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https://twitter.com/Ecosheet/status/387159174976528384/photo/1 A photograph of Peter Ball of 2K at the NEC chatting to Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs at the NEC, Birmingham - 4th to 6th October 2013 http://www.granddesignslive.com/show-info/show-highlights/64-kevin-s-green-heroes/771-ecosheet Ecosheet 2k manufacturing ltd, is a small recycled plastic panel manufacture based near to Luton Airport. There we convert diverted landfill plastics or clients own plastics into an alternative to imported plywood or virgin plastic panels Ecosheet is a flat 18mm thick board made from mixed waste plastics. It is made entirely from recycled waste with no glues, resins or binders and therefore gives off no harmful VOCs. The board is non toxic and safe to be used around animals and plants, as well as to process (it requires no COSHH precautions). It can be used for a variety of outdoor and even indoor applications to substitute plywood or virgin plastic outdoors or MDF indoors in some applications. It is a new material and can be worked with woodworking tools to create cabinetry, furniture or structures Also mentioned here: http://www.granddesignslive.com/show-info/show-highlights/7-kevin-mccloud-s-green-heroes

Progressing at North Brook Farms: Plasti-Core Plywood Sheets - and more of interest "*Limited quantity & sizes of pre-productin materials available for your evaluation / planning efforts. Contact North Brook to be added to an update mail list for latest information on Plasti-Core Plywood" http://www.northbrookfarms.com/store.asp?pid=16660 North Brook have partnered with the Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project (RAPP) in the commercialisation of their flat sheet products (RAPP is a Cornell University project. (http://www.cornell.edu/). In New York State, RAPP works in collaboration with local partners to collect used plastic from farmers who follow RAPP guidelines to prepare their plastics for recycling. (partly taken from ERT's web site for information). RAPP also works beyond New York State, consulting with agencies, organizations and businesses seeking to implement recycling programs for these difficult-to-handle materials. See the RAPP Facebook page for further information: https://www.facebook.com/Recycling.Agricultural.Plastics?ref=hl There is also comment today in prw.com about the huge barge covers ending with: "Jeff James, chief operating officer at James Marine, a US river vessel repair group and an affiliate of Brownwater Plastics, said the Pim-manufactured covers were an attractive proposition, not least because of their green credentials. “The Obama administration’s green agenda has certainly made some businesses think about making environmentally-friendly choices and [this] is a trend we expect to positively benefit from into the future.” http://www.prw.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1&id=3178

Following the announcement from ERT on 9th May about a new licence agreement with Falanx, there has been comment in the Express regarding about them securing a place on AIM; see below "Environmental Recycling Technologies plc ("ERT" or "the Company") (AIM: ENRT), which has developed and is exploiting the patented rights to the Powder Impression Moulding ("PIM") process, capable of converting mixed waste plastics into commercial end products, is pleased to announce that it has granted a licence to Falanx Protection Limited ("Falanx"). The licence allows for the manufacture and sale of products made using the PIM process for anti-ballistic and anti-blast uses within the Middle East and North Africa ("MENA"). Under the terms of the agreement, Falanx will pay ERT a licence fee of US$100,000 in addition to annual royalties based on sales of products made using the PIM process." http://www.ertplc.com/newsarchive/ert_update.htm http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/399128/Falanx-secures-a-place-on-Aim

JAMES Bond thriller Skyfall drove Cineworld profits up by more than 15 per cent last year despite a stagnant performance in the pricier 3D film format. The cinema chain said yesterday that admissions fell 1 per cent to 47.8 million in 2012, but that Skyfall’s release in October helped box office revenues rise just under 4 per cent to £251.6m. Average ticket prices per admission were up 5 per cent at £5.26 http://www.scotsman.com/business/media-and-leisure/skyfall-drives-up-cineworld-profits-by-15-per-cent-1-2825349

Recently bt into this company and have been checking things out and reading comments in various places. I prefer ERT's position in this and good to see protecting IP. http://www.prw.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?id=2284 It looks like ERT were happy with everything apart from the 'former' decision by the Judge which is what they would have wanted to appeal. In the end the Judge decided that even though only one claim was allowed - the 'former' then that was enough for costs; probably subject to deductions as is usual. I can't see the sense in having a former anyway as it would have to be put in by hand each time anything was made. Court Cost Ruling - 7th March: "Environmental Recycling Technologies plc ("ERT"), which has developed and commercialised the patented rights to the Powder Impression Moulding ("PIM") process which converts mixed waste plastics into commercially viable end products, announces that the UK Patent County Court has today ruled in respect of costs in an action brought by ERT against the grant of a patent, which it believed infringed its core PIM process technology. While the court decided that in principle the costs of the case should be awarded to the defendant, the court has rejected the defendant's arguments that the cap on costs in the Patent County Court should be lifted and that the claim made amounted to abuse of process. The ruling successfully brings to a close an action brought by ERT against the grant of a patent, which it believed infringed its core PIM process technology. The conclusion of the judgement is that of all the claims made in the defendant's patent, none have been considered innovative or inventive over ERT's patents with the exception of the use of a manually inserted former which was referred to during court proceedings as "a crazy solution to a non-existent problem". This restriction of the defendant's patent to a manually inserted former led to the Court to award the defendant costs. These are still to be assessed."