2020 has seen a boom in new equity release products

This year, there has been a boom in new equity release products. Typically taken out by older homeowners, equity release has a lot of benefits. It has proven especially useful during the pandemic and the introduction of new products makes... View Article

Tesco goes with the flow

Following successful trials, record’s traffic light FlowControl system is now being rolled out across 1,100 Tesco stores across the country. Fully automated and with highly accurate counting, the FlowControl is being supplied and installed on customer entrance and exit doors... View Article

A team ‘On-Trend’ with BLANCO

Granite and Trend Transformations, www.granitetransformations.co.uk, is a leading kitchen and bathroom renovation brand. The franchise business boasts a network of specialist showrooms across the UK, each dedicated to high quality, design-driven projects which are completed with minimal disruption. The showrooms offer... View Article

Multi-mode hybrid ventilation system for schools

Passivent’s Hybrid Plus2 Aircool® is a multi-mode ventilation system, boasting a contemporary, streamlined design. Suited to where a single-sided ventilation strategy is required, the system has been developed to meet the requirements of Building Bulletin 101, “Guidelines on ventilation, thermal... View Article

Safe Resin Paving Provides Endless Design Prospects

Rubber resin bound paving delivers a magnificent and stable surface, that provides Architects, Designers, and Councils with great design flexibility. The leading manufacturers of resin bound paving ‘SureSet’, offer an extremely wide colour palette for their EPDM surfacing called PlayBound.... View Article

InsideOut complete milestone residential development of 22 units in Tulse Hill, London, delivering a dense scheme of mixed housing types while maximising private and communal open space.

InsideOut have unlocked the potential of a complex sloping site in Tulse Hill, south-east London, to deliver a bold contemporary residential development of 22 homes. The efficient high-density scheme challenges topography to create a new raised ‘ground’ which maximises the... View Article

CMOStores.com supports Green Homes Grant Scheme

Following the official launch of the Government’s new Green Homes Grant initiative, tradespeople and homeowners taking part in the scheme will be able to hit the ground running with the help of online construction products merchant CMOStores.com. Offering an extensive... View Article

Accessible design in public washrooms

In public places, adapted washrooms must cater for the whole population, not just individuals. Where space is at a premium, separate provision for people with reduced mobility is not always possible. The obvious solution is to specify washrooms with access... View Article

Welsh Slate takes its RIBA-approved CPD online

“Welsh Slate as a building material” is now available remotely. A RIBA-approved CPD on the benefits of natural slate for roofing, cladding, walling, flooring, paving and aggregates is now also available online with Welsh Slate, part of the Breedon group.... View Article

Lancashire homebuilder doubles its workforce

Anwyl Homes Lancashire has increased its workforce by 100% in 12 months and, despite Covid, still has ambitious plans for further growth. The Chorley based homebuilder now has 40 employees, including one of the newest recruits, area sales manager Amy... View Article

Lessons Learnt for Sustainable School Design

Scotland has ambitious environmental goals.   It is five years since the Paris agreement.  The race to zero emissions is a driver for new types of thinking across all industries, and especially the sector I work in – the built... View Article