Building Safety Act: Is the industry ready?

New research by NBS finds half of industry professionals still unclear on duty holder responsibilities for higher-risk buildings As the six-month transition period for Higher Risk Buildings (HRBs) comes to a close, new research from NBS, the UK’s leading specification platform,... View Article

TORMAX helps makes Sea Lanes Brighton Accessible

Transforming this beachfront area of Brighton, Sea Lanes is the UK’s first National Open Water Swimming Centre. At the core of the development is a 50m, 6 lane open air heated swimming pool, supported by a vibrant commercial centre that... View Article

EXTRA, EXTRA! Introducing new ARDEX X 7 R S1

ARDEX are delighted to introduce X 7 R S1, a new improved version of their favourite X 7 R rapid-setting flexible tile adhesive. Advancements developed by ARDEX UK R&D specialists has allowed the company to further improve a trusted technology... View Article

Dalby – The UK’s leading Platform Lift Manufacturer

Harry Dalby Engineering have been manufacturing disabled access platform lifts, in our 39,000 sq.ft factory in Leicester, for the best part of two decades. Designed and built to the highest quality we are ideally located to support trade customers and... View Article

Great Yarmouth’s Herring Bridge Project

In 2023, Althon supplied a number of precast concrete headwalls, to Great Yarmouth’s Third River Crossing (Herring Bridge). All of these headwalls were made to order, and the majority of these were supplied with fitted accessories such as Kee Klamp... View Article

By the Book Installation for Nottingham Library

F. Ball products, including dual-purpose Stopgap Fill and Prime thixotropic primer and Stopgap 1200 smoothing compound, have been used to create a large-scale, high-performance flooring finish in the new Nottingham Central Library as part of a £4 billion regeneration project.... View Article

Putting you in the frame

When only the strongest, quickest and most cost-effective framing solution will do, H.U.L.K is built completely around you. Manufactured and assembled in Ash & Lacy’s UK factory-controlled environment, our new load-bearing Steel Frame System ensures much faster construction completion times... View Article

Nottingham’s waterway house revival gets green light

Plans to rejuvenate the site of a derelict office building in Nottingham have taken a significant step forward as Rainier Developments has received planning approval for an exemplary residential project close to the railway station. Waterway House, located on Waterway... View Article

Remote working, rural living

In a bid to escape city life post-pandemic, Una and Laura embarked on a journey to create their dream home as well as workspace in rural Ireland, filled with innovative features and design solutions TEXT Tom Boddy IMAGES Una &... View Article

Committed to Specification

GEZE UK has demonstrated its commitment to specifiers and architects with the recent appointment of Alex Flokkas who joins the renowned manufacturer of door and window control systems as Specification Manager covering the south of England. Alex will focus on... View Article