netMAGmedia launches new construction industry podcast

netMAGmedia, which publishes a range of titles for the construction sector, presents the Building Insights podcast, which speaks to key voices from across the industry. Engaging with thought leaders from the worlds of design, construction, development, self-build and social housing... View Article

Project: Cinque Port Self Build, Hythe, Kent

Project Description A strikingly modern 3600 sq. ft. four-bedroom self-build on Cliff Road in Hythe, one of the country’s historic Cinque Ports, has used Marmox Multiboards as part of its cladding solution, around both the inside of an elevated balcony... View Article

Spectre from Parkside Wins Wall Tile of the Year

Spectre from Parkside has won Wall Tile of the Year in the prestigious TTA Awards 2021. Judged by a panel of experts, the TTA Awards are top accolades for the tile industry, recognising excellence in product, innovation and installation. Parkside’s... View Article

Toward safe and independent showering

Specialised for the demands of acute and mental healthcare, Horne’s range of robust pre-plumbed shower panels and grab rails are similarly appropriate for settings such as extra care, aged and dementia care, rehabilitation, accessible and Changing Places facilities. Supplying the... View Article

ON YOUR BIKE, GARADOR!

After last year’s event was cancelled because of the pandemic, once again Garador has helped ensure a major fund-raising cycle challenge ran without a hitch. The south west’s Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge raises funds for the Dorset and Somerset... View Article

Achieving a sustainable future with Newton Waterproofing

Sustainability is a topic now talked about daily within all sectors. Just recently, the UN released a scientific report dubbed ‘code red for humanity’, warning of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding, and a key temperature limit being broken in... View Article

Peter Kelsey honoured with Outstanding Achievement Award

Peter Kelsey, the man who founded and led Designer Contracts to become the UK’s largest flooring contractor, has been honoured with an Outstanding Achievement in the Flooring Industry award. Announced at the Contract Flooring Journal’s 2021 awards ceremony, held at... View Article

Compliant and creative aluminium windows and doors

Hitting low U-value targets doesn’t mean missing out on design flexibility thanks to Senior Architectural Systems’ stylish range of PURe® aluminium windows and doors. With the thermal-efficiency of aluminium windows set to become even more important in light of the... View Article

New Pergolas from Phantom Screens

Phantom Screens has long been known for the introduction of high quality power screens to the UK. Now, in addition to helping self-builders control heat build and insect ingress in large glazed areas, the company has introduced a range of... View Article

TORMAX automatic access to award-winning gallery

The award-winning MK Gallery brings world-class exhibitions and events, together with pioneering learning and engagement programmes, to the heart of Milton Keynes. Ensuring this vibrant community facility is accessible to all, TORMAX was contracted by B&K Building Services Ltd to... View Article

Michael Gove replaces Jenrick as Housing Secretary

Michael Gove, formerly Minister for the Cabinet Office, has been appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, replacing Robert Jenrick in PM Boris Johnson’s Cabinet reshuffle. With a full brief including tackling the housing crisis and the... View Article

Stepping up to smarter showering? Aqualisa has it covered

Aqualisa launches Quartz™ Smart Retrofit Shower range Quartz™ Smart Retrofit Shower transforms any brand of exposed mixer shower into a smart digital showering solution with minimal disruption to bathroom decor All-in-one solution upgrades existing mixer shower to a voice-activated Aqualisa... View Article

Why plastic drainage products can save you time and money

New sewerage sector guidance (SSG) from Water UK, makes it clear that thermoplastic pipes manufactured to BS EN 13476 can be considered for below ground drainage on all developments in England, including for on-plot and off-plot sewers. But why should... View Article

Canary Wharf office complex upgrades to Advanced protection

A host of industry-leading fire protection solutions from UK manufacturer, Advanced, have been installed to protect approximately 140,000 sq ft of Grade A office space at Westferry House, Canary Wharf. As a cornerstone office building situated at the western gateway... View Article

Leaseholders freed from costly contract terms

Following CMA action, leaseholders with Countryside Properties will no longer be subjected to ground rents that double every 10 or 15 years. Countryside Properties – one of the UK’s leading housing developers – has voluntarily given formal commitments to the... View Article