Building for a better world

In April, a special clinic for treating children suffering from cleft lip and palate was opened in the Moroccan city of Oujda. The new building was made possible thanks to the dedication of humanitarian architecture charity Article 25 and the... View Article

McAvoy wins place on new £500m public sector framework

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has awarded four lots on its new £500m Modular Building Solutions framework to The McAvoy Group. CCS is the largest public sector procurement organisation in the UK. Under the new agreement, McAvoy has secured the opportunity... View Article

Euroclad Group welcomes new managing director

Euroclad Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Aiveen Kearney as Managing Director. Aiveen will replace Simon Thomas who has elected to leave the company after 30 plus years. Paul O’Gorman commented, “On behalf of the Kingspan Group, I... View Article

EverEdge is 25 years old

Formed in 1995 as ‘The Edging Company’ EverEdge has become the leading supplier of steel lawn, garden and landscape edging products in the UK. Manufactured exclusively in the UK, EverEdge maintains a proud record of high quality service to go... View Article

Glow+ sliding system is a silent operator

Glow+, a sliding system for wardrobes with two, three or more overlapping doors, is now equipped with a revolutionary magnetic damping system that decelerates the opening and closing action and delivers an extremely fluent and silent movement. This innovative solution... View Article

Landmark specification for Marmox Multiboard

An iconic new residential development by Barratt London is including the use of Marmox Multiboard for its outstanding physical performance with two walls around the 20 metre swimming pool being lined with the moisture resistant backing board. Landmark Place stands... View Article

Closing the gap on performance

By Dr Gavin Dunn, Chief Executive of Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) The construction industry has long grappled with the challenges of closing the performance gap between as-designed and as-built building performance. From energy performance, air quality, ventilation and... View Article

New permitted development rules are good for planning

Under new permitted development rules, homeowners in terraced and semi-detached homes will be able to put single story extensions of up to 6 metres at the rear of their properties without needing to obtain planning permission. Those in detached homes... View Article

New home figures continue to rise, reports NHBC

More than 13,500 new homes were registered to be built in the UK in April, according to the latest figures from NHBC – an increase of 21% compared to a year ago. 13,527 new homes were registered (9,972 private sector;... View Article