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Listen here 🔊 The massive Wembley Park regeneration project continues apace. And one of the latest completions is The Alameda. It comprises 10-storey and 15-storey, blocks providing 340 new residential apartments with cafes and restaurants planned at ground level. The... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 We are excited and proud to let you know that Knauf AMF is now the place to find ARMSTRONG Metal Ceilings, Metal Mesh Ceilings, Metal Canopies and Metal Baffles in the UK and Ireland. This iconic, superbly... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 A development of five stylish townhouses in East Sussex three of which feature the traditional finish of slate hanging, fixed across Magply boards with horizontal battens, providing a substrate offering excellent weathering and fire resistance, as well... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Tottle Brook is a small watercourse which flows in a south west to north east direction in Highfields Park, Nottingham. The project’s goals were to enhance the biodiversity value of the Brook by creating a new wetland... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 One of London’s oldest and most historic buildings has been given the very best protection by Newton Waterproofing. The leading independent supplier of structural waterproofing systems, which celebrated 170 years in the industry last year, provided the... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Decorative casings solutions, such as column casings and wall linings, are a fundamental part of contemporary retail design. In addition to providing a practical method of concealing interior and exterior structural steelwork they also add to a... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 The ongoing process of routine maintenance, heating system upgrades and new boiler installations, together with the retro-fitting of fire sprinkler systems in high-rise social housing, all demand that the pipework is covered to give a decorative and... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 On 25th March, Longfloor will launch a game-changing development for the construction industry, a revolutionary approach in the way liquid cement screeds are applied, a global first which will fundamentally enhance the way liquid cement screeds are... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 The adoption of offsite construction involves upfront capital costs – this is often where comparisons are made between factory-based and traditional building methods. If evaluated in isolation the traditional approach could appear a cheaper option, without taking... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 With an objective to enhance quality and drive product innovation through technical guidance and research, the Structural Timber Association (STA), as part of their continual development programme, has been collaborating with the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC),... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Comar profiles have thicker walls providing extra strength and durability for the British market, ensuring that Comar performs. Designed specifically for the British Market and offering a truly British engineered solution. Comar ECO LT is a newly... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 An integrated smoke control and environmental ventilation solution from SE Controls is helping keep residents safe and comfortable at a prestigious 11-storey residential development in Manchester, which also incorporates the company’s intelligent temperature monitoring and control system,... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 PROJECT: Bristo Square, McEwan Hall LOCATION: Edinburgh CLIENT: The University of Edinburgh LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: Ironside Farrar Ltd LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR: M W Groundworks PRODUCT/SERVICES SUPPLIED: ArborRaft Tree Pit System & Fortress Tree Grilles Bristo Square sits on part... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Decking manufacturer, Neaco, has launched a new range of aluminium plank systems which are made-to-measure for fast supply and installation, outstanding performance and full compliance with the latest Building Regulations. The company has developed two profiles, Neatlok... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 The iconic 8,500 square metre former Herman Miller factory on the banks of the Kennet and Avon Canal in Bath has been transformed into a new School of Art and Design for Bath Spa University with the... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Complementary and high-performance aluminium fenestration solutions from Senior Architectural Systems have helped create harmony at The Strand Hub, a new award-winning mixed-used scheme in Rochdale. Designed by Triangle Architects, the development has transformed a previously neglected area... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 One of the latest hotels from the Premier Inn chain in Cardiff Bay is using bespoke ‘Polyma’ GRP column casings from Encasement to conceal diagonal structural steelwork that runs along the full length of the building, while... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Figurative knots and distinctive woodgrain configurations are both authentic and much loved wood characteristics, that are admired and sought after by specifiers everywhere. This desire for irregularity and a closer affinity with nature, has led leading interior... View Article

LISTEN HERE 🔊 As well as its colourful naval history, including a daring raid on the English fleet by the Dutch navy, the Port of Chatham also faces regular assault by storms blowing off the Medway: prompting the designers for... View Article