To celebrate Children’s Book Day on Friday April 2^nd, YUDU Media has announced the creation of a free digital edition library for children, parents and teachers.

The eLibrary, hosted at YUDU.com, will launch with three title categories:

Top Ten Children’s Classics (Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz etc)
Link: http://www.yudu.com/library/42939/Top-10-Children-s-Classics-s-Library

Top Ten Classic Books for Boys (Robinson Crusoe, Frankenstein, Oliver Twist etc)
Link: http://www.yudu.com/library/42921/Top-10-Classic-Books-for-Boys-s-Library

Top Ten Fairy Tales (Hansel & Grethel, Cinderella, Jack and the Bean Stalk etc)
Link:  http://www.yudu.com/library/42970/Top-10-Fairy-Tales-Library

Leading cable management manufacturer Marshall-Tufflex has re-affirmed its commitment to driving forward the development of environmentally friendly and renewable building technologies through its support of the newly opened Energy Centre in West Sussex.

The centre, part of Sussex Coast College Hastings, provides training and qualifications in the theoretical and practical application of solar and wind energy, plus biomass, water re-use, energy efficiency and recycling. It is open to all trades, including electricians, and will also run courses on the 17^th Edition, PAT testing and trade licence renewal.

Leading Educational Visualiser manufacturer AVerMedia has welcomed the recent publication of the Futuresource report focused on the UK Visualiser market. AVerMedia Marketing Manager Nigel Roberts comments ‘It’s great to see that the popularity of Visualisers is on the increase and the findings support our own phenomenal sales growth. The report makes it clear that Visualisers are becoming the ‘must-have’ tool in the classroom’

The new Little Venice Sports Centre in Crompton Street, London appears to grow out of the surrounding park. The building achieves high levels of sustainability, most notably through bio-diversity, energy efficiency and eco-friendly materials such as its sedum roof, which is also a focus for two other important energy-saving technologies – Monodraught Windcatchers and Sunpipes.

Designed by LCE Architects for Westminster City Council, the 2,720 square metre sports centre services local schools and provides a modern amenity in the local area, offering flexible activity spaces and a dedicated adult learning hub. The entire project incorporates a range of sustainable features such as the roof-mounted Sunpipes and Windcatchers, which provide natural lighting, ventilation and cooling and contribute to the creation of a very low energy building.

SchoolToilets.co.uk is a website designed to help users select the most suitable products for their school washroom environment.

Developed by Cubicle Centre in response to the government¹s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project, and the Standard Sizes, Layouts and Dimensions (SSLD) for Toilets in Schools guide this informative NEW website covers all the key areas such as preventing vandalism, increasing privacy and product safety and durability.

Highlighting how it is helping schools, colleges and universities to deliver more learning value from their ICT budgets , LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in electronics, will be showcasing many of its ground-breaking solutions for education at BETT 2010 (13-16 January 2010, Olympia, London, Stand U128). 

Students at the Diamanthorst British School of the Netherlands are getting in the Christmas spirit with the Ultralight Staging system. Thanks to the cannily designed equipment, their pantos and carol services will benefit from a stage with professional good looks.

Supplied and designed by Gopak, market leaders in school furniture, Ultralight Staging is great for Diamanthorst for not only its looks but also its versatility. Partnered to three different schools spread across two locations, it was essential that the staging could be easily moved - thanks to it being super lightweight - but also erected by staff and students without hassle.

Creating exciting craft based lesson plans that will grip pupils' attention, but won't blow the school's budget, is a major headache and challenge for most teachers. With this in mind, the latest catalogue from Baker Ross with over 2,500 affordable ideas will be a welcome resource.

With activities to suit most age groups and abilities, Baker Ross has many ideas to challenge the most creative children while staying within National Curriculum guidelines.

The second wave of the swine flu outbreak is underway, with the biggest increase among school children. The Chief Medical Officer stated that washing hands, or using antibacterial hand gels, is the best way of preventing the spread.

Many gels contain alcohol, therefore not suitable for schools.  Luckily, there's a solution.  NO-GERMS^TM is the UK's leading alcohol free hand sanitiser, and is clinically proven to be effective against swine flu, MRSA, E-coli and other flu viruses. It kills 99.9% of all germs, is non-toxic, starts to work in less than 15 seconds, and remains effective for 2-4 hours.

