What to Know Before Constructing Your Own Shed

An excellent way to add more value and storage space to your property without having to invest in costly renovation work is by building a shed yourself. Whether you’re looking for a place to put your household tools, garden supplies,... View Article

Capital fit-out

Liverpool’s largest office block- the Capital Building- is undergoing a full interior refurbishment to address the lack of Grade A premises available in the city. Fundamental to the upgrade of the 410,000 sq ft, 11-storey 1970s building is a total... View Article

Farewell, Ken Forbes

It is with great sadness that we need to inform you of the death of Ken Forbes, who passed away on the 28th July 2022 peacefully at home. Ken Forbes joined Nicholls & Clarke in 1956 at the age of... View Article

Green light for game changing £24m activities hub

A pioneering Warwickshire facility, which challenges the traditional notion of a leisure centre, has received planning permission thanks to sport and leisure specialists GT3 Architects. Located in Miners’ Welfare Park, the Bedworth Physical Activities Hub – delivered on behalf of... View Article

CaberFloor P5 for creak-free flooring

CaberFloor P5, from timber panel specialist West Fraser, trading as Norbord, is the UK’s most popular moisture resistant flooring panel of its type. It is a high-performance particleboard being widely specified due to its stability, durability and ease of installation... View Article

Shoring up Folkestone

As part of the wider regeneration of Folkestone, over 80 homes are being constructed on the site of a former car park on the town’s historic beachfront. Ella Brocklebank and Chris Page of contractor Jenner explain to Jack Wooler how... View Article

The new housing secretary’s Catch 22

Patrick Mooney, housing consultant and news editor of Housing, Management & Maintenance magazine, discusses the Government’s ‘transitioning’ housing policies. The Government has sensibly accepted that its long-standing commitment to build 300,000 new homes each year by the mid 2020s is... View Article

State of the art(efact) ventilation blends new and old

When the Natural History Museum decided to replace its famous ‘Dippy’ the diplodocus exhibit with a new star exhibit – a real-life skeleton of a blue whale – design & engineering expertise from Lancashire provided a solution to balance all... View Article

How is CaberFloor made?

In a short video launched by West Fraser, trading as Norbord, the panel product specialist demonstrates how its sturdy CaberFloor is made at the huge Cowie facility near Stirling, Scotland. The video is available on West Fraser’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yfo8ZyfBRg... View Article

HMM Industry Viewfinder: Revisiting Fire Safety

Last year, Housing, Management & Maintenance magazine conducted a research initiative of its readers to find out the most common causes of fire risk in their housing stock, and the barriers they have faced in addressing them. This study revealed... View Article

Radiators work with low temperature systems

Leading radiator manufacturer Stelrad is seeing its radiators being specified more and more for renewable heating systems as the popularity of heat pumps rises in the UK. Radiators are still a popular and sensible choice as homeowners are familiar with... View Article

Historic access solution

The Grade 1 listed Newcastle Cathedral has recently undergone considerable renovation work after being awarded a £4.2m National Lottery Heritage grant. TORMAX was contracted by Historic Property Restoration (HPR Ltd) to deliver an automatic entrance system for the main rear... View Article

Mineral composite non-combustible paving slabs

A market first! Luxura® A1 Fire rated mineral composite is now available in paving slab format and overcomes the real challenges presented by using porcelain paving slabs – namely the risk of wind uplift and shattering on impact of hard objects.... View Article

Panasonic takes to the road with A2W Demo Van

Panasonic is thrilled to announce its new mobile training unit will be travelling around the UK and Ireland over the coming months, to raise awareness, educate and support distributors, specifiers, installers and homeowners learn about its highly energy efficient, low... View Article