Are we stuck on a hamster wheel of value engineering?

Christian Hale of high-end residential and commercial specialist contractor Hale.uk wonders whether collaboration can stop the spread of value engineering in the industry.  You’re eagerly awaiting the tender prices. Everyone’s buzzing with the anticipation of bringing the dream to life.... View Article

CTD Tiles Continues to Serve Architects and Housebuilders

Now part of Topps Group, CTD Tiles remains fully committed to its customers, including those served by its specialist architectural and national housebuilder operations. With stability and commitment to stock, as well as access to an unrivalled supply chain, the... View Article

netMAGmedia Ltd announces transition to Employee Ownership Trust

netMAGmedia Ltd, a leading publishing company specialising in high-quality magazines and digital content for the construction and architecture sectors, is pleased to announce that it will become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) on September 23, 2024. This transition reflects the... View Article

A precision-made offsite agenda

Acknowledged for connecting the offsite supply-chain with architects, engineers, consultants, contractors and clients who want to be “future-ready,” Offsite Expo took place recently in Coventry, boasting educational seminars, interactive panel debates, and factory tours, as part of Offsite Construction Week.... View Article

Forbo celebrates 100 years of Nuway

Forbo Flooring Systems is delighted to announce that 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of one of its most popular entrance flooring systems: Nuway, a primary barrier matting which has been manufactured here in the UK since 1924.  Forbo began producing... View Article

White Paper: The Changing Face of Product Certification

The landscape of product certification in the construction industry has undergone significant change, largely driven by the post-Grenfell Hackitt Report and framed by the Building Safety Act. This shift has introduced a greater level of rigour and oversight, particularly in... View Article

Ask the Architect: Eliot Postma

Eliot Postma, partner & group leader at Heatherwick Studio answers ADF’s questions on how his career has helped shape him as a designer, and what inspires him currently What made you want to become an architect? It goes back to... View Article

The embodiment of sustainable retrofit

Preserving the original structure and character of a notorious estate originally conceived as a ‘vertical garden city’ helped Mikhail Riches’ Stirling Prize-shortlisted redevelopment cut embodied carbon by 61%. Stephen Cousins reports The Park Hill estate has been a landmark on... View Article