Hochiki Europe takes to the sea on ex-Dutch Navy ship
Having been moored in the fishing town of Urk for several years, The Castor’s glory days as one of the Dutch Navy’s premier vessels were a distant memory and the …
BUILDING PRODUCT & PROJECT NEWS
Green Screens give social housing a lift
Building work does not take place in a vacuum. When a new development is planned and built, careful consideration needs to be given to the environment in which the new …
St.Helens R.F.C. has specified Franke Washroom Systems in a fit out of men’s washrooms.
The stadium which caters for 18,000 fans on match days and offers a host of events and corporate hospitality has installed more than 50 trough urinals from the …
Create a rainbow with Coram Showerpods NEW colour palettes!
We all know it’s impossible to avoid the cold dark nights drawing in, but with Coram Showerpods it’s now possible to elude them. With its newly introduced and inspired range …
Kemperol V210 Takes In The Sea Air In Fleetwood
Kemper System has helped to ensure that a much-loved seaside venue can continue for another generation, despite its challenging beachside location. Marine Hall in Fleetwood dates back to the 1930s …
New parkour site proves popular
With the Olympics still fresh in the nation’s minds, a new parkour site has opened to inspire young people to take up a different kind of sport. The £42,000 site …
PETER LATHAM SPEAKS OUT ON EUTR
The new EU Timber Regulation which comes into force on 3 March next year will prohibit illegally harvested timber and timber products from being placed on the EU market. Here, …
Chiltern Fire invests £250k in latest facility upgrade
Chiltern International Fire (CIF) has invested £250k refitting one of its fire testing laboratories to include a new combination furnace, completing the company’s four-year development programme of its fire testing …
Great Yarmouth Town Hall Sees The Light
Great Yarmouth Town Hall was built in 1880 and was designed by architect JB Pearce. In 2007 a project to replace the roof decaying brick and stonework was started, with …
METAL ROOFING GROUP ACHIEVES ETA FOR SPACER BAR SYSTEM
CA Group Limited, County Durham-based premier metal roofing and cladding systems manufacturer, has achieved a European Technical Approval (ETA) for its innovative Matrix Spacer System. The company worked with BM …
LIGHTING UP TIME
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) ensures that all buildings are accessible and user-friendly to those with a wide range of disabilities. Stuart Davies, Marketing Manager of Hochiki Europe explains the …
KEMPER KEEPS KIDS SAFE AND DRY WITHOUT RAZING THE ROOF
Redhills Primary School in Exeter is safe from leaks and more energy efficient thanks to the installation of a warm roof and waterproofing system from Kemper System. The existing three-layer …
Reynaers Airmax Parallel Openers Solve Natural Ventilation Requirements at Leisure Centre
When it was discovered that standard opening windows were not offering sufficient ventilation at Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Lewisham, the decision was taken to find an alternative, cost-effective solution …
Kingspan Access Flooring For London School Renewal Project
Kingspan is installing over 14,000m2 of access flooring in five new buildings that are part of a £29 million renewal scheme by Wandsworth Borough Council at Burntwood School in London …
Axter Structural Waterproofing Installed on Mixed-Use Schemes
Axter provided New South Quarter main contractor, Barratt Kent, with inverted, warm and intensive green roof waterproofing specifications for this Croydon urban village. Axter approved contractor Tilbury Contracts …
BREEAM TARGETS BOOSTED BY SUDSCAPE'S LANDSCAPING SYSTEM
A unique SUDS-compliant hard landscaping system, Sudscape ™ can earn a construction or hard landscaping project up to eleven BREEAM credits due to its range of excellent eco-credentials, based on …
Domestic Pitched Roofs
Two things are particularly important with regard to pitched green roofs: a reliable and permanently functional anti-slip system and fast-rooting vegetation in the form of pre-cultivated vegetation mats. Typical tried …
A pitched roof project in Holland
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The Finishing Touch
Steve Grimwood, Managing Director at Osmo UK Wood is a beautiful material to use for flooring in a home. Not only is it a natural product that oozes with …
Refurbishment project hits the right mark thanks to Faber Blinds
The refurbishment of a 1970s office development in the heart of one of London’s most important conservation areas has presented Faber Blinds with an opportunity to create a stylish solution. …
Pitched Green Roofs – A Modern Design Element
More and more frequently pitched green roofs are being seen as providing an important visual design element for modern buildings. There are widespread advantages in specifying green roofs, such as …
Waterproof roofing specialist, Kemper System, unveils KEMPERGRO a complete green roof system.
