In a drive to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, UK building regulations require new homes to undergo a test for ‘air tightness’ (also call ‘air permeability’) by an approved testing company. This involves pressurising the building and calculating how much air is being lost through ‘uncontrolled leakage’.

Air leaks from a building through gaps and cracks in walls, floors and around doors and windows. Above a certain level, air leakage results in an increase in heating costs and uncomfortable draughts for the occupants.

Leema Technologies provides air tightness testing for new build homes, commercial buildings and private home owners who want to improve the energy efficiency of their houses. The company is registered with the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing and can test air leakage to the standard required by building control and the Air Tightness Testing and Measurement Association.

In addition, the company has in-house architects who can offer advice on how to comply with the regulations and sustainable building techniques. Leema Technologies are based in the Midlands and test buildings for airtightness throughout the UK. Visit their website at www.leematech.co.uk.

Up until the end of November, you could win $10000 by submitting your site to Best of the Web directory.

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Freezone is an established UK web hosting and internet technology company that provides a wide range of services for businesses who need an online presence – and who doesn’t these days?

They provide just about everything you need to get a website up and running; a domain name and web design to brand your online presence, e-commerce and online payment facilities, and affordable hosting packages. A big bonus is that all their packages include a free domain name (as of the time of writing).

In addition, they also offer a range of marketing services – after all, it’s no good having a great website if no one visits it. These include search engine submission, link building, on-page optimisation, keyword analysis and email marketing. Some of these SEO and marketing services are included in their hosting packages – see their UK hosting page for more details.

The site is well designed (as you would hope for a company that offers web design services!) and clearly explains what they offer. Check out freezone.co.uk for more information.

There are many things to consider when looking to market a website online; keyword research, link building, copy writing and creating a site that converts visitors into customers. Datadial is a UK based web development company that was established in 1998 and provides an complete web marketing solution.

Datadial’s site is well designed and clearly explains their search engine optimisation services in easy to understand language. This is unlike some internet marketing websites which use complicated technical terminology and are over optimised. They also provide several detailed case-studies to help you understand what they do and to show you some of the sites they have optimised.

Most importantly, Datadial.net emphasize that the service they offer based on results and targets – a very important factor when you are spending a significant sum on a long term internet marketing campaign.

There are so many car hire companies out there, it can be a daunting task finding the right one for your European trip. Wouldn’t it be great if there was one website where you could go to compare hire prices and packages? Well, www.arguscarhire.com could be just what you are looking for.

The site provides a page for each region and country in Europe. For example, the car hire Spain page provides useful tourist information about the region as do the car hire France and car hire Italy pages, as well a simple form to plan your hire pick up and drop off points.
As well as the hire search function, the site includes a vast array of helpful articles for travelers, like an airport survival guide and information about specific events such as the Edinburgh Festival, Barcelona’s Festa de la Mercé and the Rugby World Cup 2007 hosted by France.

Arguscarhire.com is more than just a car hire comparison site, it is also a valuable source of information for travelers.