UNILIN Panels steps outside the lines

MOODS are the latest inspiration for designers from UNILIN Panels. Giving a broad playing field to fuel creativity, MOODS is a series of collaborative projects between UNILIN Panels and design studios. In the first of the series, Ghent-based Studio Woot... View Article

Set the Tempo with IVC Commercial

Tempo is IVC Commercial’s Heterogenous Vinyl floor with premium aesthetics. Tempo brings design integrity to projects that need the installation, cost, durability and maintenance advantages of Heterogeneous Vinyl floors from IVC Commercial. In authentic wood, concrete and terrazzo floor finishes,... View Article

Renovation trends of 2021

After a year of doing almost nothing but staying at home in 2020, this year is all about making the most of lost time and being able to do the things we couldn’t last year. More of us are making... View Article

Top garden trends for Summer 2021

With summer now fast approaching and our entertainment seemingly reserved for outdoor spaces for the foreseeable future, the emphasis is upon our green, outdoor spaces. These will be some of the only areas we are allowed to socialise with our... View Article

Guiding the future of swimming pools

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Across Europe there has been a surge in the swimming pool sector. With many more people staying at home and foreign travel restricted both domestic and commercial pool manufacturers have seen a rise in new builds and... View Article

Planning submitted for 92 new homes in Redditch

A planning application has been submitted to Redditch Borough Council for the provision of up to 92 new homes adjacent to the Alexandra Hospital. SevenHomes, the regional housebuilder by SevenCapital Group, acquired the 5.85-acre site, named Wire Croft, from the... View Article

The next generation of composite fire doors

LISTEN HERE 🔊 The Guardsman Fire Door from ODL Europe is a gamechanger for the fire door sector and gives architects and specifiers the fire safety credentials they require. ODL Europe’s Managing Director Nathan Barr explains. For architects and specifiers... View Article

The way we were, the way we are now

Although it’s little over 12 months ago, the image of the PM shuffling up to his lectern to inform the country of a nationwide lockdown is still a memory fresh in peoples’ minds.  There’s no denying the events of 2020... View Article

Hygienically clean paint from Crown Paints

Crown Trade’s Clean Extreme Anti Bacterial paint range offers the best of both worlds – a paint with added anti bacterial protection which will not diminish over time, no matter how many times it is scrubbed clean. Healthcare settings, workplaces, schools... View Article

Four tools that should be in every builders inventory

For some professions that exist, there is a requirement and need for specific resources and equipment to ensure that a job can be completed properly. None more so than for the vocational professions that exist, including the likes of those in the hospitality industry, and naturally, the... View Article

New Specification Manager for record uk

record uk is excited to announce the appointment of James White as our new Specification Manager for the South. James joined us on Monday, 15th March, and brings a wealth of experience in the UK Construction industry having previously worked... View Article

Designed to Last – Hinged Steel Doors from Hörmann

Durable, secure, and of exceptional quality, multi-purpose steel doors from Hörmann are suitable for a wide variety of busy environments from industrial workplaces and warehouses, to offices, and public buildings. Constructed from an unrivalled 62mm heavy duty steel, Hörmann STS/STU... View Article

University of Bristol Library: Architects’ statement

Hawkins/Brown, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and BuroHappold team up for new library at the University of Bristol Located on a hilltop with views across Bristol, the proposed new University Library is an ambitious new building that will create a new... View Article

Luceco lights Pharmaceutical Giant – Hikma

Luceco has recently been specified as a key supplier of LED luminaires for Hikma Pharmaceutical’s impressive facilities based in Bayader, Jordan. Founded more than 40 years ago, Hikma is a $2Bn global pharmaceutical business providing high-quality affordable medicines. The company’s... View Article