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Victoria Plum will save you a bundle on your bathroom refurbishments

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

Victoria Plum Trade, is helping to take the legwork out of bathroom design, with their own specially designed bathroom bundle packs. Installers working on a cloakroom, en suite or family bathroom project can choose from over 40 carefully selected bathroom... View Article

Home Group confirms first national contract for Regional Agent Partnership

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

Home Group, one of the UK’s largest affordable housing providers, is the first third sector body to commission a cross-company team from the Regional Agent Partnership (RAP), a UK-wide network of chartered surveyors and property consultants. Home Group, a social... View Article

Time4Towns to turn apathy into action in our town centres and high streets.

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

Regeneration company Revive & Thrive has designed a solution to some of the issues facing our town centres. Employing a consumer journey from ‘couch to customer’, Revive and Thrive are convinced that this experience can turn apathy into action and... View Article

BRE helps eco-innovators with Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

The EU’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) programme can provide a world recognised route for eco-innovators to get that independent recognition. John Holden, ETV Programme Manager at BRE Global says: “We are one of the newest bodies to be appointed by... View Article

Commercial building energy efficiency policies have potential to be more effective

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

Government policy designed to reduce carbon emissions from commercial buildings need to be better understood, more efficiently monitored and easier to enforce, reveals a new report launched today by the Green Construction Board and the Property Industry Alliance, representing the... View Article

NHBC to change Board composition and appoint Chris Rash as Commercial Director and CFO

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

NHBC has today announced changes to its Board. A new role of Commercial Director and CFO has been created, combining the roles of Finance Director and Commercial Director. Chris Rash, formerly Group Chief Accountant at RSA has been appointed to... View Article

NIA and its members promote revamped Green Deal

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

Following the launch by Government of its new Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) in England and Wales on 9th June, the National Insulation Association (NIA) is heavily promoting the scheme to consumers and encouraging them to contact its members... View Article

Registration kick-off Energy Storage Europe 2015 conference & expo

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

The registration process for exhibitors and sponsors of the Energy Storage Europe (conference & expo) in Düsseldorf is already under way. For the first time, this event will coincide with the International Renewable Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (IRES) hosted... View Article

Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will strengthens its workplace strategy team

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

London-based multi-disciplinary architectural practice, Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will (PBP+W), has appointed Gordon Cloete as Director. Gordon brings with him over 20 years’ experience in accommodation strategies, user requirement assessments, workplace design and on site delivery for both new and refurbished buildings.... View Article

London social care workers in strike ballot over low pay

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

Workers at London social care charity, Look Ahead are being balloted for strike action this week over proposed pay cuts of 14 per cent. The staff, members of Unite, the country’s largest union, will also hold a rally to reinforce... View Article

Resilience14: BRE’s new conference focuses on protecting against extreme weather

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

BRE’s new Resilience14 event will focus on positive and practical ways to defend the UK’s built environment against weather related damage. Being held at Olympia London on 26-27 November, Resilience14 is a two-day, content driven conference and exhibition, offering in-depth... View Article

RTPI calls for new approach to economic analysis to reveal full impact of the value of planning

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

Major new research into the economic value of planning, conducted on behalf of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) by the University of Glasgow and the University of Sheffield, highlights the need for studies on the costs and benefits of... View Article

£6 million State of the art Surgical Facility will transform treatment for Patients at MRI

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

A state-of-the-art £6 million theatre facility designed by AFL Architects and delivered by Lend Lease will soon accept its first patient at Manchester Royal Infirmary. The 620m2 new hybrid endovascular theatre suite is set to transform the treatment of patients... View Article

Groundbreaking research finds human sweat can reduce bacteria defences in hospitals and schools

Wednesday, 18th June 2014

Sweaty hands can reduce the effectiveness of bacteria-fighting brass objects in hospitals and schools after just an hour of coming into contact with them, according to scientists at the University of Leicester. While copper found in everyday brass items such... View Article

No more tinkering, better data collection and Green Belt review essential for continued NPPF success

Tuesday, 17th June 2014

The British Property Federation (BPF) has praised the pro-growth principles of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and its progress thus far, but cautioned that regular assessment of its operation is necessary, and warned that further changes made to the... View Article

Duke of Gloucester opens Kemball School

Tuesday, 17th June 2014

An inspiring new school designed by leading Nottingham architects firm CPMG for children with cognition and learning difficulties and those with complex health needs has been officially opened by HRH the Duke of Gloucester. Kemball School, in Stoke-on-Trent, incorporates a... View Article

Labour and material shortages likely cause of surprise drop in construction output says Tuffin Ferraby Taylor

Tuesday, 17th June 2014

Shortages of skilled staff and materials are likely to have contributed to an unexpected drop in construction activity in May, according to construction and property consultancy, Tuffin Ferraby Taylor (TFT). The UK’s commercial construction activity growth unexpectedly slowed to a... View Article

Mortgage Advice Bureau comments on ONS House Price Index – April

Tuesday, 17th June 2014

Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), comments: “Strong house price growth is no longer a trend restricted to the South, with average prices across the country up by almost 10% since April 2013. In comparison to... View Article