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Bi-fold doors remain top of many homeowners’ priority lists when looking to buy or renovate a property. In fact, recent research by Origin found that they’re even more important to homeowners than a good energy efficiency rating. It’s not hard... View Article

Helping to accelerate the movement of vehicles through a busy handover bay, six high speed sectional doors from Hörmann UK have been installed at Audi in Bradford. The installation was carried out by Hörmann partner Crucial Engineering and formed part... View Article

The specialist sub-contractor undertaking much of the fit out for 26 new industrial units at Ferndown, near Poole in Dorset, put forward the use of the ZEUS Lite 90:30 high performance fire barrier, from the range of TBA FIREFLY™, in... View Article

The beginning of 2023 marks a year since the opening of Granorte’s first UK showroom for its range of cork floors, walls and furniture. Providing some 10,000ft2 of warehouse space, as well as a sample centre, showroom and offices, Granorte’s... View Article

Parkside is bringing another instalment of its highly successful Festival of Sustainability event series this March. With a chance to hear leaders from environmental charities, industry bodies and suppliers give their diverse perspectives on how to build sustainable specifications, the... View Article

VitrA Bathrooms has launched an online training module for retailers and specifiers of its comprehensive range of shower toilets – V-Care and Aquacare. Margaret Talbot, marketing manager for VitrA, explains, “In Japan and much of the East, shower toilets are... View Article

Sto has supplied the StoTherm Mineral K external wall insulation system with StoLotusan render for the new Day Case and Eye Unit building at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. Specified by Gilling Dod architects of Chorley, who worked closely with... View Article

Senior Architectural Systems, the UK’s largest privately owned aluminium fenestration solutions manufacturer, has delivered the glazing package for the new YMCA Community and Activity Village in Newark, Nottinghamshire. The project saw Senior work alongside Rayner Davies Architects and main contractor... View Article

JACKON by BEWI welcomes the fact that the new Future Homes Standard is adopting a ‘fabric first’ approach in its drive to secure cuts in emissions of up to 80%. This is set to be a key part of the... View Article

Parkside is at the Workspace Design Show, 27 – 28 February, showing its tiles for workplace projects. With green energy use, 100% recyclable packaging, recycled and biodegradable tiles, Carbon Balanced status and 40 for 40 with World Land Trust; Parkside... View Article

Valinge Innovation has been causing a stir for the past year in the UK commercial flooring market with its unique hardened wood flooring range. Now it has been specified on a stunning refurb job in Central London, which highlights both... View Article

Newton Waterproofing is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year, marking an impressive milestone for the UK’s leading independent designers and suppliers of guaranteed waterproofing systems. Established by John Newton in 1848, the company started out as a specialist supplier of... View Article

Leading specialist trade supplier IronmongeryDirect, has added the Urfic Easy Click door handles to its range of over 18,000 products. Offering easy and quick installations of under one minute, these simple, sleek and reliable lever handles are suitable for a... View Article

Balancing effective natural ventilation with reduced noise pollution poses specifiers with a challenge, but leading product manufacturer Passivent has the perfect solution in the form of its patented SoundScoop® acoustic air transfer unit. Passivent’s SoundScoop offers superior natural ventilation whilst... View Article

“What we want now is closer contact and better understanding between individuals and communities all over the earth.” – Nikola Tesla (inventor and physicist, 1856-1943) The quality of life and housing in a city is primarily linked to a person’s... View Article

3DForms is the modular cork concept from Granorte that brings a unique aesthetic to walls. Designed by Alzira Peixoto and Carlos Mendonca of SimpleFormsDesign, 3DForms is a collection of three-dimensional cork wall tiles that can be arranged to bring a... View Article

Saniflo was delighted to finish 2022 on a high by winning the Build It Awards for the Sanifos 110 lifting station in the ‘Best Plumbing or Drainage System or Product’ category. The Sanifos 110 is the best-selling underground lifting station... View Article

Knauf Insulation’s Rocksilk® Flexible Slab is the first Mineral Wool insulation solution in the UK to have been tested to provide one hour of fire resistance to EN 1365 at both 400mm and 600mm centre widths within the separating floor of a... View Article

The NHBC has announced Polythene Damp Proof Course made to BS 6515:1984 is not suitable to form cavity tray protection to window and door openings. The compliant solution is available from Cavity Trays Ltd. Preformed Type C Cavitrays are ready-shaped,... View Article

Working closely with the contractor to a detailed specification, T-T Pumps constructed a new pumping station on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The work was carefully scheduled in order to minimise any downtime between the decommissioning of the old... View Article