Fire compliance for balconies explained

Nick Haughton of Sapphire explores the key fire compliance considerations when specifying balconies for housebuilding projects. Balconies are a cost-effective way to add square footage to apartments and give residents coveted private outdoor access. Studies have shown that access to... View Article

Stylish new carpet launch from Designer Contracts

Designer Contracts – the UK’s largest flooring contractor – has introduced a stylish, neutral carpet collection into its wide-ranging portfolio of floorcoverings. Primo Naturals is an easy-clean, twist-pile carpet, made with 100 per cent Excellon polypropylene – a fibre recognised... View Article

Comar launch the ECO LT window & door systems

Comar profiles have thicker walls providing extra strength and durability for the British market, ensuring that Comar performs. Designed specifically for the British Market and offering a truly British engineered solution. Comar ECO LT is a newly launched aluminium window... View Article

Concealment enhances tenant safety

British designed and manufactured, Powermatic controlled, concealed door closers from Samuel Heath are gaining increasing popularity for use on fire doors in high-rise flats, apartments and HMOs. The door closers carry the CE mark and have been independently tested and... View Article

RTPI applauds world-class ambitions for planning

Government plans to put good design and place-making at the heart of a reformed planning system have been welcomed by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). Speaking in Parliament, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said that the new system would champion... View Article

Freefoam announce 30 year anniversary

2020 is a significant year for Freefoam Building Products, with the company marking 30 years of trading. In 1990 founding Managing Director Tony Walsh set up an extrusion plant in Cork, Ireland, with one co-extrusion line. With a vision to... View Article

Lighter shades in bathroom furniture

“Off White” has become increasingly more popular within the bathroom; this mixture of white and gentle beige is warmer than a bright white and is used to create a modern, yet inviting feel to the room. Duravit’s Viu ceramics series... View Article