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FP McCann has successfully supplied and installed its prestressed precast hollowcore flooring system for a new care facility currently under construction in Milton Keynes, further demonstrating the benefits of off-site manufactured structural solutions within the healthcare and residential sectors. Located... View Article

UK construction is under pressure from regulation and taxation to build better and greener. With the government wanting to deliver more homes the Construction Industry needs new strategies to boost performance, quality and output. Weather resistant barriers will be one... View Article

Specialist aluminium architectural louvre manufacturer Kingfisher Louvres has made a selection of its louvre systems available to specify through NBS Source, supporting streamlined product selection for architects and specifiers. Widely used across the construction industry, NBS Source enables specifiers to... View Article

Style Group has been acquired by dormakaba and will become part of the company’s Global Movable Walls business. The acquisition marks an important milestone for Style, strengthening its position for future growth while ensuring complete continuity for customers and partners.... View Article

Building on more than 20 years of innovation and success with Colorcoat Prisma®, Tata Steel is proud to introduce a refreshed collection of its widely specified pre-finished steel. This latest development showcases an enhanced colour palette, including several distinctive new... View Article

High-performance surface water treatment The Wavin Certaro Lamella Hydrodynamic Separator is a compact, high-performance sediment separator, designed to effectively treat surface water runoff before it reaches the downstream environment. Treating areas of up to and above 6000m², Certaro Lamella HDS... View Article

DESIGN FOR TOMORROW. SPECIFY SIKA TODAY. Discover Sika’s range of sustainable roofing systems – engineered for performance, designed for the planet. From Biodiversity Net Gain to Net Zero ambitions, our solutions help you meet environmental targets without compromising on design.... View Article

When designing a performing arts venue, dance studio, theatre or educational facility, every specification decision contributes to the long-term success of the space.  For architects and specifiers, flooring is far more than a finishing surface. It directly affects performer safety,... View Article

Most architects begin their design process with the site plan, the brief, and the client’s vision. What many don’t have is a clear picture of what the site itself demands. Habitat constraints, flood risk, natural capital, planning designations. These layers... View Article

Case Study – DPD, Crawley Hambleside Danelaw recently worked alongside Chelmsford based roofing contractor Geo Roof to supply Zenon Arc rooflights to a new DPD facility in Crawley, West Sussex. The 63,798 ft² distribution centre is located on the Manor... View Article

For a room that rarely takes up more than a few square metres of a project, the bathroom carries a disproportionate amount of technical risk. It is where waterproofing, ventilation, drainage falls, electrical zoning and tight tolerances all meet, and... View Article

When renovation briefs land on architects’ desks, the garage rarely features as a design priority. It’s functional, peripheral, often treated as a handover to the contractor with minimal specification. Yet for homeowners investing substantially in their properties, the garage is... View Article

A major restoration project at one of the UK’s most significant industrial heritage sites has been given a fitting final touch – with two PAS 68-rated planters manufactured and installed by Securiscape. The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, which... View Article

Suspended deck systems are the unseen hero of many successful paving/decking schemes. For hidden beneath ultra flat porcelain tiles or composite boards, for example, is a carefully planned substructure of plastic or metal pedestals supporting the surface finish. Not only... View Article

As a highly experienced specialist contractor, Krasi Fire Protection Ltd. carried out the precision installation of the Promat (vermiculux?) VERMICULUX®-S board encasement system to protect the structural steel frame throughout an existing industrial building near Oxford; coordinating its efforts with... View Article

Leading radiator manufacturer, Stelrad Radiators has introduced an Italian-designed new look, improved range of its popular Column radiators – in both its vertical and horizontal column radiator ranges. The most obvious changes are to the design of the radiators that... View Article