Wates Group commits to zero waste and carbon by 2025

The Wates Group, one of the UK’s leading privately-owned construction, development and property services companies, has today committed to eliminating waste and carbon from its operations by 2025, well ahead of the Government’s own environmental targets. The company has committed... View Article

Bring the outside in

Q: How can I use the outside space to achieve a seamless light-filled home? A: Crittall’s Innervision internal sliding doors and screens and Corporate W20 windows and doors for external application provide the perfect solution. Summer, winter, rain or shine,... View Article

The kitchen in a day that helps save the world!

Remodelling a kitchen is the quick, cost-effective alternative to the disruption and inconvenience of a total replacement. Remodelling is fast; and the resultant dream kitchen is certainly no compromise. Granite & TREND Transformations specialises in kitchen and bathroom makeovers which... View Article

Vent-Axia announced as six-times finalist at H&V News Awards

Market-leading ventilation expert Vent-Axia has shown its design leadership in tackling the problems of poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in the home with three products being shortlisted in two categories each at the prestigious H&V News Awards. This impressive shortlisting... View Article

Adapt to the needs of ‘generation rent’

A Parliamentary report (*) is maintaining that landlords need to adapt, to take a share of the growing ‘Generation Rent’ sector. The adapting applies to their properties, creating environments that enable older tenants to live independently. Potentially they can do... View Article

BBA certification for RCM products – quality guaranteed!

RCM are delighted to announce that three further products have successfully achieved the prestigious BBA accreditation. Through extensive testing RCM have secured BBA approval for its Supertech Weatherboard, Multipurpose sheathing board and Renderflex render carrier board. The BBA – British... View Article

Knauf AMF Ceilings touch down at Bristol Airport

An £8m three-storey, energy efficient, administrative hub at Bristol Airport has just been completed.  The impressive state-of-the-art steel framed building has a bespoke Knauf AMF ceiling system fitted throughout to ensure acoustic comfort for the airport’s senior management and project... View Article

Lathams launch Demo Zone at SDS2020

Many people see James Latham as simply a timber supplier and after 262 years in the business you can see why! However,  with this year’s ‘How Well Do You Know Us’ campaign, the leading timber and panel products distributor has... View Article

What is construction insurance?

Construction insurance is a must for every construction project that is carried out. The term construction insurance in itself is given to a multitude of insurance policies that provide coverage for the likes of natural disasters, property damage or third-party... View Article

Promotion for Designer Contracts interiors division

The UK’s largest flooring contractor, Designer Contracts, has announced a senior promotion within its 16-strong interior design division. Joining the business three years ago, and with almost a decade of experience in interior design, Faye Armstrong entered the showhome division... View Article

Introducing HP Z Workstations

Your designs are built to last, why shouldn’t your PC do the same? Introducing HP Z Workstations Designed with Architecture in mind, Z by HP PCs offer the colour consistency, reliability and power needed to work seamlessly on multiple large... View Article

Work underway on new homes in Middleton

Five years after plans were first submitted, work has started to transform a brownfield site in Middleton for new homes. Proposals for the 4.38 acre site on Boothroyden Road were first put to planners in 2015. The land was acquired... View Article