Is your timber specification fit for purpose?

Janet Sycamore of the Timber Decking and Cladding Association discusses why and how the details of timber protection needs to be embraced to ensure specifications are always fit for purpose Knowledge of fire protection terminology in the design and build... View Article

Modification, innovation and sustainability

Dr Andy Pitman of Lignia Wood Company discusses how the UK timber industry is embracing change and innovating – for the benefit of the environment and the customer All over the world we are surrounded by wooden structures of all... View Article

Assured solutions in a crisis

Andrew Carpenter of the Structural Timber Association says that the timber solutions already exist for building the energy-efficient low-carbon dwellings the Government is calling for to address the housing crisis, now underpinned by robust assurances Offsite construction presents many new... View Article

Growing opportunities for specifying timber

Kevin Underwood of the British Woodworking Federation discusses the challenges as well as wide-ranging benefits of using wood as a construction material Wood, the world’s oldest and most traditional building material, is increasingly being re-evaluated as a modern-day first choice... View Article

Polyflor is proud to be green

Commercial and residential vinyl flooring specialist Polyflor, has recently published its 14th annual Sustainability Report which outlines the UK manufacturer’s environmental performance over the past year. The 114-page report gives a detailed account of the sustainability milestones that Polyflor reached... View Article

New Nova flatpack

British manufacturer, Pland Stainless, has created the new NOVA range of stainless steel lockable cabinets, designed to be available as an easy to build flatpack unit or, if preferred, they can be supplied in a factory built rigid format. The... View Article

Library facility open all hours

Delivering a highly functional, yet stunning entrance solution to the Cochrane Building at Cardiff University, TORMAX was contracted by Ian Williams Ltd to install a combination of advanced automatic door systems. A single-leaf swing door leads into an internal lobby... View Article

Let fresh air in and keep noise and allergens out

SIEGENIA’s single-unit wall-mounted ventilators have been installed in thousands of homes across Britain and Europe, supplying much-needed fresh air to residents while keeping air and noise pollution at bay. At this time of year especially, homeowners naturally want to ventilate... View Article

Procolor from VitrA tiles – design your projects in colour!

The ProColor range from VitrA Tiles comprises contemporary and attractive colour options for today’s designers and specifiers. This range is ideally suited to the architectural specification market because it contains 38 RAL colours of fully-vitrified tiles, providing modularity and consistency... View Article

Metalline shines on Centre of Innovation

The University of Leeds new Nexus Innovation and Enterprise centre is a stunning example of how a building’s modern exterior envelope can sit harmoniously within an existing campus setting. Architectural fabrication specialist Metalline worked closely with Associated Architects, Glassolutions and... View Article

RIBA announces Great British Buildings programme for 2019

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (Thursday 1 August) announced the programme for Great British Buildings 2019, which gives members of the public a rare chance to look around some of this year’s RIBA award-winning buildings. From London’s... View Article