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borders were closed and passenger demand

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per cent. This will see global airline revenues

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drop by more than half ($314 billion) this year, according to the latest assessment from the

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IATA, are now mandating passengers and crew wear face masks during flight. Cabin cleaning routines will remain a key priority, with many

operate during the pandemic.

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However, several interesting new cabin interior designs have been revealed in recent

There has been a lot of media attention on how to maintain social distancing measures

weeks aimed at offering an improved solution – many of which use some form of screen or

to the UK economy alone. But it has never

in the cabin. This is not a major issue for

shield between seats to limit the spread of

before faced a challenge of this magnitude.

sparsely populated first class cabins but

infection. While none of these are yet certified

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begins to cause a real problem for business

to fly (a process which normally takes years),

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the profit margins in aviation are so small it

outbreak in 2003. Seven hundred and seventy

increases – especially on narrow-body aircraft.

may simply not be financially viable for most

four people were tragically killed by SARS

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airlines to retrofit new cabin designs.

but the outbreak was largely restricted to

schedules at the end of the summer, the

countries in Asia – while the financial cost

current proposals involve either the removal

- speaking as part of the RedCabin webinar

or blocking of middle seats in economy class

on aircraft safety – suggests “using different

estimated to be seven billion dollars. This

or the reconfiguration of the entire cabin.

aircraft types is much more feasible than

Due to the confines of the aircraft, the blocking of middle seats would not

we have with most US airlines is the ability to

more than four million people worldwide and

necessarily ensure passengers were the

switch aircraft depending on the load. If we

taken the lives of nearly 300,000 people at the

recommended two metres apart (there is less

want to keep airlines alive, we have to make

than a metre between the aisle seats in most

do with what we have.”

time of writing.

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the months ahead it will not be too difficult

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vast majority of the division’s 100-strong team

– Chairman Darrell Healey – had agreed to

being permanently and directly employed,

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it has worked on many significant projects,

(GSE Building & Civil Engineering Ltd) and

supporting principal contractors including

plant hire (GSE Plant Ltd) divisions following a

BAM, Baxalls, Castleoak, Kier, Willmott Dixon,

the group has expanded in response to its

management buy-out. The men to purchase

Wates, and many more.

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Fast forward to 2020, and the company has grown to become one of the most successful and trusted

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distributors of ceramics to the architectural specification industry.

“Here at Solus, we supply a huge catalogue of ceramic wall and floor tiles via architects, builders and interior designers, as well as a wide variety of bespoke tile cutting services and comprehensive technical information,” begins Managing Director, Marcus Bentley, son of founder Peter. “The clients that we work with typically specify our products for the projects that they are working on, and these can range from leisure and hospitality developments, to retail spaces and car showrooms.”

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completion – which occurred over a period of 72 weeks. It also formed a 25-meter long swimming pool that holds 630,000 litres of water.

In the case of the Chapel Down, Curious Brewery project, it completed all of the

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foundations, groundworks and landscaping, and installed specialist drainage materials family-run, Kent-based business,

Having grown both organically and through

In July 2020, it was announced that the man

civil engineering, construction

who spearheaded the expansion of the group

vast majority of the division’s 100-strong team

and plant hire services across the

– Chairman Darrell Healey – had agreed to

being permanently and directly employed,

sell his shares in its building, civil engineering

it has worked on many significant projects,

acquisitions in the time since, and with the

mid-1980s. Originally established to meet a

(GSE Building & Civil Engineering Ltd) and

supporting principal contractors including

shortfall in good groundworks contractors,

plant hire (GSE Plant Ltd) divisions following a

BAM, Baxalls, Castleoak, Kier, Willmott Dixon,

the group has expanded in response to its

management buy-out. The men to purchase

Wates, and many more.

customers’ growing needs, and now provides

said shares are the group’s Managing Director

plant and machinery across Kent, Sussex and

Tony Bowles and Group Director Josh Healey.

I am looking forward to working with Josh, and to the opportunities and challenges ahead, especially having seen the company evolve over my 20 years within the business alongside our loyal office and site based staff.

to cope with the chemicals used to wash down the brewing tanks. It was also very proud to have built an Artic Lorry Turntable, which enables gas lorries to be rotated 360 degrees to gain easy access onto and off the site. Another unique element to the project was the need to reinforce the ground upon which the brewing tanks were to sit on. It

GSE Building & Civil Engineering Ltd

overcame this challenge by utilizing a Cordek

supplies all aspects of the civil engineering

as prisons and other public sector projects including airports.

site clearance, reduce level excavation, mass

Filcor (expanded polystyrene) system, which

Surrey, alongside its civil engineering services.

