Brimstone poplar: perfect cladding for sustainable homes

Brimstone poplar, the innovative, British-grown cladding from Vastern Timber was the natural choice for twelve affordable and sustainable homes in Shropshire. The project required a timber cladding product that was British grown, durable and stable, and one with a lifespan... View Article

HB42 All-in-One launches in 400ml Eco-Foils

Hilton Banks moves to cut single use plastics Hilton Banks has launched its best selling HB42 All-in-One Sealant and Adhesive in 400ml Eco-Foils, removing the environmental problem of disposing of the single use plastic cartridge, normally associated with these type... View Article

Look up to help achieve BREEAM

A quantifiable means of achieving BREEAM(*) points is being pioneered by Hambleside Danelaw, via its Zenon GRP rooflights. Manufactured in the UK, Zenon GRP in-plane rooflights are the first of their kind to attain an independently assessed Environmental Product Declaration... View Article

CUPA PIZARRAS supplies luxury roofing to listed building

A listed building in the seaside town of Helensburgh required a complete re-roof in order to accommodate new luxury apartments. Due to strict planning restrictions, CUPA PIZARRAS’ Heavy 3 slate was specified due to its close resemblance to the original... View Article

Cavity Wall Protection Package

Cavity Trays of Yeovil is supplying Cavitray Protection Packages containing all the protective elements necessary to keep the building dry. Delivered on a ‘per plot’ basis, packs include reveal caviclosers, cavitrays for window and door openings, bullseye circular cavitrays, threshold... View Article

Kerto LVL elements for fast construction

Located within the established historic campus of Cranleigh School in Surrey, UK, the new van Hasselt Centre was built using a hybrid structure combining steel and wood. Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber) was used in floor and roof elements to... View Article

Gerflor floorings complete Hospice transformation

When the ACCORD Hospice in Paisley, Scotland, needed to modernise its Inpatient Unit, which offers specialist palliative and end-of-life care for people with complex needs along with support facilities for their families, the uppermost driving factors were infection control, comfort... View Article

Domus Ventilation makes debut at two construction shows this winter

Domus Ventilation, part of the Polypipe group, will be exhibiting at UK Construction Week and London Build this year for the first time.  Domus will be on stand E10 at UK Construction Week (8-10th October at the NEC, Birmingham) and stand V22 at London Build (27-28th November at Olympia London).  The... View Article

ALEM reminds new members of half price membership offer

The Association of Loading and Elevating Equipment Manufacturers (ALEM) is reminding the industry of its half price joining fee for new members. This offer will give companies a chance to learn about the benefits of membership by receiving all legislation... View Article

Comfort cooling for Blackheath High School

Blackheath High School, an independent day school for girls and part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) network, recently invested £18 million to provide new state of the art facilities including a new library and resource centre, and AET... View Article

Protect and survive

Sally Osmond of Frontier Pitts discusses the importance of impact testing for product solutions for defence against vehicle-borne attacks, and looks at relevant regulations In the UK, and indeed the rest of the world, the current terrorism threat is constantly... View Article

The aesthetics of channel drainage for homes

External channel drainage systems can often be an overlooked factor in many projects, says William Poynter of ACO Water Management, explaining why architects should consider the aesthetic benefits of different options while addressing practical challenges The significance of drainage systems... View Article

Bespoke roof window solutions

Samantha Smith of Fakro GB discusses the ‘unrivalled’ choice that is now available across the UK roof window market Is the very way we are designing and building sustainable housing changing? Many of us spend around 90 per cent of... View Article