Author Archives: Kimberley Musson

West Fraser helps housebuilders meet net zero targets

Monday, 8th December 2025

West Fraser has always been committed to being at the environmental forefront within its industry. The company promotes the benefits of sustainable forestry, with young, fast-growing trees being the lungs of Earth, breathing in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen during the day to help... View Article

Haddonstone celebrates environmental achievements

Monday, 8th December 2025

Toby Marlow, Building and Construction team Director, considers Haddonstone’s commitment to reducing its impact on the environment Extending across a significant percentage of the total roof area of Haddonstone’s Northamptonshire production plant, the solar panel array installed in 2023 has been... View Article

New report from Cedral: How residential facade design is changing to meet the demands of the climate crisis

Thursday, 4th December 2025

According to a new report from Cedral UK, 48% of architects admitted that they expect sustainability measures they are introducing on current new builds to be out of date within 15 years. Architects’ and specifiers’ eagerness to embrace more sustainable... View Article

Bringing a breath of fresh air to window design

Wednesday, 3rd December 2025

VELFAC window systems: giving housebuilders the flexibility to create unique houses with outstanding aesthetic and performance benefits. Whether building in an urban or rural setting, contemporary or traditional architectural style, single or multi-storey, window aesthetics and performance are an important... View Article

Industry Perspectives on the Evolving Landscape of Residential Building Design – a new whitepaper from Cedral

Tuesday, 2nd December 2025

Cedral surveyed 250 industry professionals for the report entitled Building the Future which examines the construction industry’s attitudes towards emerging design trends, sustainability and meeting the UK’s chronic housing needs. The 30 page study highlights some of the key trends... View Article

Round table brings insights from the construction value chain for growing the circular economy in the UK for long-term benefit

Friday, 14th November 2025

A round table held in London this week, sponsored by Amtico and Soprema UK, discovered how the UK construction sector is lagging behind on harnessing circular economy approaches to prioritise whole-life benefits over short term gain, but took lessons from... View Article

Ultra-fin UFH assists quest for net zero with supporting role in the Actors’ Church

Thursday, 13th November 2025

A recently completed contract for an underfloor heating company has demonstrated how a Grade I listed landmark building can undergo a transformation, in terms of its energy efficiency, without any traces being left on the existing historic internal fabric: while... View Article

Vent-Axia Joins Debate Panel Discussing Air Quality in the Workplace at BESA Ventil8 Day Exchange

Thursday, 6th November 2025

Leading ventilation manufacturer, Vent-Axia, is taking part in the BESA Ventil8 Day Exchange on Thursday, 6th November at The Building Centre, London, to support World Ventil8 Day. The BESA Ventil8 Day Exchange aims to bring together engineers, contractors, consultant housing... View Article

Valcan’s VitraFix VFM Subframe System Achieves BBA Certification

Thursday, 6th November 2025

Valcan is proud to announce that its VitraFix Magnelis Steel (VFM) subframe system has been awarded a BBA Agrément Certificate, confirming full compliance with UK Building Regulations and industry standards. This certification reinforces VitraFix VFM as a trusted solution for... View Article

Retrofit revolution: Making homes warmer, greener, and cheaper to run

Wednesday, 5th November 2025

The ‘Retrofit Zone’ is a brand-new free resource at the National Self Build & Renovation Centre. This new permanent exhibit is helping homeowners navigate solutions to increase their property’s energy-efficiency, value, and most importantly, their quality of life. “Retrofit is... View Article

SOPREMA UK – Proven Waterproofing Roofing Solutions for Education Retrofit Projects

Wednesday, 5th November 2025

Refurbishing roofs in educational settings often involves more than weatherproofing, particularly where roofs double as play areas, dining terraces, or shared teaching spaces. SOPREMA UK offers fully supported, independently certified liquid-applied systems designed to meet the unique demands of retrofit... View Article

Introducing Samsung’s EHS Mono R290: A heat pump for modern homes

Wednesday, 5th November 2025

Where elegance is just as important as functionality, the EHS Mono R290 heat pump is ideal for the modern home: Samsung’s latest addition to its EHS heat pump line-up. Learn More High temperature, low noise The EHS Mono R290 is... View Article

Marking 125 years of Blue Circle Cement

Saturday, 1st November 2025

As Tarmac Blue Circle marks 125 years of supplying trusted cement to the UK construction industry, sustainability remains firmly at the core of our vision for the future. With housebuilders and developers under increasing pressure to deliver more sustainable projects,... View Article

Aico Leads National Action to Tackle Damp and Mould in UK Homes

Saturday, 1st November 2025

From October 20-26, home life safety leaders Aico supported the return of Damp & Mould Action and Awareness Week, to unite the housing industry to tackle one of the UK’s most pressing housing and health issues. With the UK Government... View Article

Grand Canal Gateway Bridge completed

Friday, 31st October 2025

Construction of the Grand Canal Gateway Bridge in Hangzhou is now complete. When opened for public use later this year, the footbridge will unite the 800,000 square metre Seamless City masterplan under construction on the east and west banks of... View Article

New affordable homes break ground in Scorton, North Yorkshire

Friday, 31st October 2025

Work has got underway on the development of 32 new affordable homes in the rural village of Scorton. Less than five miles from Catterick, the Bolton Road development will deliver a mix of one-bed bungalows and two, three and four-bed family homes. Providing both social rent and home ownership options, the... View Article

Bromford steps up in-house building to deliver more quality homes

Friday, 31st October 2025

Bromford is scaling up its in‑house construction programme to deliver more homes built to high standards and tailored to local communities. Building in-house gives Bromford more control, from the first spade in the ground to handing over the keys. It... View Article

Bromford Housing to Transform Customer Experience with AI-Powered Customer Service Centre Transformation

Friday, 31st October 2025

300+ agent Customer Service Centre (CSC) deployment to set new standard for social housing customer service Leading UK housing association, Bromford, has appointed AI-first customer experience specialists, Sabio Group, to deliver a transformative cloud communications platform that will fundamentally reshape how the... View Article

Phoenix Community Housing Association fails to meet RSH’s governance standards

Friday, 31st October 2025

The Regulator of Social Housing has downgraded Phoenix Community Housing Association (UK) Ltd to G3, meaning that the landlord does not meet the governance requirements and there are issues of serious regulatory concern. Phoenix failed to make sure systems and controls... View Article

Housing Minister visits Marleigh Park to highlight boost in funding for Oxford-Cambridge corridor

Friday, 31st October 2025

Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP, has visited Marleigh Park in Cambridge, an example of high-quality, sustainable placemaking delivered by award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group. The tour formed part of the minister’s wider visit to Cambridge to coincide with a... View Article