Darrell will remain as a non-executive director

requirements to projects valued between

pouring of concrete pad foundations, and

was then covered with reinforced concrete

Acting for national building contractors – as

and continue to head up the group’s property

£250,000 and £8 million, and prides itself on

Projects completed include the Willmott

the forming and pouring of 1394-square

to make it suitable for supporting the

well as local firms – GSE Group has shown itself

and developing division.

the level of repeat business it secures. Today,

Dixon University of Kent, Dover Leisure Center

meters of reinforced structural concrete

aforementioned tanks.

its teams are on sites across many sectors,

and the Chapel Down, Curious Brewery

slab, involving formwork and steel fixing of

to be the perfect partner for groundworks

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from £250,000 up to £8 million in value.

GSE Group has been providing

South East of England and London since the

GSE Building & Civil Engineering Ltd sits

Involvement with its clients at an early stage

projects, taking on high quality commercial,

right at the very heart of the GSE Group, and

including education, health and social care,

facility. Lasting a total of 34 weeks, works at

reinforced steel. From there, it was tasked

in the project makes best use of the skills

residential and retail developments ranging

was the first division to be formed in 1986.

commercial and office development, as well

the Willmott Dixon University of Kent included

with the construction of a lift pad involving

belonging to GSE Building & Civil Engineering

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10. Failure to timely submit copy to the Publisher shall not relieve the Advertiser from liability for the cost of the advertisement.

11. Every care is taken to avoid mistakes, but the Publisher cannot accept liability for any errors due to third parties, subcontractors or inaccurate copy instructions. Claims of errors in finished orders will only be considered if the Advertiser has previously affirmatively submitted copy and/or approved the proof, the advertisement deviates from the submitted copy and/or approved proof, and notification of the error is received in writing within ten days of receipt of invoice.

30. READERSHIP: In a few instances, our internal editorial research department has produced a more detailed breakdown of our readers based entirely on industry knowledge, without the support of independent data or research. It should only be relied on as a benchmark and general guidance as to what we believe is the readership makeup.

31. DIGITAL FILES: For all supplied adverts, the preferred file format is a high-resolution Adobe PDF, in CMYK format, with all fonts embedded.

12. The Advertiser warrants that the information provided by him to the Publisher for the purpose of preparing or publishing any advertisement of or relating to the Advertiser’s trade or business is true and accurate.

32. We can also accept JPEG, EPS and TIFF. 13. The Advertiser accepts full responsibility for all content (including text, representations and illustrations) and will indemnify the Publisher against any expense, which the Publisher may incur as a direct or indirect consequence of the Advertiser’s announcement.The Publisher will also be indemnified by the Advertiser in respect of any claims, costs and expenses arising out of any illegal or libellous matter printed for the Advertiser or any infringement of copyright patent or designs.

33. We cannot guarantee images and logos lifted from company websites will be print high resolution. Please check images are 300dpi.

14. The Publisher will not accept responsibility for consequential loss due to the rejection of material as unsuitable, the non-arrival of material by the stated deadline, or the failure to publish as a result of circumstances beyond the Publisher’s control.

34. We also can accept draft adverts in Microsoft Word and Powerpoint. Please be sure to include all necessary accompanying images as separate files and include font files.

15. The Publisher shall not be liable for any financial, consequential or indirect loss suffered by the Advertiser as a result of any act or omission of the Publisher.

35. All supplied adverts must be presented in a manner ready for press.

16. The liability of the Publisher in respect of any breach of its obligations pursuant to a contract made with the Advertiser shall in no case exceed the price paid by the Advertiser to the Publisher in respect of the relevant advertisement. Save to the extent that the same cannot by law or statue be excluded, all conditions and warranties or representations expressed or implied by statue or otherwise in relation to the service provided by the Publisher to the Advertiser are hereby excluded.

36. Modern Home Builders magazine does not accept responsibility for files that have not been presented correctly - the sole responsibility for file content rests with the file originator.

37. Please include any Editorial Mentions separately with your submission. Please send in a text file or within the body of an e-mail.

17. Cancellation of multiple insertions for independent advertising will only be accepted if made in writing and at least 4 weeks prior to the cover or publication date. Cancellation of an advertising order less than 28 days before publication date will incur a 100% cancellation charge.

38. For your convenience, files up to 5MB can be sent via e-mail to studio@schofieldpublishing.com 18. CONTRACT ADVERTISERS: If an Advertiser cancels the balance of a contract (excluding covers or single insertion orders, which are non-cancellable), it relinquishes any right to that series discount to which it was previously entitled and advertisements will be invoiced at the appropriate rate.

39. If you are sending larger files, please use a free file-sharing website such as We Transfer: www.wetransfer.com

19. Covers, single insertion orders and company profile advertisers are non-cancellable.

40. Please contact your production co-ordinator if you have any questions.

20. The Publisher reserves the right to omit or suspend an advertisement at any time for good cause as it determines in its sole discretion, in which case no claim on the part of the Advertiser for damages or breach of contract shall arise.

41. If you need our studio to design your advert at no additional cost or have questions or concerns regarding advert material, please e-mail or call.