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Flooring plays a vital role in the social housing sector. Louise Walters, commercial director for Designer Contracts, the UK’s largest flooring contractor, explains. Providing a comfortable and safe foundation in homes where more vulnerable people may live, begins with the... View Article

The NHBC and LABC advocate the use of preformed trays for complicated junctions, and trays play an important role, wherever the external cavity wall is punctuated by a window or door opening. In the case of arched openings, bespoke preformed... View Article

Honiton Leisure Centre provides the local community with a raft of facilities that bolster both health and fitness through sports and exercise. When their thirty-five-year-old Granwood floor needed replacing with a more sustainable eco-flooring solution. they turned to international flooring... View Article

HiB, a leading bathroom product manufacturer, has launched a new collection of contemporary mirrors, featuring ‘Nova’, a range of stunning arched shapes – making it the perfect focal point for a bathroom.    Unveiled this spring, Nova mirrors are available... View Article

Some installers shy away from a challenge, but others just embrace finding solutions to seemingly impossible situations. Lee Hammond is one such installer. He runs his own business, Hammond & Holmes Kitchens & Bathrooms in Eccleston. His customer in Wigan was looking... View Article

Wolseley, a leading distributor of plumbing and heating products, and Panasonic Heating & Cooling, a global innovator in heating and cooling solutions, are thrilled to announce an enhanced collaboration aimed at transforming the landscape of renewable heating technologies. This strategic... View Article

Underfloor heating experts – Gaia – are expecting to install even more underfloor heating in new-build developments as the new Chancellor announces plans to “get Britain building again.” Following Labour’s win at the UK general election, Starmer’s government is reintroducing... View Article

The latest electric radiator series launched in the UK and Ireland by leading radiator manufacturer Stelrad, has sparked significant interest in the heating sector. The range is currently made up of 13 expertly selected steel and aluminium radiators and towel... View Article

With loose lay installation, the Intoo 55 range is a positive step toward a brighter future. Moduleo Intoo 55 is the no-hassle loose lay vinyl floor for office spaces that’s easy to recycle through the Recover programme. Made to be... View Article

Creating a welcoming and efficient new main entrance to the fantastical family attraction of Hobbledown in Surrey, TORMAX was recently contracted to install a double set of bi-parting automatic sliding doors, powered by their Swiss-engineered iMotion 2202 door drives. Offering... View Article

The new Social Hub Glasgow symbolises an array of “firsts” and establishes Britain’s leading independent air movement supplier, Gilberts Blackpool, as a top-grade solution to creating the perfect hospitality ambience. The four-star Social Hub Glasgow is the first community-focussed hybrid... View Article

Vistry Group’s groundbreaking Vistry Innovation Centre features a range of progressive products the leading housebuilder is using both now and in the future to achieve its net zero carbon target by 2040. Launched earlier this year, and based in Vistry’s... View Article

Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has launched its first Passivhaus-certified Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) system, the Lo-Carbon Sentinel Econiq. With the new Future Homes Standard looking set to reduce carbon emissions for new build homes by a further... View Article

A Cambridgeshire based couple with a burgeoning woodworking business have established a reputation for precision made products, based on basic flair, topflight equipment and buying high quality performance board products from the West Fraser range. Natural Workshop began trading back in 2013,... View Article

Panasonic is excited to announce its collaboration with heat pump installers, Plug Me In, to provide Panasonic Aquarea heat pumps as part of ScottishPower’s clean heating customer offering. The new partnership will deliver accessible heating solutions across the UK. Panasonic’s... View Article

K3 radiators have come into their own in recent years as the number of low temperature, renewable heating systems has grown – in particular in self build homes. In these situations, K3 radiators from Stelrad, with three panels and three... View Article

BAL – market-leaders for full tiling solutions – have launched a new innovative “Grout-Effect Sealant” for seamless transitions. BAL Micromax Grout-Effect Sealant is formulated with a unique technology which provides a textured, matt-finish that blends perfectly with your grout –... View Article

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust has opened an extended histopathology laboratory at the Royal Victoria Hospital as part of a five year plan to improve facilities for staff and care for patients. To deliver on the commitment to create... View Article

Fire doors are an integral part of your building’s fire safety. They can stop the spread of smoke and fire, but they can only do this if they are compliant and inspected regularly. Now that the new fire safety regulations... View Article

VBH, the specialist behind the greenteQ hardware range, has made improvements to the registration process for its proteQ10 profile cylinder anti snap guarantee. Under the guarantee, which covers the popular greenteQ Orion TS007 3 star profile cylinder, consumers can expect... View Article