July 6 2010 – Delivery of a new look, handy-sized Yellow Pages directory that fits through letterboxes is now underway with the unveiling of the most significant revamp of the UK directory in more than forty years since they were first produced. Households and businesses on the Isle of Wight and in central London are the first in the UK to receive the new “compact” directory which replaces the traditional A4 format. The change in size – a reduction of five centimetres in height and four centimetres in cover width – follows research amongst Yellow Pages users suggesting that the handy-sized directory combined with other enhancements would increase usage by 12 per cent(1) compared with the A4 format. An overwhelming number – 85 per cent(2) – said they would prefer to receive the new format directory rather than a standard A4 size. In tests, a greater proportion of compact users than A4 users agreed it was easy to read, easy to use and a manageable size(3). Other enhancements to the directory, first introduced in the Brighton phone book in 1966, include a “local listings” feature making it easier for consumers to find a business in their desired location. The new compact format also incorporates a font specially-selected to enhance the compact directory’s readability. Phil Johnson, head of printed product management at Yell, which publishes Yellow Pages directories, said: “This is a hugely important development for Yellow Pages, reflecting the preferences of our consumers when searching for local businesses in their area. “Our research shows that households and businesses find a modern compact directory a very handy format and this offers the potential for driving further usage. This ensures too that we continue to provide strong value to our advertisers by helping generate sales leads for them, in turn making a substantial contribution to local economies.” Over its lifetime so far, the Yellow Pages directory has had a phenomenal impact in helping consumers find a business or tradesperson to suit their requirements, generating over 40 billion uses(4) and helping to generate £1.3 trillion(5) for businesses appearing in it. Production of the compact directory further enforces Yell’s widely acknowledged track record with regard to the environment. As a result of the development, Yell, a twice winner of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the sustainable development category, will reduce its annual paper consumption from directory production by around 5,000 tonnes. In the 2009/10 financial year consumption stood at 31,000 tonnes. The directory’s new size and further efficiencies in the way it is packed on pallets will also reduce by more than a third the number of lorry journeys to deliver the 104 separate local directory editions during the year. There will also be a reduction in operational C02 emissions from Yell, already deemed a “low impact” company in the FTSE4Good corporate responsibility index. Yellow Pages directories contain on average 60 per cent recycled fibre content with the virgin pulp comprising the rest of the directory sourced from sustainably managed forests. All old Yellow Pages directories are 100 per cent recyclable; in the last financial year the recycling rate for Yellow Pages directories was 76 per cent(6) , with a landfill diversion rate of 93 per cent(7) . For further information please contact: Yell Jon Salmon , Yell Press Office Tel: 0118 950 6656 or 07801 977340 jon.salmon[at]yellgroup[dot]com Notes to editors: Yellow Pages Yellow Pages directories are published by Yell, a leading international directories business operating in classified advertising markets in the UK, US, Spain and Latin America through printed, online and telephone-based media. Yell’s principal brands include: in the UK, Yellow Pages, Yell.com and 118 24 7; in the US, Yellow Book and Yellowbook.com; and in Spain, Paginas Amarillas and PaginasAmarillas.es. All these brands are trademarks. www.yellgroup.com Yell’s online image library, containing product shots and logos can be found at: www.yellgroup.com/images 1. Critical Research 2009, estimated from ‘Locality Listings and Name Finder’ research amongst Yellow Pages directory users(used in the last 3 months) in the Reading area with access to the internet; and Compact launch research in Gatwick 2. Saville Rossiter-Base August 2009. Based on respondents aware that they had a compact directory and expressing an opinion. 3. Saville Rossiter-Base August 2009. Results shown are based on past research and are no guarantee of future behaviour 4. TGI © BMRB 1974 to 1994 and Saville Rossiter-Base 1994/5 to 2009/10 5. Saville Rossiter-Base 1994/5 to 2009/10; US definition of ‘trillion’ used – a million million. 6. FDS 2010 7. FDS 2010 Results shown are based on past research and are no guarantee of future behaviour Distributed on behalf of Yell by NeonDrum news distribution service (http://www.neondrum.com)
Mumbai’s International Airport is the biggest airport of India. It’s an important hub for many air companies and it has 4 terminal building for a very big extension, exactly, 5,9 km2.
They are very interested in quality and customer satisfaction not only for internal procedures but also for their partner. They have an implementation of planned development and operational system that reflects customer and partners requirements.
Other side they take care to environment so all is committed to managing and developing to reduce waste and pollution.
