Product Articles

As the need for the general population to become fitter increases local government and charitable organisations in England now provide a range of leisure services, including swimming, gym and other sports facilities. The provision of these facilities promotes social inclusion,... View Article

As shops, restaurants, venues and businesses return to work, excellent hand washing facilities are required more than ever. This can mean that additional sinks need to be installed in locations where they were not previously planned for. For example, these... View Article

Seamlessly blending the appeal of a textile floor covering with the practical and hygienic properties of a resilient, Flotex Naturals is the new range from Forbo Flooring Systems. Consisting of 20 realistic wood designs – ten of which are completely... View Article

As an independently tested, proven-in-practice and versatile construction material, Membrane WP from the Firefly™ range is ideally suited for use within facade build-ups and other wall constructions, where it will offer weather as well as fire protection while allowing moisture... View Article

The congregation of a church in the Vale of Glamorgan can look forward to physical as well as spiritual comfort during services next winter, thanks to a comprehensive upgrade of the building’s heating provision, with a full underfloor heating system... View Article

Social trends in sports are changing. Urban activities traditionally consigned to the urban landscape are now being embraced by the mainstream and incorporated into the interior sports environment. Sports such as parkour, street football and street basketball have been adopted... View Article

By Roger Moore, EU Technical Services Manager, Altro With unprecedented demand on health and care services, robust solutions for adapting spaces quickly for high intensity use have become vitally important. Altro’s Technical Services Team are answering a wide range of... View Article

The record FlowControl is an automatic people counting system, which controls the number of customers entering your premises and employees using shared areas, to enable safe social distancing. Designed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the record FlowControl is a... View Article

Cotswold Farm Park has almost tripled the size of its visitor facilities with a new, purpose-built centre which combines the aesthetic appeal of traditional farm building with the outstanding envelope performance of the Kingspan TEK Building System of Structural Insulated... View Article

Kingspan Kooltherm K103 Floorboard has been installed in the ground floor of an expansive new development, providing high quality office space at the heart of Cheltenham’s growing Business Quarter. The rise of office to residential conversions has seen available office... View Article

Boris Johnson has actively encouraged people to return to work from Wednesday of last week, and we expect this to further accelerate the pick up in construction industry activity that began after Easter. Here at Waterloo, steadfast commitment from our... View Article

When a luxury housing complex in the heart of London required a unique bespoke mirror cladding system for its pool area, Gx Glass was specified to supply a cost-effective and visually striking solution. From developing prototypes to ensuring the installation... View Article

John Mellor of Protect Membranes explains the key subject of thermal performance for breather membranes installed to structural timber walls, as detailed in the Structural Timber Association’s STA Advice Note 18. To assist specifiers involved in the growing structural timber... View Article

Prefabricated soil stacks and a range of other systems from Marley Plumbing & Drainage have been employed by Nigel Smith Plumbing and Heating, as part of its design and build package for a unique sports training facility at one of... View Article

In a typical detached property, it has been calculated (Energy Saving Trust: Thermal Bridging and Airtightness 2009) that an unaddressed Thermal Bridge can account for 30 per cent of the building’s heat loss. Heat loss at the wall-floor junction One... View Article

PROJECT: Leeds Playhouse Gateway Court LOCATION: Leeds, West Yorkshire CLIENT: Leeds City Council LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: Ellis Williams LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR: Gavin Jones PRODUCT/SERVICES SUPPLIED: Mona irrigation, GT-Anchor Systems, Root barrier This stunning public space is part of the Leeds Playhouse and... View Article

The headquarters of Cardiff-based Hugh James, a top 100 UK law firm, is an impressive corporate space within a newly developed gateway to the city. Occupying 100,000 sq ft of Two Central Square, a 148,000 sq ft office building designed... View Article

Kaldewei Nexsys is an innovative pre-assembled 4-in-1 system consisting of a waste channel, sloping support, sealing and an enamelled shower surface enabling ultra simple and fast installation. The multi award-winning Kaldewei Nexsys shower surface is available in 17 colours and... View Article

A combination of Protect TF200 Thermo, the low emissivity, insulating breather membrane and VC Foil Ultra, the internal air and vapour control layer from Protect Membranes has been specified and installed as part of an award winning, large new build... View Article