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ANCON, winner of the 2018 Queen’s Award for Innovation, has re-engineered its IHR internal head restraint to accommodate gaps at the wall head of up to 75mm, extending the previous maximum of 50mm. Head Restraints provide a simple support at... View Article

When metalwork fabricators Ace General Engineering were awarded the contract to install structural glass balustrade at a new residential development on the cliffs of Cornwall, the expertise of the CRL’s TAPER-LOC® system was called into action. Comprising of 36 apartments... View Article

British Ceramic Tile has secured a new partnership with East Midlands-based property developer Peveril Homes. With a mission to add value to each new build and deliver increased choice to Peveril’s customers, products from British Ceramic Tile’s extensive tile portfolio... View Article

There are lots of reasons why people today are requiring larger garages. Vehicles can be bigger; and garages are often used to keep fitness equipment or general storage. Larger garages can be built without problem thanks to the range of... View Article

Over the last 10 years, Sika products have been used in more than 80 of London’s largest and most iconic landmarks including the Shard, the Pinnacle and the Gherkin. Following on from the success of these projects, and the knowledge... View Article

Knauf’s Technical Services Team played a critical role during the construction of the first phase of a brand new mixed-use residential and retail development in Salford. BCEGI Construction’s £700m Middlewood Locks development is one of the most sought-after sites in... View Article

Where fire sprinkler systems are being installed or retro-fitted in tower blocks and flats, Encasement’s ‘Versa’ pipe boxing range provides the perfect cost effective solution for concealing sprinkler pipework. Manufactured from pre-formed FSC® certified plywood and pre-finished in a durable... View Article

CCL Wetrooms, the UK’s leading wetroom specialist, have launched a new pre-formed tapered board, to effortlessly create a consistent gradient on a solid floor. The Linear Screed Dec has been designed for use in combination with the shallow Linear Screed... View Article

Manufacturer Crown Paints has launched a comprehensive new Product & Colour Guide to make it even easier for specifiers to choose from the company’s extensive range of Crown Trade paints, specialist coatings and colour options. The new guide includes key... View Article

CaberShieldPlus is the ideal flooring solution when building in Britain’s unpredictable climate. Based on Norbord’s popular moisture-resistant CaberFloor P5 tongue-and-groove particleboard flooring panel, CaberShieldPlus is specially designed to withstand exposure to wet conditions. Yet, unlike Norbord’s other protected flooring product... View Article

When space is a premium, it’s imperative to utilise each square metre to its absolute best. Situated in North and West London, two separate residential apartments received the Surface 360 touch by turning their shabby looks, into a contemporary refurbishment... View Article

Climate change is rarely out of the news these days. Following another wet UK winter punctuated by the “Beast from the East” and the subsequent “Mini Beast”, not only are hundreds of contractors struggling to make up for lost time... View Article

Norbord’s flooring product, CaberShieldPlus, is being used by Sylva Design & Build Solutions at Graven Hill, Bicester where they are creating new affordable homes.  Sylva Design & Build Solutions, who offer low-risk sustainable turnkey home solutions, used CaberShieldPlus on their... View Article

A highly efficient pipework system from leading manufacturer Pegler Yorkshire, has delivered infinite benefits to endless modern construction projects across the UK, including a recent project by Scottish company Arc-Tech. The £2.8m contract to construct the Hawkshead Centre was carried out on... View Article

The benefits of hydrotherapy are being delivered in style, at home, with developments at Closomat. Britain’s brand leader in enabled toileting has, in its latest Asana unit, combined a series of wellness functions, which can be selected depending on each... View Article

The inherent strength and slim sightlines characteristic of W20 steel sections have enabled a member of the Steel Window Association to create a large screen with two sets of double doors, forming the entire gable end to a North London... View Article

Wilo’s new generation of the Wilo-Yonos PICO has taken off in the UK. Together with the new functions, the compactness of Wilo-Yonos PICO has been dramatically improved to make it easy to install and use in any application. Front access... View Article

A recent renovation project carried out on an early 19th century town house in London’s fashionable Holland Park area, has made use of the innovative new TorFloor RdB system, manufactured by underfloor heating specialist, OMNIE.  The specification was the result... View Article

LG has become one of the first manufacturers in the UK marketplace to launch an air conditioning range operating on R32 refrigerant with the launch of its Single Splits and Multi Split Smart Inverter products that offer supreme energy efficiency,... View Article