Colourful lockers light up leisure

The new £42m Ponteland School comprising a 1,600 pupil high school, 420 pupil primary school and leisure centre has been opened near Newcastle creating one of the largest ever developments by Northumberland County Council. Designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects, the complex’s... View Article

Concord by Sylvania joins the Made in Britain community

Concord by Sylvania has joined the Made in Britain® organisation. The highly respected architectural lighting brand has over 50 years of history and is based in Newhaven, East Sussex. Made in Britain brings together the British manufacturing community, united by... View Article

Elegance with unrivalled system security

With the launch of the Fundo RioLigno, the thinnest linear shower element ideally suited for timber floors on the market, sophisticated wet rooms in wooden structures become a reality. wedi‘s wide range of products and system solutions provide a systemised... View Article

Taking a Safety-First System Approach to Residential Construction

LISTEN HERE 🔊 It is a fundamental of good design that residential buildings should be safe and that measures to enhance their environmental performance should not compromise this essential requirement. Here Steve Thompson, Managing Director for specialist steel framing manufacturer... View Article

Repair principles and solutions for heritage buildings

LISTEN HERE 🔊 When we refer to heritage, we typically mean buildings or structures that require preservation because of their historical, architectural, cultural, aesthetic or ecological value. It is our duty to preserve these buildings for future generations. The objective... View Article

Automatic wall divides stepped lecture theatre

As part of a £1.7m investment, Loughborough University recently remodelled Quorn Hall into an impressive 560-seat lecture theatre.  Adding functionality to the new facility, Style was contracted to install a 57dB Dorma Hüppe Variflex ComfortDrive moveable wall system with fully... View Article

Stelrad launches new CPD covering towel rail radiators

Stelrad Radiators has announced the launch of its latest CIBSE and RIBA approved CPD courses covering the subject matter of towel rail radiators. It can be found at https://www.stelrad.com/cpd-online-training/ This new CPD course will help attendees understand the history and... View Article

Altro is at the birth of a new revolution

An extensive Altro flooring and walling solution is helping to provide a beautiful, safe, homely and calm environment for new mothers and their babies at a revolutionary new Maternity Delivery Suite at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. The facility, comprising nine... View Article

EOS Reaching Award Winning Heights

Following on from picking up a trophy at the Offsite Awards in the Product Innovation category – demonstrating the depth and breadth of the company’s skills, EOS has been Highly Commended at the Tall Buildings Awards for River Street Tower... View Article

New solar support systems for green roofs from Optigrun

There are many advantages to the combination of green roofs and photovoltaics, often referred to as biosolar roofs. Evaporative cooling of vegetation leads to an increase in the efficiency of the photovoltaic system. At the same time, the green roof... View Article

Kalwall sheds light on Research & Development

A £4m extension to the globally recognised Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) at the University of Strathclyde has used Kalwall® to solve an interesting problem. The Centre houses Europe’s largest forge – to be precise an 8.5m high 300-tonne hydraulic... View Article