Why Colt are still No.1 in smoke control servicing and maintenance

The value of competency and certification cannot be over-emphasised when it comes to smoke control maintenance. The extremely thorough training our 60 engineers receive combined with our unrivalled industry experience and extensive list of certifications and memberships makes us the... View Article

Futurebuild announces 2022 conference programme

Practical advice on achieving COP26 objectives The built environment has been given twelve months to turn climate pledges into significant action to limit temperature rises to 1.5°C. To encourage transformational change, Futurebuild, the sustainable built environment event, has announced its 2022 conference programme. Now that COP26 has established what we need to do, the sessions at the conference will... View Article

Sto insulation and brick slip solution brings pocket living to Barking

A unique residential Pocket Living development recently completed in Barking features highly effective thermal performance and an attractive appearance thanks to an integrated package of insulation and exterior facade products provided by Sto. The company’s StoTherm Mineral external wall insulation... View Article

Designer Contracts invests £500k in future business

Designer Contracts, the UK’s largest flooring contractor, starts 2022 with the news it has just completed a round of pandemic-busting spending. The Chesterfield based company, which has successfully traded throughout the coronavirus crisis, has invested £500K in the future of... View Article

State-of-the-art college to benefit from superior airtightness

The superior airtightness performance qualities of the Wraptite® air barrier system from the A. Proctor Group will enhance a new state-of-the-art development at St Dunstan’s College – a co-educational independent school in Catford, London. Contractor Willmott Dixon will deliver the... View Article

Gleeson to build 57 new homes in Wigton

Gleeson Homes has been granted planning permission to build 57 new homes off Lowmoor Road, in Wigton, Cumbria. The development, which will be known as Chimes Bank, will see the 5.12 site be transformed into beautiful, high quality, low cost... View Article

Woodhead to expand team to meet growing demand

One of Nottinghamshire’s leading construction contractors is growing its team as it looks to build on a strong 2021. Robert Woodhead Limited – part of the Woodhead Group – has recently been appointed to several key projects in the East... View Article

New UK film studios in Shinfield approved for planning

Our masterplan and architectural design for Shinfield Studios – a new state-of-the-art media hub at the Thames Valley Science Park in Berkshire – has received full planning approval by Wokingham Borough Council. The £250 million film and TV studios will... View Article