Designed to enable specifiers to source a complete green roof from a single supplier, KEMPERGRO builds on Kemper System’s existing track record in the green roof sector. The KEMPEROL range …
Just White for Marcus Homes
Vicaima’s Just White doors have been used throughout Marcus Homes’ latest new build development in Cheltenham. Whitefriars Court is set in Charlton Kings, on the outskirts of the elegant regency …
DON’T PLAY WITH FIRE
Peter Johnson, Managing Director of Vicaima UK and Chairman of the BWF-CERTIFIRE SCHEME, discusses the importance of choosing the right fire door. When things become difficult in the economy, quality …
LIVING, BREATHING, GREEN INTERIORS
Sean Farrell of Mobilane explains how living walls are moving from building exteriors to create healthy interiors. It is widely accepted that greening the urban environment is a positive step …
Alpro Partner Visual Plus Corporation
Alpro Hardware (A division of IEC Limited), based at Poole Dorset have recently concluded an agreement with Visual Plus Corporation, who are based in Belgium to exclusively distribute the new …
Energy Savings with Stormdry Masonry Protection Cream
Stormdry masonry protection cream saves energy by keeping walls drier and warmer. Wet walls conduct heat far more readily, so by preventing rainwater penetration heat energy savings can be made. …
Iplas to transform fencing market and help the unemployed with new plastic range
Iplas, the manufacturer of the Zyplex™ range of sustainable building products, is set to transform the market with a new type of plastic fence. The Halifax-based firm has launched Zyplex …
KEMPER SYSTEM HAS PACKAGING FACTORY REFURB IN THE BAG
Ball Packaging has carried out a successful roof refurbishment project without stripping out the existing roof, thanks to Kemperol V210 from Kemper System. A specialist in packaging for the food …
About Silva Wood Flooring
Focusing on high quality and consistent products from reputable sources, Silva Wood Flooring supply the finest hardwood flooring available in the UK market. July sees the launch of Silva Wood …
MARKET LEADING PERFORMANCE FROM REYNAERS ENHANCED SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM
Reynaers Aluminium premium sliding door system CP 155 just got even better with enhanced, high insulation performance achieving the Swiss Minergie® Modul, confirming its suitability for use on low energy …
LIVING WALL FLOURISHES ON WAITROSE’S GREENEST STORE
The living wall installed on the Waitrose store in Bracknell is flourishing just six months after it was installed by Hedera Screens. Named as their lowest carbon store the 25,000 …
Kebony
Kebony AS is Norwegian Cleantech 100 company offering an award-winning sustainable alternative to tropical hardwood and preservative-treated wood. Kebony’s ‘New Wood’ has myriad indoor and outdoor applications including cladding, roofing, …
Working towards safer solar panel installation
After several months of uncertainty, the Feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme has now started to provide the solar industry with some sense of stability. This certainty is likely to bring back …
Why rainwater harvesting is becoming a necessity
Author: Marcus Bicknell Of Rainwater Harvesting Ltd With The Environment Agency And Defra Declaring Much Of Southern And Eastern England Officially In A State Of Drought, There Has Never Been …
Tarkett flooring goes boldly on!
In 2006, a vast collection of Tarkett flooring was installed throughout a new build school in Boldon, South Tyneside. With over 1000 pupils attending every year, the flooring has had …
XPELAIR’S CARBONLITE RANGE GOES COMMERCIAL
Xpelair Ventilation Solutions has launched the GX EC3 range, its first fan range to feature in Xpelair’s Carbonlite commercial family. Utilising the latest techniques in contemporary design, the GX EC3 …
Recycled classroom offers a lesson in saving the environment
An outdoor classroom made in the UK from recycled plastics provides a cost-effective, environmentally friendly alternative to wooden buildings. The Welwyn Outdoor Classroom, new from Marmax Products, accommodates 30 to …
Impact protection sheet – A long term solution
As maintenance and estate managers consider how far their budgets will stretch, there is one product on the market that will ensure their budget is maximised. It is cost effective, …
Wienerberger bricks leave a lasting impression on leading university campus
Lancaster University, one of the UK’s leading academic institutions, is home to 12,000 full and part-time students. Since 2002, more than £350 million pounds has been invested into the campus …