When the owner of White Cross Farm, located on the outskirts of Broughton in Staffordshire, decided to build a new property on his land – consisting of a swimming pool – keeping water out of the underground structure presented more... View Article

Yorkshire-based building membrane specialist, Industrial Textiles & Plastics (ITP) Ltd, celebrated a major award win when the Stamisol Safe One breather membrane scooped Product of the Year in the Façade 2022 Design and Engineering Awards. As the exclusive UK suppliers of Stamisol Safe One, ITP attended the... View Article

High performance: it’s an important factor in any design project but in the context of sports & leisure facilities, it is vital. There is no more demanding environment than that which combines the hot, damp conditions of a swimming pool... View Article

Leading building materials supplier, Aggregate Industries, has launched DYNAMax, a new high-performance concrete that reinforces the business’ commitment to building progress towards a more sustainable construction industry. DYNAMax will complement Aggregate Industries’ existing range of low carbon concrete products, while... View Article

Perched on a hill overlooking York, Clifford’s Tower has played a significant role in the city’s history. Following a £5m refurbishment project, which included the construction of a roof deck using Marley’s CitiDeck® this historic monument can continue to delight and educate... View Article

At Hartog Hutton’s Rising Sun Hill development, careful attention to detail meant that quality materials were needed above and below ground. Enter Lignacite’s blockwork solutions… If you’re looking for inspiration for your next housebuilding project, you may want to take a closer... View Article

Leading ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted in the inaugural Energy Saving Awards 2022. The Vent-Axia Lo-Carbon NBR dMEV C has been named as a finalist in the Domestic Ventilation Product of Year Award category.... View Article

The five-year project to restore and reinvent the Grade II listed Bodmin Jail from its derelict state into a luxury boutique hotel and leading visitor attraction required the installation of disability access lifts. Platform Lift Company’s expertise was called upon... View Article

JTPumps has released a new Packaged Sewage pumping station for the Domestic and Commercial markets to complement other packaged pumping stations. If a property doesn’t have gravity flow it will need a pumping station, and these can come in all... View Article

To create the right space, architects and specifiers have a lot of factors to consider. Singular™ from Ideal Standard brings them all together into an easy, end-to-end product journey. A Singular™ solution Bringing the specification, installation and maintenance processes together, Singular™ from... View Article

Award-winning Swedish lift company Aritco has unveiled its smallest and most compact home lift yet, the Aritco HomeLift Compact. Designed with space-efficiency in mind, its footprint takes up as little as a square meter, making it compatible with even the... View Article

Nathan Barlow has joined the Technical team at VORTICE as Technical Manager, working with architects, specifiers and contractors on technical ventilation specifications. Nathan has worked in the building services industry since 1993 and has a wide range of experience in... View Article

Whilst Cavity Trays do not fulfil a passive fire protection function, their position within the cavity means their fire performance has become an important consideration. Cavity trays are a fundamental element of masonry construction. They work to direct any rainwater... View Article

Since the CML campaign in the early 2000s Government has continued to raise concerns regards the quality of New Homes. The Building Safety Act 2022 introduces new responsibilities for Developers of New Homes, a new Consumer Code which will become... View Article

Exedra2 | Double pocket door system with cam-assisted door extraction and cushioned door insertion. Exedra2 is the innovative and exceptionally-performing evolution of the Exedra pocket door system which, thanks to its ingeniously-engineered mechanism, enables the simultaneous opening of two linked doors. The... View Article