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Deceuninck now tops organic Google searches for heritage windows. Search engines are dynamic, so rankings change frequently, but Deceuninck ranks top for ‘flush sash windows’ and appears on the first page for ‘heritage windows’. Sales of Deceuninck’s Heritage Flush Window... View Article

Wintech Testing & Certification have been one of the market leaders in the testing and certification of fenestration products over the past 25 years. Due to the increasing demand on fabricators and systems companies to supply products which comply with... View Article

One of the stunning designs from BLANCO’s stainless steel tap portfolio is the CANDOR-S which features a brushed steel finish. The tap has a high-arched curved spout with a cleverly concealed pull-out hand spray; perfect for washing up and preventing... View Article

Hadley Group will be showcasing its high-performance light gauge steel framing solutions for low rise residential and social housing on Stand F41 at Housing 2019, taking place on 25-27 June at Manchester Central. The world leader in advanced cold rolled... View Article

The Apprentice Decorator of the Year competition is back and bigger than ever, with the nation’s best budding painters and decorators from colleges across the UK taking part. And it’s a landmark year for the competition’s sponsor Crown Paints as... View Article

The first tower block to be built in Paisley, West Scotland, has undergone partial refurbishment, using ultra lightweight external cladding from Chromatics Glass Ltd. George Court was built in 1959 and has been one of the most popular high rise... View Article

H+H Celcon Foundation Blocks are being used in a major development in the North West. Jones Homes, a local regional housebuilder, is transforming a site once home to a local college in Horwich, Bolton. Forty homes are currently being constructed... View Article

One of the objectives set out in a new white paper on housing for the future can already be achieved, simply by appropriate selection of bathroom fixtures. Neighbourhoods for the Future 2 calls for high quality housing that can be... View Article

Norcros Adhesives offers a wide range of tile adhesives and surface preparation products for the fast-growing housebuilding sector. With a 74 per cent increase in house building activity over the past four years, the pressure is on for housebuilders to... View Article

The new Wilo Stratos-MAXO pump, designed and introduced for use in large residential projects and light commercial ones, has been launched in the UK. It is the first pump to feature an intuitive user interface – that makes installation and... View Article

Stelrad continues to offer the best in one stop radiator shopping for installers and specifiers looking for quality radiators, available from stock and delivered in 72 hours from order. The widest range of designs and sizes and now colours –... View Article

Leading HVAC component manufacturer Flamco is celebrating the sale of its three millionth Flexvent air vent valve in the UK and Ireland in the past ten years. Selling around 300,000 of these units a year, it’s clear to see that... View Article

If you’re fitting a new gas fired combi boiler in England – currently not Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland – then Boiler Plus is important to you. You have to make sure your customer’s new boiler is fitted with time... View Article

Highfield View is a spectacular showcase of Express Bi-folding Doors’ glazing products. From lantern rooflights, gabled windows and a wall of glass that opens up to the garden, it’s a stunning five-month renovation of a 1970s house. Express can help... View Article

Freefoam products are designed and manufactured to be easy to fit. However, as any building product supplier or home improvement installer will tell you, every project is different. Following customer feedback and online requests Freefoam Building Products are pleased to... View Article

VELFAC windows and doors combine external aluminium for contemporary facades with the internal wood frame that homeowners love. Support from design to installation Use our expertise to maximise VELFAC value – our services include free cost-consultancy, acoustic and energy analyses,... View Article

Jason Leech assesses the implications of an important new guidance document, deriving in part from the Grenfell disaster, and having far-reaching implications on the selection of spandrel panels for high-rise buildings. Down the decades, the Building Regulations have, as a... View Article

These new styles from Snickers Workwear deliver AllroundWork warmth and cooling comfort. Not only will you stay warm with these new 37.5® Technology Fleeces, you’ll look and feel cool too. With styles for both professional tradesmen and women, they excel... View Article

Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have carried out a comprehensive programme of drain rehabilitation to renew pipes serving homes in Plymouth. Teams from the Lanes Plymouth depot uses the full array of their pipe renovation services to complete the... View Article

Preparation time was reduced dramatically with the use of BAL’s new floating uncoupling mat – Flexbone 2Easy – on a prime redevelopment in County Durham. The 200m² problem screed to be tiled had two days of preparatory work scheduled before installation... View Article