Back to nature with Keller

The new Nature’s Choice kitchen for Keller (pictured) is an elegant, industrial scheme which highlights natural tones and textures. There is a clever interplay between the lines of okapi wood and vibrant cactus green. Pictured are melamine-fronted Bolton doors in Cactus... View Article

Horne partners with NBS

Horne Engineering is delighted to announce its Manufacturer Partnership with NBS, the leading platform that is revolutionising the way construction products are selected and specified. This collaboration aims to provide architects, engineers, and other specifiers with easy access to detailed,... View Article

ADSA Launches New Podcast

It’s good to talk! So says the Automatic Door Suppliers Association which has just launched its own podcast – Tech Talk. The series will feature conversations on topical issues facing the industry and interviews with those who work in it.... View Article

10 benefits of an office refurbishment

Did you know that half of UK employees now work from home at least some of the time? It’s a crazy statistic when you compare that to just 4.7% in 2019. This pandemic-driven rise of remote and flexible working has... View Article

Athletic stadium win for HMG Paints

The UKs largest independent paint company HMG Paints deserves a lap of honour after a suite of its products were used to refurbish a rusting spectators stand at Plymouth athletic stadium. Rabart Decorators Centres worked with HMG Paints to provide... View Article

Culture change on compliance

The Building Safety Act is forcing culture change across construction. Ross Finnie of Accuroof (formerly SIG Design & Technology) shares the effects on the building envelope sector and the implications for architects While it became law in 2022, the Building... View Article

Six successful apprentices for Designer Contracts

Six apprentices have successfully completed their training programmes with Designer Contracts, the UK’s largest flooring contractor. Three of them formed part of the company’s first cohort of apprentice fitters, taken on in 2022 under a new block release training scheme.... View Article

Go ahead for major 836-bed PBSA scheme in Birmingham

Acting on behalf of The Galliard Apsley Partnership, Knight Frank’s Planning team has secured the green light from Birmingham City Council for a major new 836-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Selly Oak, Birmingham. The large-scale mixed-use regeneration project,... View Article

PRP awarded BCorp certification

PRP is proud to announce that they have been awarded BCorporation certification, joining the distinguished list of companies in the built environment to achieve this milestone. Certified B Corporations are businesses that are meeting high standards of performance, accountability and... View Article

Building Safety Act impacts envelope design

The introduction of the Building Safety Act requires detail design of the building’s envelope to take place much earlier in the design process. This makes working with an envelope specialist all the more beneficial explains Clayton Kingman, UK Head of... View Article