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Rooflights That Meet Part L Standards Bring natural light into your designs without compromising on thermal efficiency. Discover how LAMILUX rooflights and glass roof products balance compliance and comfort. Natural daylight is one of the most desirable elements in building... View Article

Building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has established a new collaborative partnership with SBS Cladding, bringing its high-performance fire-rated external wall membranes to SBS’s growing portfolio of facade solutions. SBS Cladding, a specialist distributor and fabricator of rainscreen and architectural cladding... View Article

The project at Stihl’s Madrid facility saw RENOLIT ALKORPLAN roofing products install photovoltaic panels, showcasing the company’s crucial technical service prior to installation. This initiative successfully addressed Stihl’s needs for enhanced energy efficiency, optimal PV performance, and stringent safety standards... View Article

The UK’s biggest opticians Specsavers has focussed on a novel approach to create an “inspiring” workplace at its Nottingham offices. Even its ventilation reflects the brand and company activity. Britain’s leading independent air movement specialist Gilberts Blackpool came up with... View Article

In the fast-paced world of construction, time is often the most valuable resource. Delays can cascade through a project, impacting budgets, client satisfaction, and downstream trades. That’s why innovative materials like fermacell® fibre gypsum boards are transforming how architects approach... View Article

Radiators That Combine Elegance and Performance Carron offers one of the largest collections of traditional cast iron radiator designs in the UK – combining timeless aesthetics with modern performance. Carron Radiators are more than just a heating solution – they’re... View Article

Construction product manufacturer ROCKWOOL has announced the first products to launch from its new global centre of excellence for fire-stopping at Hams Hall, Birmingham. Renowned for its Euroclass A1 non-combustible stone wool insulation, the company has used its deep fire... View Article

Beauflor® sheet vinyl floors go beyond standards to improve the quality of social housing. In social housing projects ensuring your choice of floor complies with health and safety regulations is an essential part of the specification process. With Beauflor sheet... View Article

If your project needs a floor that’s fast and easy to install and which brings performance without compromise, then the next generation of Moduleo LayRed engineered vinyl flooring from Unilin Flooring is here. Whether new constructions or refurbishment projects, the... View Article

New guidance from Proctor Group means housebuilders can now use integrated (or in-line) solar PV together with Proctor Air®, confident that they are meeting all relevant technical requirements – including the NHBC’s 2024 Technical Standards, with an alternative BBA approved... View Article

Harlequin’s expert stage building and theatre flooring team work alongside architects and stage consultants to design, build and install performance spaces. Backed by an engineering team and independent research, Harlequin has over 40 years’ experience building stages and theatre floors... View Article

Building on its well-founded reputation as a manufacturer of cladding support systems and high-performance fasteners, SFS Group Fastening Technology has developed an advance, user-friendly new system for installing flat panels across both steel and aluminium sub-frames. Amongst the benefits of the patented... View Article

Sameer Sawant, Director of leading solid surface manufacturer and supplier, Velstone, looks at the hotel construction sector post-Covid, and how growing momentum is reshaping solid surface specification. When Covid-19 brought the world to a standstill, the hotel construction sector was... View Article

Hamworthy Heating, a trusted British manufacturer and supplier of commercial heating and hot water products, has supplied its Modumax mk3 modular condensing boilers and Powerstock calorifiers to Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge. Installed within a Grade I Listed building;... View Article

As arguably the best-known retailer of timber furniture across Europe and beyond, Ikea takes its environmental responsibilities; these include the sustainable sourcing of materials, very seriously. It is fitting, therefore, that the creation of the company’s latest store in the... View Article

Pyroguard, the world’s leading independent provider of fire safety glass, has developed a thinner, lighter glass specifically for balustrades that achieves A2 fire-rated performance and contains less encapsulated CO2. In partnership with Q-railing, a specialist in balustrade systems, the product... View Article

Altro has refreshed and expanded its Altro Tegulis and Altro Walls ShowerKit collections, introducing an array of new tile-effect options for Altro Tegulis and a broader spectrum of colours and designs for Altro Walls ShowerKit. Developed in response to valuable... View Article

Joining Forbo Flooring System’s Evolve+ series of very low embodied carbon carpet tiles is Tessera Tranquillity. The fifth addition to the series, Tessera Tranquillity is designed with enhanced sustainability in mind, with one of the highest recycled content by weight... View Article

Here Callum Gouldbourne, Project Manager at Haddonstone, one of the UK’s leading architectural cast stone manufacturers, gives an insight into his progression from the factory floor to “a diverse client-facing role” as Project Manager.” How long have you worked at... View Article