have appealed to many people who tho....

Trainspotters new app and pop up shop

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:22:46 +0100

Gloucestershire based Trainspotters, the industrial lighting, furniture and salvage business, have created an app for browsing through their stock on a smart phone or tabloid. And following on from the pop up restaurant trend, trendy Trainspotters are having a pop up shop in London for ten days. ....

Feather your nest at Salvo Fair

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:55:44 +0100

Period Living's June 2012 issue features a four page article from Caroline Wheater on the plethora of decorative antiques at the annual Salvo Fair. Included in the article are exhibitors Charlotte's Garden, Inside Outdoors, UK Architectural Heritage, Lighthouse Emporium, Abacus Antiques, Old Rad....

California bans all ivory sales

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:05:58 +0100

Officers from the California department of fish and game have recently begun to enforce a law stating that it is illegal to sell, or to posses with the intent to sell, ivory regardless of age anywhere in the state of California. Raids have taken place across the state at fairs, markets and auctio....

Can you restore enamelled slate fires with woodblock scrapings?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:08:26 +0100

Exclusive: That black enamelled slate secret formula in full George Eugene Magnus of Pimlico was the inventor of enamelled slate which he patented in 1840. He was also the inventor of tarmac roads, the earliest experimental version of which was also in Pimlico - hence the use of asphalt in the re....

Defra may crack down on waste hierarchy

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:41:59 +0100

At the Crestwood environment planning conference recently, discussions were held about 'twin tracking' permit and planning applications for recycling plants. Jeff Rhodes, planning and permitting manager for the Biffa Group. commented on how the environment agency should have a more positive attitude....

Architecture's afterlife

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:37:05 +0100

Ian Volner is a writer for Architect, the magazine for the American Institute of Architects. His article 'Architecture's afterlife' discusses the ongoing obsession of recycling obsolete building materials over reclamation and salvage, and the processes and costs involved in getting into the reuse ga....