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Said to be well-known in large parts of Europe as the one -stop shop for achieving balanced room acoustics with suspended ceiling systems OWA is expanding into Britain and Ireland. 'We want to provide what the market has been demanding, ' says Andrew Smith, joint managing director. Good acoustics are increasingly vital in the interior refurbishment and fit-out sector, particularly in offices and schools but also in health care and retail environments. OWA says its products have been tried and tested across the continent and every day the company installs enough product to cover ten football pitches.

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The UK's first compact piling rig has been bought by Abbey Pynford in a deal worth ?200,000. Designed and engineered to the company's specification, the Soil Tek S45, is said to herald a new generation of small, but highly powerful piling rigs. It should be in demand for sites with restricted access. Furthermore, when used in conjunction with the company's Housedeck it eliminates the need for a piling carpet.

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