A room with a view – through a beautiful Velfac window

The ideal window delivers light, air and comfort throughout a home, and provides the perfect frame for a beautiful view. VELFAC composite windows combine distinctive and contemporary design with high performance features including: Slim frame profiles (only 54mm) – ideal... View Article

It’s Horses for Courses with IVC Commercial

IVC Commercial Carpet Tiles and Luxury Vinyl Tiles are bringing warmth and creating zones at the Holborn offices of the British Horseracing Authority. A range of Belgian made Carpet Tiles, Luxury Vinyl Tiles and Loose Lay Luxury Vinyl Tiles from... View Article

Get closer to cork with Granorte

Granorte’s cork products have long been desired and used in high-end interior design projects across Europe. Now with an improved service, UK homes and business can enjoy a closer connection to some of the world’s finest cork products. With a... View Article

Manchester Made Terrazzo

Available from Parkside, Ethical Stone Terrazzo is a low impact terrazzo tile that’s made in Manchester using repurposed brick, natural British stones and low carbon cement. In a process that sees stone waste collected from factories or sites across the... View Article

Glidevale Protect puts its focus on sustainability

With a dedicated product range that has been specifically developed to improve the operational energy efficiency of buildings, leading manufacturer Glidevale Protect has launched a number of in-house initiatives that places importance on the area of sustainability and helps further... View Article

Rooflights with the authentic touch

Keeret Eden from The Rooflight Company discusses retrofitting rooflights to heritage properties to deliver the latest thermal performance standards while also improving user experience Retrofitting describes not only an intention to renovate but also to reduce the energy and carbon... View Article

Sensitive to urban safety

New legislation in the form of Martyn’s Law means that organisations which operate venues and locations where people gather will have a duty to prevent terrorist attacks. Mark Stone from Securiscape discusses the architect’s role in the UK’s ongoing campaign... View Article

Getting to grips with Part L

A year on from the latest, and highly significant, changes to Part L in England, Chris Pateman of Engineered Panels in Construction (EPIC), explores why the current requirements are so important, and what specifiers need to know going forward now... View Article

A false dichotomy?

Lidia Cetrangolo from Multipanel delves into whether style and sustainability are really conflicting requirements in bathroom design, and how they can both be met using wall panel solutions While their function is to service the basic daily needs of a... View Article

Haddonstone stepping up on sustainability

Toby Marlow, Building and Construction team director, discusses Haddonstone’s commitment to reducing its impact on the environment The construction industry is one of the UK’s biggest contributors to carbon emissions and environmental pollution. How would you summarise Haddonstone’s commitment to... View Article

The power of aluminium

Aluminium door and window systems offer architects an easy way to introduce unique designs to any residential or commercial property. Andrew Cross at Kestrel Aluminium Systems explains how Architects are, by definition, creative thinkers inspired by the way buildings affect... View Article

Powered by good design

Darren Hyde for the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA), outlines how to balance safety, security and accessibility requirements when identifying powered pedestrian door (PPD) solutions for commercial buildings There are a variety of challenges that architects and specifiers need to... View Article

Beauflor builds at Housing 2023

Beauflor® attended Europe’s largest housing festival to show its sheet vinyl flooring that meets the quality and affordability challenges of the sector. Beauflor used June’s Housing 2023 show in Manchester to demonstrate the suitability of its floors for social and... View Article