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To celebrate Coventry’s 2021 UK City of Culture status, a new linear park was proposed to run from Naul’s Mill Park, along the route of Radford Brook, to connect with Belgrade Plaza in the city’s theatre quarter. The area included... View Article

Roof systems manufacturer, Marley is enhancing its roofing portfolio with the acquisition of Viridian Solar Ltd, the UK’s leading supplier of roof integrated solar panels. With demand for sustainable energy solutions on the increase, this strategic acquisition ensures Marley can... View Article

Where fire sprinkler systems are being retro-fitted in social housing tower blocks and flats, Encasement’s ‘Versa’ range provides a cost effective, durable and easy-fit solution when boxing-in surface mounted fire sprinkler pipework. Manufactured from pre-formed FSC® certified plywood and pre-finished... View Article

Aluminium fenestration solutions from Senior Architectural Systems have helped create a warm and welcoming accommodation scheme for the students of Arts University Bournemouth. Senior’s patented low U-value PURe® aluminium windows and PURe® SLIDE aluminium doors have been installed alongside the... View Article

Granger Reis becomes member of campaigning organisation working to improve diversity and inclusion within the real estate industry. Executive search firm, Granger Reis, joins leading UK real estate industry membership body, Real Estate Balance; a progressive network of organisations working... View Article

Caroline Dove, the author of Radical Housing, is an architect and Partner of HTA Design LLP, with over 30 years’ experience of collaborating with communities to design sustainable places to live. She leads multi-disciplinary teams responsible for designing and delivering... View Article

EverEdge steel planters have proved to be the perfect finishing touch for any new build, renovation or existing property and a popular addition to the current range of steel landscape edging. Steel planters from EverEdge are designed and made in Britain to the... View Article

Students, they know it all and they’re off to university to prove it, but have they got common sense? In most cases they have but there are unfamiliar situations where they don’t use it.  Students are vulnerable in many ways... View Article

The challenge In many residential blocks of flats, an old lift can become a headache for the building’s property manager and residents alike. Like all electromechanical pieces of equipment, lifts have a certain lifespan. After 15 years or so, the... View Article

Smart pest monitoring system marks one year of real-world operations, detecting bed bugs in 94.2% of cases In its first year of operation, Spotta’s monitoring and detection system identified bed bugs in 94.2% of cases, significantly reducing the number of... View Article

The Supreme loft ladder from Premier Loft Ladders sets the standard for loft ladders, combining heavy-duty performance with light-weight operation. It features a high-strength retractable ladder, suitable for ceilings as high as 4.6m. Furthermore, it offers superb thermal insulation and... View Article

Aico are delighted to announce that their Ei1000G SmartLINK Gateway has been awarded ‘Best Health and Safety Product’ at the Housebuilder Product Awards 2021. The Housebuilder Product Awards were launched in 2013 to celebrate excellence in the products and systems... View Article

Parkside has launched four new wall and floor tile collections with built-in antibacterial protection. Years of research have resulted in wall and floor tile collections with antibacterial protection. Inspired by nature, the collection’s built-in technology uses tin oxide and titanium... View Article

Stelrad radiators heat literally thousands of schools up and down the country and now heat a unique school in Oxfordshire. The Europa School UK is both a UK state school and an International Baccalaureate IB world school with its pupils... View Article

Ultrapanel, the precision engineered ‘room in the roof’ system from Ultrapanel Building Technologies, has won Best Brand New Product at the esteemed Housebuilder Product Awards Launched in January 2021, the Ultrapanel system has been created to meet the demands of... View Article

P C Henderson has further expanded its range of pocket door systems with the launch of a brand new fire rated system for bi-parting doors. Originally launched for single doors back in February 2019 – this latest release of the... View Article

Consort Claudgen, the UK manufacturer of electric heating products, have published their latest brochure which introduces 3 large recessed air curtains ranging from 8kW to 24kW rating, and 2 downflow fan heaters. The RAC10HL, RAC15HL and RAC20HL air curtains feature... View Article

As part of its major renovation programme, the Ahoy Convention Centre in Rotterdam has replaced its existing ceiling system with a new, innovative and sustainable range of applications developed by Hunter Douglas Architectural. This world-renowned manufacturer of architectural ceiling systems... View Article

Clever, beautiful, design-led wardrobe and room divider solutions from Draks are renowned in the housebuilding and residential markets in the UK where hundreds of bespoke, quality installations have been completed over the past 25 years. A new, crisp, easy-to-navigate website... View Article