The construction industry uses considerable natural resources and with growing concerns over climate change and finite resources, there is increasing pressure on the industry to reduce their environmental impact. An increasingly important factor in sustainable construction is water conservation. With... View Article

SterlingOSB Zero panels, popular with specifiers, architects and builders, are not only durable, strong and easy-to-handle, they are carbon negative and employed for interesting aesthetic properties.  An interesting example which demonstrates the flexibility of the boards can be seen at Ebury Edge in... View Article

Althon design and manufacture precast concrete headwalls to meet Sewers for Adoption and Severn Trent Guidelines. We have ranges of Sewers for Adoption 7th Ed. and Severn Trent Water specification compliant headwalls. Althon Precast Headwalls offer a cost-effective alternative to... View Article

For the first time, Hörmann UK will be displaying its market leading range of garage doors at the FIT show, together with their premium entrance doors and Smart technology – an impressive portfolio of products which provide exciting opportunities for... View Article

Government plans to transform prisons to make them more modern and sustainable have begun with the completion of the first of six new prisons, the award-winning HMP Five Wells. The design for the new £253million, approx. 1700 place Category C... View Article

Resiblock Resiecco has been utilised at Phases 1 & 2 of the major brownfield development Anchorwood Bank. The project, which sees the implementation of 170 new homes, restaurants and cafes, as well as leisure and commercial facilities, is the vision... View Article

Properties in social housing come in all shapes and sizes, and have a variety of maintenance, repair and retrofitting requirements. One thing in common however, is the need for these homes to be safe for customers and service users. Having... View Article

A scheme to install a new roofing membrane from Glidevale Protect is improving homes in a County Durham town for believe housing, one of the largest housing associations in the North East. Nearly 80 homes in the Woodhouse Close area... View Article

Vent-Axia, a leader in low-carbon ventilation, is delighted to support BEAMA’s¹ updated Ventilation White Paper. Launched on 16 February 2022, BEAMA’s ‘Better Ventilation, Better Homes, Better Health’ White Paper sets out a 4-step policy pathway for the future to deliver... View Article

The Focus on Zinc magazine, now in its 18th edition, showcases 20 projects from 16 countries. The projects presented highlight buildings that reveal the beauty of zinc, show creative use of techniques and continue to focus on our different surface... View Article

IVC Commercial Carpet Tiles, Luxury Vinyl Tiles and Heterogeneous Vinyl floors have been utilised in the new offices of Plastribution, supporting brand identity and keeping it practical. Plastribution, the UK’s leading distributor of plastics and raw materials, recently moved into... View Article

Domus Ventilation’s HRXE-HERA® Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) systems have been specified for the be:here Hayes build-to-rent residential development in West London. The MVHR units are being installed as a retrofit, replacing the previous units that had come to the... View Article

The popular greenteQ Orion TS007 3 star profile cylinder from hardware specialist VBH is now available in bespoke keyed alike suites. Until now, keyed alike cylinders were available in factory-produced pairs or batches of 10, but all the cylinders were... View Article

Rinnai’s Infinity A Series range includes ErP A-rated continuous flow gas-fired hot water heating systems specifically targeted at the UK domestic market. The units guarantee high efficiencies and low running costs combined with on-demand, consistent water temperatures, seven days a... View Article

comfortBackeco is the new sustainable carpet tile backing from modulyss®, now available on the Belgian manufacturer’s high-quality carpet tile collections. Combining shock and noise absorbing benefits with a sustainable and circular construction, comfortBackeco is the modulyss carpet tile backing that... View Article

AKW Holdings Limited Group, provider of accessible showering, general bathrooms, daily living and kitchen solutions, announces that it has acquired Elfreed Limited including Contour Showers Limited and H2O Pumps Limited. Serving a broad range of customers throughout the UK, Cheshire-based... View Article