New ‘best practice’ guidelines have been published that, for the first time, specifically address disabled student accommodation . Simultaneously, Britain’s leading provider of disabled toileting solutions, Closomat, is announcing new developments that enable providers to comply, stylishly, with a unique... View Article

One Benjamin Street, situated directly opposite Farringdon Station on the corner of Turnmill Street, is a fabulous new build with mixed use accommodation comprising retail and commercial space as well as residential penthouse apartments. The prominent site, owned by The... View Article

PRO-TEK™ WPC – the next generation engineered vinyl floor – has launched in the UK.  Developed to meet the demands of the commercial and residential sectors, PRO-TEK™ WPC features the latest technology and offers superior performance, ease of installation and... View Article

Fireshield® vapour permeable membrane has been awarded certification from both LABC and LABSS confirming that the product meets Building Regulation approval in England, Wales and Scotland. The culmination of leading research to produce a vapour permeable membrane with a fire... View Article

Signbox, the award-winning signage pioneer, has transformed a complex neon bar code wall art concept into a show-stopping LED illumination installation at One Bartholomew, an iconic new Grade A office building in Barts Square in the City of London. Commissioned... View Article

BAM Construction is progressing with a £67m framework to build a batch of secondary schools in the North-East, won in part through its collaboration with Gilberts Blackpool. The four schools will all be ventilated using Gilberts’ innovative MFS unit, which... View Article

The Margam Green Energy Biomass Plant is a 40MW electricity power station utilising chipped wood waste as fuel otherwise destined for landfill. When fully operational the project will use around 300,000 tonnes of waste wood from nearby regions. The plant... View Article

New PRO-TEK™ WPC engineered vinyl provides a fast-track flooring option for education and student accommodation. Combining an LVT surface finish with an integral water-proof core and acoustic underlay, the award-winning floor provides a robust finish and dramatically cuts installation time.... View Article

A state-of-the-art sports and learning centre in Cambridge features a dramatic space-defining acoustic based on the use of MEDITE PREMIER FR fire rated panels from MEDITE SMARTPLY The product was specified by architects Chadwick Dryer Clarke Studio (CDC) for acoustic... View Article

The SLIMVAC® range of ultra-thin vacuum insulated panels from Promat UK utilises next generation materials technology to deliver the highest levels of thermal insulation in all kinds of applications, without the bulkiness associated with traditional insulating products. With standard thicknesses of... View Article

The well-known Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s, founded by the late, charismatic chef Antonio Carluccio in 1999 has over 70 restaurants in the UK. As part of the company’s environmental policy to refurbish equipment rather than replace it where possible, Benifi... View Article

Low surface temperature radiators are increasingly being specified for school environments because they offer safe heat. They are also highly relevant in sports centres and other public service buildings where the owners want to take all the risk out of... View Article

An Essex-based project centring on the provision of a much-needed National Autistic Society (NAS) school has seen the installation of electric underfloor heating system Schlüter®-DITRA-HEAT-E-DUO into the 60 houses built to off-set its costs. At the centre of the project... View Article

Doors are the portals to the spaces that we spend the most of our time in. As such, we believe that they shouldn’t be chosen at the hands of a capricious inclination. A door can define a space’s aesthetics as... View Article

Barry Fire Station, near Cardiff, recently underwent an interior refurbishment that has transformed the space and improved wellbeing for all who use it. It was one of the first sites in the UK to use new Altro Ensemble modular flooring... View Article