Electrorads’ newest edition to its family of electric heating has launched! Richard Brown, Managing Director at Electrorad says, “The R&D team have worked tirelessly to ensure the BRE, BSRIA and LOT20 boxes are firmly ticked and that we are recognised... View Article

Timber decking on balconies has been recognised as no longer fit for purpose. We spoke with Richard Izzard, managing director of AliDeck, about a recent fire-safety remediation project in London where aluminium decking provided a compliant solution. With the monumental... View Article

Although open plan living continues to be popular, the increase in people working from home has led to a growing desire to create separate areas for work and relaxation – and room divider doors are providing the perfect solution. Leading... View Article

Senior Architectural Systems has supplied the full fenestration package for a new mixed use scheme in Newcastle, providing a combination of its high-performance aluminium windows, curtain wall and door solutions. Created as part of the wider regeneration of the former... View Article

Decorative architectural casing and enclosure solutions have been Pendock’s area of specialism for more than three decades, combining the key attributes of aesthetics and practicality to effectively conceal structural elements and building services. Since the company was formed in 1987,... View Article

Knightsbridge has taken the next step in its lighting evolution with the inclusion of SpektroLED® Tilt to the configurable, Knightsbridge SpektroLED® series. SpektroLED® offers so many combinations of wattage, colour temperature and bezel choice that the product provides a genuine 40-in-1 fire-rated downlighting solution, now in... View Article

With sustainability becoming a non-negotiable stipulation in contemporary design briefs, architects up and down the country are constantly hunting for the lowest-carbon material options available. Putting this in wider context, NBS’s recent Sustainability Futures Report found in a poll that... View Article

A prominent town centre historic building in Paisley town centre which had fallen into disrepair is in the process of being restored with the help of Renfrewshire Council’s Townscape Heritage Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (TH.CARS2). The scheme aims to improve... View Article

Liverpool’s largest office block- the Capital Building- is undergoing a full interior refurbishment to address the lack of Grade A premises available in the city. Fundamental to the upgrade of the 410,000 sq ft, 11-storey 1970s building is a total... View Article

CaberFloor P5, from timber panel specialist West Fraser, trading as Norbord, is the UK’s most popular moisture resistant flooring panel of its type. It is a high-performance particleboard being widely specified due to its stability, durability and ease of installation... View Article

When the Natural History Museum decided to replace its famous ‘Dippy’ the diplodocus exhibit with a new star exhibit – a real-life skeleton of a blue whale – design & engineering expertise from Lancashire provided a solution to balance all... View Article

Secondary glazing supplied by Granada Secondary Glazing has added greater thermal and acoustic efficiency to an historic converted chapel in the Vale of Glamorgan, delivering 21st century levels of comfort for the building’s occupants and helping to lower energy bills.... View Article