Author Archives: Kimberley Musson

Senior delivers PURe® luxury at Grantley Hall

High-performance aluminium fenestration solutions from Senior Architectural Systems have helped breathe new life into the recently refurbished Grantley Hall in North Yorkshire. The stunning Grade II listed building has been sympathetically repaired, renovated and extended to provide luxury hotel accommodation... View Article

A welcoming entrance to new Wildlife Centre

Creating a warm welcome to all visitors to the Staffordshire Wildlife Trusts’ new Wolseley Centre, two TORMAX automatic single sliding doors work in tandem to create a spacious lobby area that helps ensure a clear through-flow of pedestrians while also... View Article

Superhero fun at Norbord, Inverness

Norbord, the leading manufacturer of engineered wood-based panel products, recently celebrated the launch of their new safety campaign with a superhero-themed fun day for employees and their families at their Inverness site. The Stronger Together campaign highlights the company’s ongoing... View Article

Fresh ideas for interior doors in 2020

As a new decade commences, professionals everywhere are seeking fresh inspiration for interiors, whether for commercial spaces or residential living. This desire for innovative performance and trend-setting designs is most notable when it comes to interior doors, whose influence upon... View Article

Revive interior joinery with Osmo UK Door-Oil Raw

Osmo UK, the eco-friendly wood and finishes specialist, has introduced a new finish to its Door-Oil range – 3033 Raw Matt – which is designed to protect and enhance light coloured wood, without leaving behind a wet-look appearance. Developed from... View Article

Sounding out 1950’s design

An intriguing new Milan styled Italian cafe has opened on Essex Road, Islington designed by well-known Italian studio Vudafieri-Saverino Partners. The 240 sqm ‘Latteria’ is inspired by Milanese culture and style with a warm and informal atmosphere in white and... View Article

Gx Glass launches printed glass visualiser

Premium glass processor and manufacturer Gx Glass has introduced its new printed glass visualiser. The innovative tool allows interior designers and installers to visualise a range of ‘on-trend’ pre-set ceramic printed glass designs in a range of applications from splashbacks,... View Article

Designing for flood resilience, resistance and recoverability

Our CIWEM and RIBA-approved Double Point CPD Flood Resilience seminar aims to explore Flood Resilience, Resistance and Recoverability and the use of technologies which have been used historically in below ground structural waterproofing in a variety of different situations from... View Article

Removing the barriers to progress

Richard Harral of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) discusses how the ongoing Part L consultation is the clear way forward to genuine carbon reductions, including closing the performance gap. For all those of us who believe that we... View Article

Where was housing during the election?

Click here to listen. Brian Berry of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) highlights the lack of focus on housing during the recent election campaigns, and explores what the new Government can do to aid the sector going forward. After... View Article

From the editor

Berkeley Group’s recent results announcement would seem to show some fairly sobering truths for the housebuilding sector, particularly in London where the group is largely active. However in fact, they did not come as a surprise to the market or... View Article

Need for a planned approach to drainage maintenance

When it comes to drainage maintenance, many organisations are still adopting a shorted-sighted strategy which is costing them in the long-term. Contractors and facilities management professionals need to make the case for a planned approach, as Clark Williams of Jet... View Article

Making builders licenced

For a profession which affects so many people’s lives, arguably more than most others, the housebuilding industry is a strikingly under-regulated one. Doctors have a distinctly profound effect on their clients, namely (normally) improving how their bodies function. With such... View Article

The big question about climate change

The real question to ask about climate change is not whether it’s a problem or how bad it is, but what are you, and/or your company you work for going to do about it? Following the successfully headline-grabbing Extinction Rebellion... View Article

Upward trend for wooden hi-rise

Until recently, there was a growing movement in the UK to build tall buildings using timber. There are ancient Chinese timber pagodas which are many storeys high, but going tall with timber is something the western world has struggled to... View Article

Futurebuild – what’s in a name?

This week, a new trade show will open its doors in ExCel, London attracting UK and international visitors. Well it sounds like a new show, but Futurebuild as you no doubt know is the re-badged ‘Ecobuild.’ This was the name... View Article

The need for more flexible working in construction

Editor of Housebuilder & Developer, James Parker explores whether the construction industry is flexible enough to attract female applicants. Flexible working – all responsible employers talk about it being a good thing, but how many are allowing it to happen... View Article