Builder's Merchants
Many mainstream builders merchants will have some products that are 'sustainable'. FSC timber is available from large well known retailers, but specialist sustainable products are more difficult to locate. Much time and energy can be saved by using specialist centres. The following organisations state that they will be able to provide products and services for sustainable building in S Wales
Structure of information is:
- Organisation
- Address
- Telephone number
- Fax number
- Personal contact
- Website
- Description of services / sustainable development credentials * written by the individual companies
Green Building Press
PO Box 32
Llandysul
SA44 5ZA
01559 370798
info@newbuilder.co.uk
Keith Hall
www.newbuilder.co.uk
The Green Building Press promotes sustainable and environmentally responsible construction with the aim of delivering this information to as wide an audience as possible. Its green building information and publications help people create healthy and ecological homes and buildings. Publications include the quarterly magazine, 'Building for a Future', the Green Building Bible and GreenPro, an online eco building database. At the free web forum anyone can ask questions about any aspect of eco building.
Reseiclo – Rescued Wood (Reseiclo Environmental Services Ltd)
Unit 2, Harlequin Trading Estate
Alderney Street
Newport
NP20 5NH
01633 856622
info@reseiclo.co.uk
Trefor Puw
www.reseiclo.co.uk
Reclaimed timber is available for sale to the public or trade for building, DIY, hobbies etc., at a fraction of the cost of new. We stock softwood and hardwood in most lengths and profiles, and sheet material. Items manufactured from reclaimed timber are also available for sale. Including picket fencing, planters, decking tiles, trestle tables, etc.
Rounded Developments Enterprises Ltd
Unit 93 Portmanmoor Road Industrial Estate
Splott
Cardiff
CF24 5HB
029 20403399
info@rounded-developments.org.uk
Peter Draper
www.rounded-developments.org.uk
Rounded Developments Enterprises runs a Sustainable Building Centre dedicated to making sustainable building products available to all in the SE Wales region. We stock a large range of products including water & energy saving devices, natural paints, books & steel guttering.
Ty Mawr Lime Ltd
Ty Mawr
Llangasty
Brecon
Powys
LD3 7PJ
01874 658249
joyce.gervis@lime.org.uk
01874 658502
Joyce Morgan-Jervis
www.lime.org.uk
www.glaster.org.uk
www.limecrete.org.uk
Manufacturers and suppliers of traditional and ecological building materials and paints including pre-mixed lime mortars/plasters, limewash, hydraulic limes, glaster (a lime plaster blended with recycled glass instead of sand), laths, internal/external ecological paints/finishes, sheepswool insulation and building boards. Specialists in limecrete floors - an environmentally-friendly alternative to concrete. We also run a full range of introductory and specialist courses, accredited by the University of Wales, Lampeter. Courses include Lime In Building, Lime Plastering, Traditional and Ecological Paints and Finishes, Caring for Old Houses, Specifying Lime, Earth Construction and Thatching.