Wates Construction delivers landmark £33m leisure centre

National contractor Wates Construction has completed works at Braywick Leisure Centre, a major leisure and community hub for Windsor and Maidenhead Council, marking the first project delivered for Wates via the Major Works – UK framework, part of the Scape... View Article

“Green” cement pour yields concrete results

University of Sydney researchers have successfully poured “green” cement – pavement made from a unique mix of fly ash, and waste materials including ground glass and gaseous carbon dioxide. The trial “eco-pavement” has saved 752kg of sand from being dredged... View Article

Newland Homes’ hatrick at industry awards

Housebuilder, Newland Homes, has scooped a triad of accolades at this year’s Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Awards; prestigious industry awards that recognise developments across England and Wales which are built to exceptionally high standards and individuals that go the... View Article

Fire Standards: Protecting Property Protecting Lives.

Envirograf explain passive fire and how it relates to fire standards and their products. Why is passive fire protection important? Passive fire protection systems are built into all construction parts of a building such as the walls, floors, ceilings and... View Article

Decorative architectural casings solutions from Encasement

With more than 40 years experience in the design, manufacture and installation of architectural casing solutions, Encasement Ltd is ideally equipped to support your decorative casing requirements, whether it’s high quality products, technical information or specification details. Our extensive range... View Article

Building productive IT Infrastructure post-Covid

In 2020, the Covid-19 lockdown significantly impacted businesses operating in the construction industry, with several non-essential building projects being placed on hold. Now, as the sector begins to adapt to a new normal, Matt Newman, Account Director at IT Managed Service... View Article

Artificial intelligence investment boosts cmostores.com

Online builders’ merchant CMOStores.com is seeing superb results from its latest investment in improving customer experience on its six e-commerce sites, with recommended product purchases doubling since the company invested in a new onsite personalisation solution. In the six months... View Article

London’s Premium Address Deserves Premium Fenestration

Project Description When it comes to views from your window, they don’t come much more prestigious than No 1 Palace Street which affords residents stunning views over the gardens of Buckingham Palace from the front of the historic listed building.... View Article