Sapphire balcony technology cuts construction time

Sapphire’s Glide-On™ technology has enabled smooth and timely installation of over 200 balconies at Bouygues’ Pontoon Dock development in London, helping cut the full site programme by four months. Project challenges included combining the client’s design needs with the benefits... View Article

One stop shop from Designer Contracts

With encouraging news that stamp duty is now frozen on property valued up to £500k until March 2021, Designer Contracts, the UK’s largest flooring contractor, is ready to help its customers with the predicted rush from buyers looking for a... View Article

Climate control

A new Canadian engineering faculty building will research and develop solutions for clean power innovation, as part of the Government’s response to climate change. ADF’s Sébastien Reed speaks to its architect Venelin Kokalov about a project that uses glazing to... View Article

Simon Allford elected RIBA President (2021-23)

Simon Allford has been elected the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Simon will take over the two-year presidential term from Alan Jones next year (1 September 2021); from 1 September 2020 he will officially become RIBA... View Article

Scandinavian, open plan self-build in Northern Ireland

Client: Gareth Boyd Style: Scandinavian, open plan self-build Location: Northern Ireland Build time: 3 years Gareth Boyd and his wife Lindsey had always dreamed of building a home for themselves and their young son. Working as an Architectural Technician at... View Article

Bradite floors the competition

A warehouse floor in Barnsley was transformed using Bradite’s new single pack water-based floor paint, DP9 Floor-It. The 1200 sq metre power floated, porous concrete floor had been penetrated with oil so required preparation for painting with Bradite’s TD39 Industrial... View Article

Self-build is streets ahead with Kingspan

A family of ambitious self-builders in Oxfordshire have created their dream home featuring a gambrel roof constructed with the Kingspan TEK Building System of structural insulated panels (SIPs). Peter and Anita Reynolds had long harboured dreams of constructing their own... View Article

Roofing and roofline, the winning formula

Freefoam Building Products announce the launch of a new video. Working with award winning roofing company J R Roofing the short film highlights the benefits of fitting Freefoam roofline products alongside roof systems. Filmed on location in Blackpool, with Josh... View Article

L&G Response to Planning White Paper

With a belief that the delivery of housing and regeneration sits at the heart of supporting a strong economic bounce back and society’s needs, we welcome reform that can speed up and renew the planning process in the UK.  In... View Article

Bringing your property up to letting standards

Letting/renting your property is such a great way to put your money into something that will definitely give you more back. You can create a regular source of income from your property, and if your property value increases, so does... View Article