VitrA at the Installer Show 2023

VitrA Bathrooms has announced its debut at this year’s Installer Show with a striking and entertaining stand and supporting the Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) theatre. VitrA Bathrooms UK is one of the fastest-growing bathroom brands in the UK. The company has... View Article

Crest Nicholson acquires new site in Hailsham, East Sussex

Award-winning housebuilder Crest Nicholson has purchased a new site in Hailsham via Gleeson Land, as it looks to deliver much needed, high-quality new homes in the region. The 37-acre site has outline planning permission for the development of 200 homes, of... View Article

A rare gem in the heart of Holland Road in Singapore

Hyll on Holland is a luxurious and sophisticated freehold residential development designed by Aedas that promises to offer its residents an unparalleled lifestyle. The freehold condominium is located in the heart of Holland Road in Singapore, known for its prestige... View Article

VORTICE NRG Mega supplied to St Paul’s School

Burton-upon-Trent based VORTICE has supplied a commercial roof mounted MVHR unit to St Paul’s School in Barnes for a gymnasium, on time and on budget, providing an effective solution that was managed by KPS Southern Ltd. VORTICE consulted with KPS,... View Article

Yeoman Shield improves patient welfare

Yeoman Shield, a leading provider of wall and door protection products, has recently completed a project to install wall protection, including decorative imagery wall panels, in a newly appointed hospital department. The project not only aimed to enhance the aesthetics... View Article

OMNIE adds AL HEX heat diffuser technology to UFH systems

OMNIE, the award-winning UK underfloor heating specialist, will be incorporating the advanced AL HEX aluminium diffuser technology on all its foiled underfloor heating systems, as standard, with immediate effect. The patented AL HEX foil, with its trademark hexagonal patten, increases... View Article

Cameron Homes set to unveil its new energy efficient offering

Midlands-based homebuilder, Cameron Homes is set to unveil its new energy efficient home at its Lawnswood development situated near to the picturesque Staffordshire village of Tatenhill. The new Sustainable Living at Lawnswood information hub and show homes will launch on... View Article

Housebuilding is still a struggle

Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), discusses the latest data from the FMB’s State of Trade Survey and finds few reasons to cheer As you will be aware, for too long we have not been building... View Article

The brave new world of low carbon retrofit

A large-scale retrofit project to bring energy efficiency of social housing across Northumberland and County Durham up to a C rating saw a housing association deploying robots to upgrade homes with minimal disruption. James Parker reports. The Socal Housing Decarbonisation... View Article

Shaping the future of buildings & decarbonisation

InstallerSHOW – the UK’s largest event for influential installers and specifiers of heat, water, air and energy technology – will discover one of the biggest challenges on the road to net zero, the tools and solutions for decarbonising buildings.  Taking... View Article

Opening up the black box on Part F and ventilation

Following the changes to Part F and Part L of the Building Regulations, housebuilders have been set the challenge of balancing carbon emissions with sufficient airflow to keep homes healthy. The importance of ventilation to health and wellbeing has been... View Article

Biodiversity Net Gain – Changing hearts and minds

Meadfleet’s Operations Director, Samantha Hursey, comments on the need to engage customers in new biodiversity regulations: The Environment Act 2021 required that all future developments produce at least a 10% uplift in biodiversity which will become mandatory in November this... View Article

Top class casing solutions for education

For many schools, colleges and universities, decorative casing and wall lining solutions are an integral part of both new build and refurbishment projects. The presence of large numbers of students is a key influence on the use of decorative casings... View Article

A good quality of flooring for social housing

With Blacktex sheet vinyl floors from Beauflor®, affordable housing refurbishments can benefit from a floor that’s fast to install, durable and comfortable in use. The BBC has reported that anti-poverty campaigners are calling for housing associations to stop ripping out... View Article