Removing the Obscurity Behind Sheltered Housing Fire Standards

The regulations and standards associated with fire safety and sheltered, assisted and social housing are, by necessity, robust. Yet, the responsibilities towards those standards, and subsequently, fire safety equipment such as fire doors, can often leave people vulnerable, as previous... View Article

What makes a good paving choice?

By applying a logical approach to the selection and design of paving products for optimum performance, is the concept, yes! But however revolutionised the concept of your paving choice for external use, there is so much more to consider these... View Article

Universal protection

In mental rehabilitation settings like prison and specialist mental healthcare, the primary focus of any shower design should be to protect the service user from harm. Shower fittings should assist in the delivery of care, while discouraging users from causing... View Article

Pump priming

Darren George of Willow Pumps looks at recent developments in pump station design, to provide ease as well as efficiency It’s safe to say the aim at the outset of any project is the completion of a build on time... View Article

New brochure for VitrA Aquacare

VitrA has produced a new brochure for its Aquacare Shower Toilet range. Aquacare provides a warm or cool bidet function on an otherwise standard WC available on Sento, M-Line and Integra wall-hung WC pans. Aquacare is part of the shower... View Article

Encasement’s decorative, practical & durable architectural casings

With more than 40 years experience in the design, manufacture and installation of architectural casing solutions, Encasement is ideally equipped to support your decorative casing requirements, whether it’s for high quality products, technical information or specification details. Our extensive product... View Article

The air quality route to net zero

With the deadline looming for net-zero carbon, buildings are being designed to be ever more airtight. Richard Paine of Vent-Axia explains how MVHR combines energy efficient ventilation with good indoor air quality The road to net zero carbon has led... View Article

Lecico Bathrooms: Serious about Specification

Lecico Bathrooms are a market leading UK supplier of bathroom sanitaryware, fittings and commercial washroom products and have been successfully supplying products into the UK market for over 30 years. Lecico export to over 50 countries worldwide and is one... View Article

Leren before the Storm

Luceco has supplied LED lighting to Storm Technologies based in Watford. As a focused IT company, Storm wanted to be at the cutting-edge of lighting technology too, and selected Leren from Luceco due to its stylish appearance and technical performance.... View Article

Sanifos outdoor pump range expanded

The Sanifos range of pumping stations now extends from models with 110 litre tanks right up to 2140 litre tanks – ensuring that there is a solution for every building project that needs a pumped drainage solution. Incoming water flow... View Article

Encasement’s high performance column casings

The Porsche Centre in West London is using 22 ‘Forma’ decorative aluminium column casings from Encasement to conceal structural steelwork while adding to the showroom’s stylish and high quality interior design. Located in Chiswick on the Great West Road, the... View Article

Moisture Management in Historic Buildings

Lewis Proudfoot of Cliveden Conservation and committee member of the Building Limes Forum, discusses moisture management in historic buildings and why lime should be the default material for the repair of traditional structures The challenge of maintaining and repairing historic... View Article