Clear Windows & Conservatories joins the Steel Window Association

A family business with over 25 years in the window and door industry, Clear Windows & Conservatories (London), has joined the Steel Window Association to support the company’s diversification into the steel window and door market. Since 1996, Clear Windows & Conservatories has manufactured uPVC... View Article

Now you see it, now you don’t!

Take control with Switchable™ One of the most innovative glass products of recent years is privacy glass. Privacy is, increasingly, an important feature of corporate, commercial and public buildings and increasingly, of domestic property design too. In some areas, privacy... View Article

GARADOR CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY

The UK’s leading garage door manufacturer, Garador, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. With a modern purpose-built factory based in Somerset, which utilises cutting-edge production techniques and engineering expertise, the company has come a long way since it was... View Article

ADF White Paper: A New Era Of Energy Efficient Buildings

Meeting the new Building Regulations – Parts L, F and O The 2022 changes to Parts L and F of the Building Regulations for buildings (plus the introduction of Part O covering overheating for domestic buildings) bring some significant upgrades... View Article

Two Promotions at Brewster Bye Architects

Leeds based architecture practice, Brewster Bye, has promoted Andrew Chapman to director and Tim Chesnutt has become a full qualified architect at the firm after successfully completing his RIBA part 3 exams. Andrew is now entering his tenth year at... View Article

Going the extra mile for retirement living

Creating suitable new retirement homes offering the ‘extras’ has never been more essential, says McCarthy Stone, who spoke to Housebuilder & Developer’s Roseanne Field about a high-profile recent example in the West Midlands. There’s little need to reiterate the fact... View Article

The need for new support in 2023

Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), discusses what the Government needs to do to deliver new homes plus extra support for SMEs this year. We closed out 2022 with a very shaky end to proceedings, with... View Article

Ask the Manufacturer: The future of heating

Russell Dean, residential product group director at Mitsubishi Electric, speaks to Housebuilder & Developer’s Jack Wooler on the Government’s net zero target – exploring the challenges in reaching it, and arguing why heat pumps are the future. Most housebuilders now... View Article

Better safety by design

Ben Meek of the Smoke Control Association (SCA) looks at significant upcoming changes to building codes with respect to design for smoke ventilation The British Standard code of practice BS 9991:2015 – ‘Fire Safety in the design, management and use... View Article

Technical Bulletin: Fire Classification of Bonded Insulation Materials

Introducing the new ROCKWOOL Technical Bulletin, ‘Fire Classification of Bonded Insulation Materials’. The bulletin, freely available for download, is designed to support compliance for bonded construction materials and composite products – especially in light of the 2018 ban on combustible materials*.... View Article

Dulux Trade creates perfect colour palettes for SEND school

Paint expert Dulux Trade has supported the design of two new multi-sensory classrooms at Firwood High School, Woodbridge Academy in Bolton. To ensure a comfortable and inclusive learning environment for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, Dulux Trade drew... View Article

Going with the MMC flo

Amanda Mills from Saniflo discusses how pumps can facilitate water discharge from bathrooms and washrooms in a modular building when gravity drainage is not possible – or commercially viable  Modular buildings have never been so popular. For domestic, commercial and... View Article