Tatami Tiles

Inspired by ancient Japanese floor mats, Tatami is the 3D cork wall tile from Granorte. Available in Midnight, Natural and Light, Tatami is a 3D wall tile made from 90% recycled natural cork. Created by family-owned Portuguese cork innovator, Granorte,... View Article

Domus Ventilation at Specifi Mechanical Services events

Domus Ventilation will be exhibiting at Specifi Mechanical Services events throughout the UK and Ireland in 2023, working with specifiers to identify effective ventilation solutions for their projects. Russell Beardsworth, Domus Ventilation’s Specification Sales Manager who will be attending the... View Article

Garador celebrates 75th anniversary

The UK’s leading garage door manufacturer, Garador, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. With a modern purpose-built factory in Somerset, which utilises cutting-edge production techniques and engineering expertise, the company has come a long way since it was founded... View Article

RENOLIT ALKORPLAN bright plants 200 trees and saves 69,000 kg of CO2

Grupo Virto, a company of Navarre origin specialized in the production of frozen vegetables for large-scale distribution, hospitality, and industry, has installed a large 20,000 m² waterproof roof made with RENOLIT ALKORPLAN Bright to strengthen sustainability and reduce energy consumption in its... View Article

UK Boxings covers unsightly pipework easily

Decorative casings and boxing products from UK Boxings have been used by housing associations and local authorities for well over 20 years to hide, heating system, boiler, and fire sprinkler pipework to help improve a project’s finish, reduce time on site and... View Article

modulyss carpet tiles now on NBS Source

modulyss® has underlined its commitment to delivering the UK’s specifiers and designers what they need by becoming available on NBS Source. modulyss is making it easier to adopt its low impact carpet tiles by making them available on NBS Source. For... View Article

Good ventilation practice in social housing

Poor indoor air quality and ventilation in general current housing stock has always been a huge challenge for social housing bodies. Roy Byom from Titon explains Houses, flats and apartments built over several decades have had differing ideas and applications... View Article

Outside spaces that work

Jack Potter from Ground Control explores how the housing sector can unlock the value of green space, and help the next generation to reap the benefits of their natural world While biodiversity recovery is often seen as second in priority... View Article

Fit and forget

As heating water accounts for nearly 1/5th of energy use in UK homes, water conservation is the key to reducing energy bills, Groundbreaker explains more Reducing hot water demand is an effective way to help occupants conserve energy and reduce... View Article

Are you recharged and ready this year?

David Abernethie from Sevadis discusses how social housing providers can benefit from the implementation of an EV charging infrastructure plan Last year was a significant period for the UK with the electrification agenda; new regulations, legislation, technology, and investment in... View Article

Bringing the Outside in with Origin

Versatile, stylish, and practical, the Origin Bi-fold Door can transform your home. Origin’s award-winning Bi-fold Door offers two sightline options – 49mm and 72mm, and is available in a huge range of configurations to suit all selfbuild projects. The OB-72... View Article

Lignacite launches blockbuster website

Leading block manufacturer, Lignacite, has launched a brand-new website, packed with fresh interactive features, accessible content and enhanced functionality. Designed to meet the needs of a wide range of customers – including architects, specifiers, housebuilders, and builders’ merchants – the... View Article

Conceal and protect exposed pipework with Pendock metal boxing

The Pendock metal pipe boxing range is designed to conceal building services and utilities associated with low carbon district heating schemes or air-source and ground-source heat pumps, while also providing protection against accidental damage or vandalism. Bespoke manufactured to a project’s individual... View Article

Concealment reduces risk of door closer damage

Renowned for its ability to assure a clean, unhindered appearance to doors and interiors, Samuel Heath’s Powermatic controlled, concealed door closer is used extensively in flats, apartments and HMOs throughout the social housing sector thanks to the safety, reliability and... View Article

Electricity substation now a carbon neutral family home

Located on the moorland of Cornwall, a 12-metre tall stone building, originally an electricity substation, had been abandoned since the 1960s. Damp had taken its toll and the building had fallen into a state of disrepair. Cornish couple, Abi and... View Article

Installing solar PV with enhanced safety

Marley’s new solar connector enclosure, ArcBox, is designed to further drive safety standards as the number of solar PV installations surge in the wake of the Part L regulation changes. As solar PV installations escalate, it is important that the... View Article