In order to this system they write in their environment policy to monitor the significant environmental impacts associated with airport activities and identify and seek to conserve natural, indigenous and cultural heritage values of significant area on airport property.
It’s very important today, in a big city as Mumbai and for a big airport, remember, this is the biggest Indian airport, put attention in environmental issues because the big industrialization could not be possible without these issues. Today never could be development and progress without environment responsibility for any new building or urbanization plan.
Mumbai International Airport chooses Cavotec for their 44 Hydrant pits and it’s important to be sure that they are interested in quality and safety.
The Port of Los Angeles did have last year (2009) a significant improvement in air quality. Particularly the last inventory of air emissions at the Port of Los Angeles shows diesel particular matter (DPM) dropped by 37 % from 2008.
It’s a very good news for every citizens who would like to live in a more clean city and also it’s a great result for The Clean Air Action Plan. The goals of this Plan for 2014 include cutting: Port-related DPM emission by 72%, NOx -22%, Sox -93%, Below the 2005 levels.
Christopher Patton, Assistant Director of Environmental Management, said: “In fact, in five years we’ve come more than halfway towards our ten-year target for DPM and SOx emissions reductions, and we are striving to continue to exceed our target for NOx. As we continue to apply the CAAP’s existing and new control measures, we expect the reduction trend to continue in 2010.”
In October 2008 was implemented the Clean Trucks Program who gave the biggest contribution for emission dropping of 2009.
The 2009 is the third consecutive year of reductions and now levels of pollutants dropped by as much as fifty percent.
In the port there’s a system that allow moored vessels to switch off their engines and connects to the local electricity grid. Vessels need electricity to manage essential on board services such as lighting, food preparation or telecoms.
This system is called Alternative Maritime Power and was built in Los Angeles Port in order to reduce environmental impact.
Award-winning off-site construction specialist and Portakabin subsidiary, Yorkon, has launched a new website for architects, contractors and construction clients to learn more about innovations in the modular building sector.
The new site – http://www.yorkon.co.uk – is designed to give specifiers and building professionals a fast and efficient guide to the potential, benefits and wide-ranging applications of off-site construction solutions and the Yorkon approach.
Features of the website include:
- a video illustrating modular building assembly on site
- a new downloadable, interactive design tool to help architects and contractors design for off site and produce fast and accurate project drawings
- a series of new industry reports offering advice on issues such as designing for off site, whole life value, and sustainable construction
- more images to illustrate the scope, options and design flexibility of the Yorkon modular approach
- the latest case studies in the health, education and retail sectors, such as the award-winning science centre at Christ College and the acute admissions unit at Watford General Hospital
- simplified design and navigation.
[The new website from off-site construction specialists, Yorkon]
Current Yorkon projects include a number of convenience stores for Tesco in Ireland, a new mental health facility in Scotland, a high containment laboratory building for DEFRA, and a £10m ProCure21 project for Kier.
The demand for off-site construction continues to increase in the public and private sectors as awareness grows of the sustainability advantages, the speed of delivery and reduced risk of modular solutions.
Over the past five years, Yorkon has completed more than 96 per cent of projects on time and 94 per cent on budget – well exceeding construction industry averages. Last year, this increased to 99 per cent of contracts delivered on programme and cost.
Yorkon’s performance is in dramatic contrast to Government statistics for building industry performance that showed just 46 per cent of construction projects were completed on budget and only 59 per cent on time over the past year (source: Construction Statistics Annual 2009, Office of Public Sector Information).
http://www.yorkon.co.uk
Editor’s Notes
The advantages of off-site construction include:
- Programme times reduced by up to 50 per cent for earlier handover and occupation
- Safer, quieter and cleaner construction – reducing disruption to existing operations and the local community
- Material wastage reduced by up to 90 per cent (source: WRAP)
- Up to 90 per cent fewer vehicle movements to site (source: Mtech)
- Improved build quality and reduced future maintenance
- Flexible buildings, which can be expanded without decanting and have 12m clear internal spans for future reconfiguration
- Construction that exceeds Building Regulations requirements for air permeability, improving thermal efficiency for lower running costs and reduced carbon emissions.
About Yorkon:
As the UK’s leading modular building manufacturer, Yorkon has pioneered innovative building solutions in some of the most challenging situations and in sectors as diverse as supermarkets, offices, hospitals, restaurants, schools and airports.
Repeat customers of Yorkon include Sainsbury’s, Tesco, London City Airport and many NHS Trusts, local authorities and main contractors.
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