Mood match LEDs with Knightsbridge’s Flex strips

LED Flex strip lighting from Knightsbridge – one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of wiring accessories and lighting – is ideal for creating ambient lighting in kitchens, bedrooms and other spaces deserving colourful and energy efficient accents. Flex’s low profile... View Article

Beautiful kitchens are a breeze for Keller

Classic simplicity and modern design merge in the new Ocean Breeze kitchen scheme from Keller. The contrast between both the deep black oak (melamine) and the ocean paint finish (silk gloss lacquer), along with the smoked glass cabinets and stunning ceramic worktop creates... View Article

New Marmox Fireboard offers ideal EWI and IWI substrate

Building on the broad benefits of its widely specified Multiboard, insulation manufacturer Marmox introduced in January a highly versatile Fireboard into its range for both internal and external wall insulation (IWI/EWI) applications. The Marmox Stone Wool based product shares the... View Article

Bask in the glow with TuffX

With continued pressure to innovate our way to more energy efficient, sustainable homes, TuffX has risen to the challenge with the official launch of its long-awaited electrically heated glass product, Glow. For bi-fold doors in the first instance the glass... View Article

Brand New CPD from Leviat

Our latest CPD seminar, Considered Façade Solutions for Complex Applications, helps specifiers and building professionals understand the complex issues that can arise when designing masonry façades – crucial in order to keep control over the design process and to keep... View Article

SIEGENIA launches concealed motorised lift-and-slide door drive

DRIVE axxent LS motorised drive – fast, concealed and quiet Launching this summer, SIEGENIA’s new concealed motorised lift-and-slide door drive for high-end residential and commercial buildings boasts a powerful combination of style and functionality. Aesthetics are guaranteed by the absence... View Article

BAL completes successful Environmental Audit

Building Adhesives Ltd – the market-leader in full tiling solutions – have successfully completed a recertification audit for the ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems) standard carried out by independent certification body BSI (British Standards Institution). ISO 14001 is the internationally... View Article

Vent-Axia Sentinel Apex scoops CIBSE Air Quality Award

Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is delighted to have won an award at the prestigious CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2024. The Sussex-based company won the ‘Product or Innovation of the Year – Air Quality’ category for its Sentinel Apex, the... View Article

New: EPDs available for three Glidevale Protect membranes

As a UK producer for 40 years with a strong reputation for technical transparency, we are pleased to confirm that we have now achieved third party, independently certified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for three of our most frequently specified construction... View Article

West Fraser’s CaberMDF is perfect all around the house

The original CaberMDF was developed in the 1960’s. Still as popular today and manufactured by West Fraser UK in Scotland, the highly engineered product can be seen all over the modern building, from furniture to architectural mouldings, and from radiator... View Article

Absorb the ‘sponge city’ theory

With recent flooding reminding everyone of the results of climate change and sealing up urban areas, Chris Hodson from trade body MPA Precast (Interpave) explains how taking collective responsibility for the issue is leading to a new ‘sponge city’ concept... View Article

Plan green, think blue, know your XPS

wedi always understood the importance of supporting sustainability through innovation, and is well-known for its system solutions for showers, wet rooms and bathrooms. The brand’s responsibility to people and the environment is second to none in the construction industry and... View Article