James Latham’s group product sales and development manager, Paul Leach, has taken on responsibility for developing sales of Accoya® – its modified, highly durable and dimensionally stable certified softwood. Paul, …
A major multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer was able to remain operational at its High Wycombe UK headquarters throughout an extensive roof refurbishment project thanks to …
Redland is introducing a new, darker grey colour to its popular Mini Stonewold product range. The existing Slate Grey colour presents a pleasing mid-grey finish that comes from the through …
London Ambulance as responsible employers who were looking to make sure the glazing across their sites met all the required standards outlined in Regulation 14 (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations …
Architect Thomas Bechtold faced an interesting challenge when his client commissioned a contemporary new family home in the town of Bühl, in south western Germany. The requirement, a modern four-bedroom …
Kemper System’s Kemperol V210 has been used to safeguard the roof of National Trust Property, Polesden Lacey, with its many priceless antiques and collections. Located just outside Dorking, Polesden Lacey …
Thanks to James Latham’s flooring brand, Bausen, maintaining an on-trend and contemporary range of quality wood flooring – which is still competitively priced – can be achieved while also adhering …
James Latham is now offering Lifecycle by UPM, a wood-plastic composite decking that has the luxurious look and feel of a real hardwood decking. However, unlike timber decking, with the …
Brett Landscaping supplied a number of paving and kerbing solutions to the London 2012 Games, reinforcing the company’s credentials as a leader in the manufacture and installation of projects combining …
Forty-eight houses in Luton are benefitting from the retrofit of external wall insulation (EWI) from Sto as part of the Council’s on-going refurbishment programme. The post-war properties are Orlit houses …
SipBuild UK manufactured and built a new classroom and series of extensions at Meadowside CP School in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, in just five weeks using Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs). Meadowside …
Sheffield-based architectural panel manufacturer Panel Systems has supplied Aluglaze insulated panels to a major supermarket retailer for a 633,500sq ft distribution centre on Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale. Over 400 …
UNIPUR PLUS Structural Insulated Roof Panels by UNILIN, division insulation, now offer architects and specifiers 0.15W/m2K thermal performance across a span of 4.2m, dramatically improving the thermal performance of large …
AluK (GB) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, www.aluk.co.uk, which provides specifiers, fabricators and contractors with a range of useful information to help them make the …
Donations from window and door company Total Glass and building trade suppliers have helped a Wrexham-based charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with cancer. The firms …
Winn & Coales International is again recognised by the Queens Awards for Growth in World Sales. Three years after achieving its first Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade in …
New thermally-efficient aluminium windows and doors have been supplied and installed by fenestration specialist Total Glass as part of a major refurbishment project at Lostock Hall Academy, a secondary school …
When Lee Valley White Water Centre opened its doors for the Olympic canoe and kayak slalom events last July those doors were Reynaers Aluminium Vision 50, designed for the highest …
The self-adhesive tube version of leading elastomeric pipe insulation product Class O Armaflex is now being manufactured and supplied directly from Armacell’s UK plant in Oldham. New production lines and …
Klober Permo Air underlay has been used by self-builder Jacqui Wolfe in the construction of an oak frame home in Helsby Cheshire. The project will consist of several phases using …
Leading roofing and cladding manufacturer Marley Eternit is celebrating, having achieved yet another industry first, with improved ratings on its UK manufactured fibre cement and profiled sheeting products as the …
As a national distributor of the product, James Latham is seeing popularity of Accoya® – its modified, highly durable and dimensionally stable certified softwood – grow by the day. Accoya® …
Armacell awarded BuildingConfidence accreditationFlexible thermal and acoustic insulation producer, Armacell UK Ltd, has become the latest construction products manufacturer to achieve the prestigious BuildingConfidence accreditation. The accreditation followed a rigorous …
As a school with a proud past reaching back almost 900 years, the new look Dunfermline High School in Fife is now facing a gleaming future after opening its doors …
Vital Energi of Blackburn is currently carrying out Biomass, Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and multi-utility infrastructure works at The University of York’s new Heslington East Campus. In order to …
Wet-On-Wet – Always the best for flat roofs Once you’ve selected cold-applied liquid roofing or waterproofing as your method of choice, how then do you choose between the different products …
Rain water recycling specialists Gutter Mate announces the launch of their best ever rain water diverter. The national Green Apple and Hertfordshire Green Award winners have worked hard to pack …
Kirklees Technical College is due to open a brand new, state of the art campus at the Waterfront Quarter in Huddersfield. The £74m development will replace the New North Road …
Recently there have been misconceptions in some areas of the UK marketplace that certain ‘common solution’ alternatives for concrete-to-steel connections perform just as well as the Schöck Isokorb type KS14 …
Leitz Tooling UK has launched Leitz ThermoTech Window System, which enables any size joinery company to manufacture ‘A’ rated thermal storm-proof, flush casement and traditional wood windows. Created in …
Two inspiring timber buildings have been chosen as additional locations for TRADA Technology’s 2013 ‘Timber Frame Construction’ training course Courses will still be run at TRADA’s headquarters near High Wycombe, …
Danny Phelan, Sales Manager of Panel Systems, looks at how architectural panels are increasingly being selected for their aesthetics, as part of creating iconic buildings. “Innovation in materials and fabrication …
UNILIN Structural Insulated Roof Panels deliver exceptional performance for the building envelope, creating valuable extra space within the roof structure and minimising material consumption throughout all elements of its construction. …
Emergency lighting is a vital element of any life safety system and plays a key role in guiding people to a safe location in the event of a mains lighting …
Centre of vocational excellence, the London-based Building Crafts College, will provide CIOB accredited Site Supervision and Site Management programmes from Spring 2013 for those working, or hoping to work, at …
The debate over the environmental, sociological and financial pros and cons of demolishing or renovating older housing stock will undoubtedly continue. However, increasingly it appears renovation and refurbishment will remain …
Aluglaze composite panels from Panel Systems have been supplied to The Link, a flagship community building for young people, which is based under the Harrow Manor Way flyover in South …
Greswolde Construction has begun work on a state of the art development at Keele University which will allow the School of Medicine to join a select group of institutions offering …
In response to rising demand from architects, Hobs Reprographics Ltd now offers a 3D Print and Model Making service which can produce affordable, high quality 3D Models from CAD files. …
A complex acoustic issue at a charity’s Sheffield sports hall has been resolved by Total Vibration Solutions using a clever and colourful solution. When Mencap, the charity for those with …
