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Capturing the traditional charm of the Tudor period, London-based design studio, Upcircle, designed Chester’s newest student accommodation by taking inspiration from the city’s history and architecture. With the help of Forbo Flooring Systems’ comprehensive portfolio, including its recently refreshed Allura... View Article

ALUCOBOND®, from 3A Composites GmbH, has launched an educational and informative brochure that details how to select the right Aluminium Cladding Material (ACM) to ensure the maximum fire protection according to the current regulations. The 14-page guide titled ‘Fire Safety... View Article

Not all fire escapes are created equal – some are designed beautifully so that their form does not strictly follow function but enhances it. The stair at Wytham Chalet is one such structure, its linear caging providing much needed security... View Article

Thousands of square metres of Altro Walkway 20 safety flooring have been used to create flowing, natural spaces at a flagship new building at Aarhus University in Denmark. The Skou Building, named after Nobel Prize winner Jens-Christian Skou and home... View Article

F. Ball and Co. Ltd. has launched Stopgap Micro Rapid, a new ultra-smooth, flexible, rapid-drying floor finishing compound for creating a flawlessly smooth subfloor finish. Stopgap Micro Rapid can be applied to a seamless feathered edge to fill indentations formed... View Article

MediaCityUK, an international hub for technology, innovation and creativity located at Salford Quays is home to companies such as the BBC, ITV, Ericsson, dock10 and Kellogg’s. These are complemented by more than 250 smaller media and digital businesses, all using advanced... View Article

Roof systems manufacturer, Marley has launched a new roof fire barrier to help prevent the spread of fire between adjoining properties, allowing specifiers to add an additional safety layer to roofing projects to keep both people and properties protected. Marley... View Article

To celebrate Coventry’s 2021 UK City of Culture status, a new linear park was proposed to run from Naul’s Mill Park, along the route of Radford Brook, to connect with Belgrade Plaza in the city’s theatre quarter. The area included... View Article

Aluminium fenestration solutions from Senior Architectural Systems have helped create a warm and welcoming accommodation scheme for the students of Arts University Bournemouth. Senior’s patented low U-value PURe® aluminium windows and PURe® SLIDE aluminium doors have been installed alongside the... View Article

Caroline Dove, the author of Radical Housing, is an architect and Partner of HTA Design LLP, with over 30 years’ experience of collaborating with communities to design sustainable places to live. She leads multi-disciplinary teams responsible for designing and delivering... View Article

Students, they know it all and they’re off to university to prove it, but have they got common sense? In most cases they have but there are unfamiliar situations where they don’t use it.  Students are vulnerable in many ways... View Article

The Supreme loft ladder from Premier Loft Ladders sets the standard for loft ladders, combining heavy-duty performance with light-weight operation. It features a high-strength retractable ladder, suitable for ceilings as high as 4.6m. Furthermore, it offers superb thermal insulation and... View Article

Parkside has launched four new wall and floor tile collections with built-in antibacterial protection. Years of research have resulted in wall and floor tile collections with antibacterial protection. Inspired by nature, the collection’s built-in technology uses tin oxide and titanium... View Article

Stelrad radiators heat literally thousands of schools up and down the country and now heat a unique school in Oxfordshire. The Europa School UK is both a UK state school and an International Baccalaureate IB world school with its pupils... View Article

P C Henderson has further expanded its range of pocket door systems with the launch of a brand new fire rated system for bi-parting doors. Originally launched for single doors back in February 2019 – this latest release of the... View Article

Consort Claudgen, the UK manufacturer of electric heating products, have published their latest brochure which introduces 3 large recessed air curtains ranging from 8kW to 24kW rating, and 2 downflow fan heaters. The RAC10HL, RAC15HL and RAC20HL air curtains feature... View Article

As part of its major renovation programme, the Ahoy Convention Centre in Rotterdam has replaced its existing ceiling system with a new, innovative and sustainable range of applications developed by Hunter Douglas Architectural. This world-renowned manufacturer of architectural ceiling systems... View Article

Clever, beautiful, design-led wardrobe and room divider solutions from Draks are renowned in the housebuilding and residential markets in the UK where hundreds of bespoke, quality installations have been completed over the past 25 years. A new, crisp, easy-to-navigate website... View Article

Steel Window Association member, Steel Window Fittings (SWF), has developed a new collection of handles and accessories to enhance and secure today’s striking steel doors.  As the trend for steel in the home continues apace, SWF has developed the portfolio in answer... View Article

JACKON has joined with The Bee Centre, Lancashire, in marking UN World Bee Day today, 20th May. JACKON manufactures the JACKODUR ATLAS® Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) insulation and formwork system and the THERMOMUR® ICF system for walls, as well as the... View Article