The route to clean energy in the home

While the UK moves forward with its ambitions to reach net-zero by 2050, private companies and government agencies are strategising their way towards a more sustainable future. But what can be changed at home to help push us towards this... View Article

Breaking the nutrient neutrality deadlock

Two years ago, Natural England advised a number of local authorities in the Solent catchment area to halt the determination of planning applications unless the developments could prove they were nutrient neutral. And the issue is spreading. David Stagg, technical... View Article

Award winning renovation brings much needed homes to Welsh town

Award winning renovation brings much needed homes to Welsh town  Property Building Maintenance (Wales) Ltd celebrates success at the FMB’s 2021 National Master Builder Awards Firm praises for the “massive legacy” it leaves for local community The winners celebrated success... View Article

Durham firm bags Best Bathroom Award

Radford Construction Services Limited celebrates success at the FMB’s 2021  National Master Builder Awards  Firm praised for overcoming hurdles and delivering a “stunning finished  result”  The winners celebrated success in the Bathroom Project category, sponsored  by RISA  County Durham building... View Article

Northern Irish joiner wins Apprentice of the Year

Luke Emery, an apprentice at Northern Irish construction firm Lowry Building  & Civil Engineering Ltd, named Apprentice of the Year at the FMB’s 2021  Master Builder Awards  Apprentice praised for his rounded skill set and dedication to work Luke Emery... View Article

Graven Hill welcomes UK Housing Minister  

Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Christopher Pincher MP, today visited Graven Hill, the UK’s largest custom and self-build development site, in Bicester, Oxfordshire.   The visit follows the Government’s launch of a 12-week consultation to create a vision for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc Spatial Framework, which... View Article

ALUCOBOND® legno – The look & feel of natural wood

ALUCOBOND®, from 3A Composites GmbH, is pleased to announce ‘ALUCOBOND® legno’ a stunning new wood-effect finish, which not only looks like wood but due to its special coating –which adds a grainy structured feel to the surface – has a... View Article

Responding to the design challenges of modern offices

Rudiments is a unique carpet tile and plank collection from IVC Commercial. With a shared colour palette, modular options and designs that work beautifully together, Rudiments can respond to the design challenge of modern offices. Featuring Jute, Teak, Basalt and... View Article

Stride out in the All-NEW Work Trousers from Snickers Workwear

Snickers Workwear = Comfort = Wellbeing and Improved Performance. Snickers Workwear is continuing to make great strides in Work Trousers design and functionality while still increasing its commitment to environmental responsibility. Sustainable fabrics, body-mapping designs and improved performance are key... View Article

F. Ball launches F58 PLUS ‘No time to wait’ LVT adhesive

F. Ball and Co. Ltd.’s new Styccobond F58 PLUS is a fast-drying, fibre-reinforced, pressure sensitive adhesive that is ideal for the installation of LVT floorcoverings. Its fast-drying formulation enables LVT tiles and planks to be secured from just five minutes... View Article

Interior Inspiration: Flooring

From creating a flow from the interior to the exterior using hard-wearing tiles, to making your living space into a cosy retreat, flooring has a crucial role to play in your home’s overall effect. Here are an array of new... View Article