Cavity wall openings – why do that?

Unlike roll DPC, self-supporting trays eliminate inner skin building-in and can be supplied ‘biased’ to take-up the cavity width encountered. Compatibility and consistent protection. Blockwork inner skin  mortar beds every 225mm limit convenient building-in opportunities, whereas self-supporting trays do not... View Article

New 6 Series from ESi

ESi Controls has recently launched its new, top of the range, 6 Series WiFi Programmable Room Thermostat, offering the latest in heating control for homes and commercial premises. Fully OpenTherm compatible, this new range of controls allows full control via... View Article

Stelrad rads for new Bristol development

Stelrad radiators have once again been selected by a new build developer – this time for an attractive new development close to the centre of Bristol in St Werburghs. Acorn Developments has chosen the Stelrad Compact with Style radiator design... View Article

Experience ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation like never before

Developed to inspire building design and save time, the ROCKWOOL Interactive City demonstrates how stone wool insulation solutions can be used across the whole of the built environment in a single state-of-the-art 3D space. Using cutting edge augmented reality, the... View Article

Ensuring safe and beautiful brickwork buildings

Masonry materials have been used to create buildings for centuries. However, with increasingly strict regulations around fire safety, there is a need for passive fire solutions specifically for masonry projects. In addition to standard cavity barriers and firestops, Siderise has... View Article

Unitherm – Bringing heat pumps to the UK…

There’s a new company that is taking heat pumps very seriously, supplying the very best in heat pump technology whilst vitally offering all the training that installers need to help meet the huge requirement for training there will be in... View Article

Ceramic tiling to raised access flooring

The current rash of conversions of office buildings to residential use has meant that tiles are increasingly being laid on existing raised access flooring. Tilemaster Adhesives Ltd – Kerakoll Group is currently the only UK tiling products supplier to offer... View Article

Newton takes on waterproofing design liability

Newton Waterproofing, the UK’s leading independent designers and suppliers of guaranteed waterproofing systems, has launched a bespoke Design Service dedicated to helping architects and specifiers with a range of projects. The service consists of a dedicated team of technical staff... View Article

SUPERPLAN ZERO from Kaldewei

The SUPERPLAN ZERO is the latest product from Kaldewei. This impressive enamelled shower surface has been created by the Berlin designer Werner Aisslinger, the style is reserved and extremely comfortable underfoot. Kaldewei has always paid attention to customer requirements and... View Article

Passive fire protection for brick and stone facades

Brick and stone have been used to build housing for centuries. However, with increasingly strict standards to meet, there’s a need for cavity solutions engineered for these applications. Siderise has launched a range of solutions to help building owners, operators,... View Article