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Modular specialist utilising SterlingOSB Zero to produce high performance SIPs system

Monday, 26th February 2024

A manufacturer of modular buildings utilising its own high performance Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) is providing a value-added service to contractors and self-builders across the UK, with the use of SterlingOSB Zero boards from West Fraser being a key component... View Article

Avant Homes starts work on final phase of £60m, 165 home penicuik development

Monday, 26th February 2024

Avant Homes Scotland has started construction on the final 35 family homes on a 16.5-acre site at its £60m Carnethy Heights development in Penicuik. This represents the third and final phase of the development which, once complete, will comprise 165 of the housebuilder’s practically... View Article

Wykamol launches ultra-thin ISO-THERM retrofit insulation

Monday, 26th February 2024

Wykamol has launched an innovative, patented textile-based thermal wall insulation which is ideal for creating dry and warm walls, primarily in retrofit situations, with the potential to save energy and protect properties from penetrating damp. ISO-THERM is an ultra-thin –... View Article

The time is now to deliver healthy, safe and efficient homes for the future

Friday, 23rd February 2024

“The much-anticipated Future Homes Standard (FHS) will be fully adopted in less than a year, so now is the time to ensure home heating systems work in harmony and tick every box – from energy efficiency and improved indoor air... View Article

The ultimate built-in solution

Friday, 23rd February 2024

Our stylish range of innovative appliances integrate seamlessly into any kitchen space, so why not enhance your next development with technology-rich products designed to save your customers time, energy and money? Find out more Beko AeroPerfect™ oven The ultimate easy-to-use... View Article

Planning granted for £77m, 265 multi-tenure new home development in Nottingham

Thursday, 22nd February 2024

Housebuilder Avant Homes East Midlands will deliver 265 multi-tenure new homes in Clifton, Nottingham, after being granted planning permission for a £77.5m residential development. Called Foxgrove Village and located off Hawksley Gardens, the 24-acre site will comprise a mix of one-, two-,... View Article

Futurebuild 2024 unites top innovators & collaborators

Thursday, 22nd February 2024

Futurebuild, the built environment’s most influential event for innovation and collaboration, returns 5-7 March 2024 at London’s ExCeL. Promising to be the most transformative yet, it will carry on its mission of taking a stand for a better built environment... View Article

Building a later lifestyle

Thursday, 22nd February 2024

LISTEN HERE With increasing awareness of the need for good quality retirement developments, as our population ages, a new scheme in Buckinghamshire built by GRAHAM shows how to create communities which go way beyond simple places to live. Roseanne Field... View Article

Are we ready for the future homes standard?

Thursday, 22nd February 2024

LISTEN HERE The task of decarbonising our new building stock cannot be underestimated. REHAU UK’s Martin Hitchin says a new industry survey and white paper shows that construction needs to step up to achieve compliance with the Future Homes Standard... View Article

The Industry Advocate: Looking into 2024

Thursday, 22nd February 2024

LISTEN HERE Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), looks at some of the major issues the industry is already confronting and tackling in 2024. As we start to move through 2024, we can already start to... View Article

CCF appoints new Head of Customer Sustainability

Wednesday, 21st February 2024

Leading insulation, drywall, and ceiling product distributor CCF has appointed Phil Monkman to the newly created role of Head of Customer Sustainability as part of its ongoing commitment to improving environmental and operational efficiency within the supply chain. As Head of... View Article

Origin Launches New Generation Door

Wednesday, 21st February 2024

The UK’s leading manufacturer of luxury aluminium doors and windows, Origin, has unveiled the first launch in its new generation of products – the Soho External Door (OB-36+). The aluminium external bi-fold and French door system features highly sought-after glazing bars... View Article

Vital ventilation: The findings that prove housebuilders need to pay attention to Part F

Wednesday, 21st February 2024

Matthew Handley, Category Innovation Manager at Jewson, explains the opportunities available to housebuilders to transform homeowners’ indoor comfort, safety and wellbeing by paying close attention to ventilation. Up until recently, legislation around the development of new homes focused on keeping... View Article

Quality, great value Woodburning Stoves built to ECO2022 Standards

Tuesday, 20th February 2024

Raise your Flame Game and lower your costs with Clarke’s Stove Solutions – from the traditional to the modern, all built to EN13240 and ECO2022 Standards. A wood burning stove is a beautifully convenient addition to gas fired central heating... View Article

Luxury steam room gets the Schlüter treatment for a stunning result

Tuesday, 20th February 2024

It is not unusual for tile and stone protection expert, Schlüter-Systems, to be called upon when a bathroom or wetroom installation fails. If the preparation has not been executed to the appropriate standard, it will likely lead to failure later... View Article

Charlie Luxton affordable sustainable homes to see first tenants move in

Monday, 19th February 2024

Architectural designer Charlie Luxton’s ‘community-led’ housing project in Oxfordshire is due to open the first homes of 12 in the affordable build to rent scheme this month. The project in Hook Norton has been created to serve people in need,... View Article

How sustainability is changing the construction of new build homes – and its impact on plumbing

Monday, 19th February 2024

With sustainability top of the agenda, Richard Bateman – Product Marketing Manager at RWC – explains the essential role of plumbing and heating in new build properties. To meet the growing demand for housing across the UK, the government has... View Article

The Phoenix is set to rise

Monday, 19th February 2024

One year after proposals were announced for the transformation of a 7.9-hectare brownfield site into the UK’s most sustainable neighbourhood, the Phoenix development has been granted planning permission, taking the visionary project a step closer to reality. Designed to prioritise... View Article