10 Compelling Reasons Why You Need Granite

Granite, as we know it, is one of the hardest substances in its natural form. It is just below diamond when the hardness criterion of natural elements are considered. Unlike many other naturally available stones and rock formations, granite is... View Article

McBains appoints new director

Leading property and construction consultancy, McBains, has appointed Louise Dixon Chapman to lead a newly-established business unit aimed at offering strategic advice to clients on the development of effective workplace strategies and smarter working models that reflect the impact of... View Article

World Green Building Week

Nigel Topping, High-Level Climate Action Champion of UK for COP26 and Sanjaya Bhatia, Head of Office North-East Asia, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), unite with leaders from over 20 countries to back the World Green Building Council’s... View Article

Design team behind £1 billion scheme reveal placemaking plans

The developer behind one of the UK’s largest regeneration sites has revealed how the masterplan and placemaking have been radically modified to meet the demands of a post-Covid world. The design teams behind The Island Quarter in Nottingham have revealed how previous... View Article

BLANCO’s SUBLINE in SILGRANIT® is simply sublime

BLANCO’s SUBLINE sink portfolio has been developed to combine exceptional designs with practicality and durability. Available in a range of models and colours, the SUBLINE sink in Silgranit® combines a strong sink surface with creativity for the busy kitchen. Homeowners and designers... View Article

Project: Cinque Port Self Build, Hythe, Kent

Project Description A strikingly modern 3600 sq. ft. four-bedroom self-build on Cliff Road in Hythe, one of the country’s historic Cinque Ports, has used Marmox Multiboards as part of its cladding solution, around both the inside of an elevated balcony... View Article

Spectre from Parkside Wins Wall Tile of the Year

Spectre from Parkside has won Wall Tile of the Year in the prestigious TTA Awards 2021. Judged by a panel of experts, the TTA Awards are top accolades for the tile industry, recognising excellence in product, innovation and installation. Parkside’s... View Article

Toward safe and independent showering

Specialised for the demands of acute and mental healthcare, Horne’s range of robust pre-plumbed shower panels and grab rails are similarly appropriate for settings such as extra care, aged and dementia care, rehabilitation, accessible and Changing Places facilities. Supplying the... View Article

ON YOUR BIKE, GARADOR!

After last year’s event was cancelled because of the pandemic, once again Garador has helped ensure a major fund-raising cycle challenge ran without a hitch. The south west’s Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge raises funds for the Dorset and Somerset... View Article

Achieving a sustainable future with Newton Waterproofing

Sustainability is a topic now talked about daily within all sectors. Just recently, the UN released a scientific report dubbed ‘code red for humanity’, warning of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding, and a key temperature limit being broken in... View Article

Peter Kelsey honoured with Outstanding Achievement Award

Peter Kelsey, the man who founded and led Designer Contracts to become the UK’s largest flooring contractor, has been honoured with an Outstanding Achievement in the Flooring Industry award. Announced at the Contract Flooring Journal’s 2021 awards ceremony, held at... View Article

Compliant and creative aluminium windows and doors

Hitting low U-value targets doesn’t mean missing out on design flexibility thanks to Senior Architectural Systems’ stylish range of PURe® aluminium windows and doors. With the thermal-efficiency of aluminium windows set to become even more important in light of the... View Article

New Pergolas from Phantom Screens

Phantom Screens has long been known for the introduction of high quality power screens to the UK. Now, in addition to helping self-builders control heat build and insect ingress in large glazed areas, the company has introduced a range of... View Article

TORMAX automatic access to award-winning gallery

The award-winning MK Gallery brings world-class exhibitions and events, together with pioneering learning and engagement programmes, to the heart of Milton Keynes. Ensuring this vibrant community facility is accessible to all, TORMAX was contracted by B&K Building Services Ltd to... View Article

Stepping up to smarter showering? Aqualisa has it covered

Aqualisa launches Quartz™ Smart Retrofit Shower range Quartz™ Smart Retrofit Shower transforms any brand of exposed mixer shower into a smart digital showering solution with minimal disruption to bathroom decor All-in-one solution upgrades existing mixer shower to a voice-activated Aqualisa... View Article