Common costly mistakes when renovating a bathroom

With nearly six decades of experience in the bathroom world, Schlüter-Systems knows all there is to know about the challenges of installing a perfect one! Avoiding these five common mistakes will make the whole process run smoothly and ensure a newly installed... View Article

Why less is more in buckets made with Hardox® 500 Tuf

Don’t let looks deceive you. Building a bucket entirely with Hardox® 500 Tuf wear plate results in enhanced wear performance, less need for maintenance and less fuel consumption due to reduced bucket weight. By going all-in with Hardox® 500 Tuf you get... View Article

Luxury Vinyl Flooring From the Belgian Master

Unilin Flooring is home to the Quick-Step and Moduleo brands of luxury vinyl flooring. Unilin Flooring designs and makes luxury vinyl floors in Belgium under the Quick-Step and Moduleo brands. Proven in the commercial market, these floors are known for... View Article

Emberton House, Olympia: From cars to culture

Trevor Morriss, principal at SPPARC discusses how the practice embraced the challenge to convert a historic multi-storey car park at London’s Olympia in the Streamline Moderne style into a hotel and school, as part of the site’s cultural redevelopment. “Adjoining... View Article

Harness the power of EPDs for sustainable specs

Dan Redfern of Marley explains why Environmental Product Declarations are an essential resource for architects seeking to specify sustainable materials. With the built environment accounting for 25% of the UK’s carbon emissions, architects play a vital role in decarbonising buildings.... View Article

Cover and protect with Pendock metal pipe boxing

Pendock metal pipe boxing provides effective protection against damage while helping improve project aesthetics, when concealing external pipework, building services and utilities associated with low carbon district heating, plus air-source and ground-source heat pump installations. Now available for specification on NBS Source, Pendock... View Article

Stepping up to help disabled social housing tenants

Guidance from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities1 is calling for social housing providers to train staff in disability issues to better support impaired tenants. One of the biggest concerns reported among the Department’s Resident Panel for disability... View Article

Work begins on major public transport hub for Haverfordwest, Wales

Work has started on a major new public transport hub for Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, Wales, a key part of the town’s regeneration. Designed by multidisciplinary design practice BDP and built by Kier for Pembrokeshire County Council, the Haverfordwest Public Transport Interchange (HPTI)... View Article

Keepmoat strengthens team with duo of appointments

Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, South Midlands, has appointed Ben Roberts as its new Head of Construction and Tonia Tyler as Director of Sales in a move to strengthen the regional office based in Northampton. In his role as Head... View Article

Affordable housing development completed in Cheltenham

A 71-home affordable housing development in Cheltenham has been completed. Gloucestershire-based housing association Bromford completed the final touches to the remaining homes last week, getting them ready for new customers to move in. The homes have been built by Bromford’s... View Article

Highest point reached in the construction of 105 new homes in Basildon

Representatives from Sempra Homes, the subsidiary company of Basildon Council, were joined by Baroness Taylor, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords Minister for Housing and Local Government), and Basildon Council’s leader, Councillor Gavin Callaghan along with representatives from Homes England and... View Article