Crown Paints has been given Awarded Supplier status by NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) as part of its Estates Consumable Products framework agreement....
Cleanability, comfort and ease of installation – choosing the right surfaces for care homes has never been more important. Joe Hurst, Altro’s Key Account Manager for Social Care, considers the...
The Government’s green retrofit campaign – driven by its net-zero carbon target and embodied by PAS 2035 – will be time and money wasted if buildings don’t have the fabric...
The redevelopment of an unusually large agricultural homestead at a farm in the Surrey commuter belt has seen the main contractor make full use of the technical benefits offered by...
A large new hangar for American Airlines has been completed at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport using Kalwall® translucent cladding to provide natural daylight to form signature ‘light bars’ at each...
Condensation and mould can wreak havoc on both housing stock and residents’ respiratory heath, it is therefore vital for landlords to deal with it to help protect vulnerable residents and...
A network of fire panels from UK manufacturer, Advanced, has been installed as part of a campus-wide system replacement at the Imperial College London (ICL), Hammersmith....
When COVID-19 started its aggressive expansion throughout the world, one of the major fears was that healthcare providers would be overwhelmed. ...
As a slim and highly efficient thermal multi-foil insulation for use in roofs, walls and floors, Alumaflex® is ideal for barn or loft conversions and in general timber frame construction....
With construction sites resuming operations up and down the country, many projects which were temporarily suspended are now striving to get build programmes back on schedule....
An architect led refurbishment project on a private residential property near Exmoor has included the specification of cut-to-falls Marmox Multiboard, chosen for the versatile product’s highly beneficial physical properties, together...
With unprecedented demand on health and care services, robust solutions for adapting spaces quickly for high intensity use have become vitally important. ...
Yeoman Shield products were chosen as part of the refurbishment of the Northern General Hospital’s Firth C & D floor corridors....
UK manufacturer PermaRock Products Ltd has supplied one of its thermal external wall insulation (EWI) systems for a new retirement village in Nottingham....
Protect Membranes, UK producer of construction and roofing membranes, has introduced two new waterproof breather membranes designed for use externally on timber frame, SIPs and CLT wall panels, achieving a...
Thanks to the Party Wall Act protection is given to owners of properties next door to where building work is taking place. Paul Burton of Pellings explains more....
Ensuring the structural stability of external wall insulation systems (EWIS) is critical to their safe and effective performance, with particular attention required when it comes to their ability to withstand...
In the Autumn Budget in November 2017, Philip Hammond announced the Government’s intention to build 300,000 new homes a year. The chancellor conceded there will be no ‘single magic bullet’...
In its 2019 Spring Statement, the Government said it will aim to end the use of fossil fuel-based heating systems in all new homes from 2025. It’s a bold move,...
Wall panels are becoming increasingly popular in the public sector as the quality and variety of designs have improved. Scott Beattie, Managing Director of leading panel manufacturer Fibo UK, looks...
