Tallest tower in London’s tech city completes

The Atlas Building, the tallest tower in London’s Tech City area has completed. Delivered by Design Delivery Unit, with a concept design by Make, the 40-storey residential tower and adjacent 10-storey commercial building sit on a prominent site on City... View Article

Stelrad launches 3D augmented reality app

Stelrad Radiator Group has released a new augmented reality radiator App – Stelrad 3D – to help those choosing Stelrad radiators to envisage them in a real-life setting. The AR Radiator App is free and can be downloaded from the... View Article

Open to a fresh lifestyle

Richard Atkins, design director at DesignSpace London, shares tips on how to create open plan kitchen living for your project Traditionally, kitchens were hidden from view, with meals prepared out of sight and doors firmly shut between the cooking area... View Article

Bad decisions that could derail your self-build

Building your own home can be a complicated matter, even for the most seasoned of self-builders. While there will undoubtedly be surprises along the way, some bigger (and more expensive!) than others, there are several common pitfalls that have the... View Article

Permitted paving

Although a requirement for most new developments, other – often forgotten – planning measures encouraging sustainable drainage (or SuDS) also apply to new or replacement paving around existing properties. They are explained in brand new editions of Interpave’s ‘Permitted Paving’... View Article

The great advantages of vinyl flooring for kitchens

Many would agree that one of the busiest rooms in your home is your kitchen. In the kitchen, your family will start and end their day, guests will be entertained, and relentless domestic tasks will be accomplished. The flooring is... View Article

BAL launches three new RIBA-approved CPDs

BAL – market leaders in full tiling solutions – have launched three new RIBA-approved CPD Seminars for architects, specifiers and contractors. The CPDs, entitled Tiling to Internal Walls with Large Format Tiles, Tiling to Swimming Pools and Tiling in Wet... View Article

Futureproof your housing developments with Rolec EV

Did you know that homebuilders are offering prospective house buyers the option to furnish their homes with EV charging points, ready for the future of electric vehicles? With the ban on petrol and diesel motors to take effect from 2035... View Article

Enhancing passive fire safety at the Puro Hotel

Mixing aesthetics, acoustics and assurance, Alufire’s fire resistant glazing provides our clients with maximum safety and compliance – while delivering a stylish solution. Installed and supplied by our UK partner, Checkmate Fire, we work together to deliver the best-in-class, fully... View Article

Resiblock Sealing Protection achieves MOD standard

Resiblock has seen not one, but two of its Commercial Sealers specified for use at the new £300 million Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration in Worthy Downs, Hampshire known better as Project Wellesley. Firstly, Resiblock ’22’ has been installed... View Article

“Freefoam value our new build customers as much as we do”

General Building Plastics (GBP) is a leading independent supplier of PVC building products to the building and home improvement trade. Based in Rugeley with six other trade counters throughout the Midlands, Shropshire and Oxfordshire GBP also specialise in supply to... View Article