Vertical landscaping solutions for retaining walls

The Grass Concrete range of Betoconcept retaining walls combine reduced noise levels with attractive vertical landscapes. Offering a variety of vertical planting options to increase the overall green envelope of a development. Wakefield based Grass Concrete Ltd has a line-up... View Article

Heavy duty traffic drain

Althon is now supplying a new heavy duty traffic drain which is an eco-friendly F900 load class drainage channel. These are lighter than the comparable concrete channels making them considerably easier to install. It is a monolithic channel so there... View Article

Accolades for West Fraser’s relationship with merchant sector

West Fraser has been recognised for the excellent relationship with the builders’ merchant community it serves. The Builders’ Merchant Federation has joined forces with Builders’ Merchants’ News to compile a list of the Top 100 Supplier Influencers in the merchant sector, based... View Article

Grand Union Housing Group turns to smart home tech to gather real-time information on damp and mould, while ensuring data-driven compliance

Milton-Keynes based Grand Union Housing Group has introduced smart home technologies across its housing portfolio of 12,500 properties to improve resident safety, reduce damp and mould concerns, and ensure compliance with shifting regulations on social housing. Aico’s HomeLINK Connected Home Solution IoT sensors were... View Article

Newton Waterproofing up for impressive eight awards

Newton Waterproofing, the UK’s leading independent designers and suppliers of guaranteed waterproofing systems, has made the finals in an impressive eight award categories in the past month, at the same time as celebrating their 175th anniversary. Making the shortlist in... View Article

Adaptable underfloor heating technologies from Schlüter-Systems

Schlüter-Systems, as a leading manufacturer of tile installation products, also offers both conventional underfloor heating (UFH) and an electrical undertile heating alternative suitable for diverse applications: the manufacturer’s two CAD-enabled options for the 21st century – BEKOTEC-THERM and DITRA-HEAT E.... View Article

“Build communities, not homes,” says framework leader

Solving the housing crisis is as much about building communities as it is homes, according to the head of one of the UK’s leading social housing procurement consortiums. Speaking during Housing 2023, Lee Parkinson, chief executive of Efficiency North says... View Article

NHBC welcomes LoCal Homes and Fusion Steel Framing to NHBC Accepts

NHBC, the UK’s leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes has welcomed two new panelised building systems to NHBC Accepts; LoCal Homes’ ECO200 timber frame and Fusion Steel Framing’s FusionX™ light gauge steel frame. NHBC Accepts – endorsed by the Government’s Modern Methods of... View Article