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Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Walker captures footage of 4ft shark swimming 10 miles inland in a river in Essex

A walker enjoying a stroll along the banks of a river in Essex was shocked to discover a four foot shark swimming alongside him when he spotted a fin sticking out of the water.

Jody Gibbons was walking along the banks of the River Stour with his father Gary when he spotted the creature 10 miles inland.

RAS Group Carry Out Large Format Printing for Wok and Go in Chester

RAS Group are specialists in large format printing. They recently printed off some large posters for the 'Wok and Go' chain of food bars, the flagship store is in Chester. The posters they printed were to advertise Wok and Go's new app for the iphone! The job entailed printing 2 A1 posters on 220gsm gloss poster paper to fit in an outdoor aboard on Chester high street.

They were printed with a Roland sc545ex digital printer, and then matt laminated.

The turnaround time was an astonishing 2 hours from approval of artwork!

They were also designed from a customer idea in his head from scratch.

Here are some images from the project below...

If you are interested in RAS Group's services, contact them today on:

11 Mollington Grange Parkgate Road Chester CH1 6NP

Tel: 01244 346666

Email: sales@rasgroup.co.uk

Thursday, 8 August 2013

New house starts on site – Balsham

Ian Abrams Architects based in Essex have recently started work on a new contemporary house in Balsham, Cambridgeshire. The new German concrete basement (by Glatthaar) is nearing completion ready for the new timber framed German kit house (by Weber Haus). Check out some of the photos below of the proposed house.

US PGA 2013: Tiger Woods in pursuit of early pacesetters David Tom and Robert Garrigus

The world 1‘s birdie at the par-five 13th (he started on the 10th) took him into red figures and into pursuit of the early pacesetters, his fellow Americans David Tom and Robert Garrigus. Read more - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/uspga/10231298/US-PGA-2013-Tiger-Woods-in-pursuit-of-early-pacesetters-David-Tom-and-Robert-Garrigus.html

Young Sheffield architect scoops gold

Sheffield student architect Suki Sehmbi has been honoured with a prestigious award for his design work.

The 21-year-old Sheffield Hallam University student has won the gold prize in the undergraduate category of RIBA Yorkshire’s 2013 student awards.

He was honoured for his design of a building to improve the economy, environment and architecture in the seaside town of Whitby, North Yorkshire.

Getting freight traffic back on the rails

New rules governing cargo transport and reform of the former Ministry of Railways have given logistics companies new heart, reports Hu Yongqi in Kunming.

Niu Huiyong has been running Xinyang Storage and Transportation Co in Henan province for more than 20 years. In his opinion, the railway used to be a curate's egg, good in parts: While the extensive network made it possible to ship freight to remote destinations, the time-consuming process of booking space on the train, loading the goods and awaiting confirmation of delivery was always a source of disappointment and frustration.