As the nights draw in and the festive season approaches, why not look to trusted supplier The Consortium to help plan your school's activities around different special days and festivals.

This winter, The Consortium has a new Festive Ideas brochure for schools providing a one-stop shop for all the essentials to help teachers celebrate festivals like Christmas, Hanukkah and Chinese New Year. As the UK's largest independent supplier of education resources, The Consortium offers well-sourced and reasonably priced products that are reliably and securely delivered free of charge the next working day.

Bunzl Lockhart Catering Equipment returned to Wembley this week to hold their second Product Innovation Day of the year. The decision to hold a second day follows on from the success of the first held in April, which saw the event generate a substantial amount of new business.

London, 9 September 2009 - NEC Display Solutions is adding the NP3250 series to its range of projectors. The NP1250, NP2250, NP3250 and NP3250W permanent installation modules fit seamlessly into Windows networks thanks to their extensive network functions. The stacking function allows up to four devices to be combined to form a very high bright projection unit. NEC supplies six optional lenses for the projectors so they can be flexibly adapted to various installation situations, resulting in a huge range of applications in digital signage, conferences and exhibitions.

Schools and nursery schools should ensure children and staff cannot be scalded by hot water by fitting fail-safe thermostatic mixing valves (TMVs) on hot water outlets, says Honeywell, the leading manufacturer of water valves and heating controls.

A new school in Plymouth is using "free" renewable energy for all its heating needs, making it one of the greenest schools in the UK.  Brook Green Centre for Learning employs ground source heat pumps and solar panels for all space heating and hot water, while an advanced passive ventilation system cools the building in summer and ensures low CO2 levels throughout the year.

Playgarden Design and Resources Ltd has recently launched its new website www.playgardens.co.uk offering schools, nurseries and pre-schools immediate access to its full product range. The website has been designed to be the company's online product brochure with easy access and interactive product pages. It gives the customer everything they need to know about Playgarden, its products, its services and the ordering process - all at the touch of a button.

As one of the UK's leading provider of Lifting Platforms, Level Access Lifts offer an unparalleled choice of high quality Public access equipment.

NQT Manager is a new, simple way for local authorities to manage their NQTs' induction.  It is a secure, online solution that conforms to the latest standards of the TDA and GTC.  It was originally developed for two of the country's largest LAs, Kent and Hertfordshire County Council. 

Award-winning Barry Island School, one of the highest achieving schools in the Vale of Glamorgan LEA, has become the UK's first school to implement a state-of-the-art networked ICT solution that provides all children with their own monitor, mouse and keyboard at their desks. The former ICT suite has now been turned into a new classroom for 30 additional pupils.

Aluminium Rainwater specialists Alumasc have supplied a high performance rainwater system to the award-winning £7.3m Windygoul Primary School in Tranent, near Edinburgh.

The school, which was built to stringent ‘green' requirements and boasts environmental features such as integrated photovoltaic glazing, solar hot water heating and a sedum roof, has earned East Lothian Council a Carbon Trust Award for Low Carbon Building.

North West based Matrix Media Systems has launched the iPOSS (Imaging Point of Sale System) - a slim profile multi screen digital signage and display system.

12 LCD TFT screens measuring 381mm are housed within one thin bezel unit (overall dimensions 1173mm x 1258mm) - a unique proposition for the mainstream market; previously only bespoke systems would be able to offer this configuration.

Moulton College has an unrivalled reputation for excellence in training for the land based industries. The need arose for a pet shop and florist on campus, to be used as a teaching aid and provide horticultural and animal welfare students with first-hand retail experience.

Innovative design, speed of construction on site and a competitive price were the key factors in Andoversford School's decision to specify a Pinelog building to house its new community playgroup.

The new LG Network Monitor is a virtual computing solution for schools that reduces costs, maintenance and energy consumption by allowing multiple users to share a single host PC.  The host computer acts as a server, with up to eleven users independently running the software application of their choice via LG desktop monitors.

Cistermiser's AV Range is a specialist vandal resistant range of touch activated washroom controls for use in high risk or demanding public environments such as prisons, secure hospitals, schools, sports facilities, etc.