Product Articles

Cromar Building Products are proud to announce that they have been awarded h&b Group’s Supplier of the Year award 2019. The award, officially known as the ‘Peter Buttle Supplier of the Year Award’, was announced on the 18th September at... View Article

While Freefoam building products have traditionally been available from specialist PVC suppliers the more ambitious roofing and general builders merchants are now seeing the potential and benefits of stocking fascia, soffit and gutter alongside their existing ranges. Skyline Roofing are... View Article

It is with great sadness that the Mapei Group announces the passing of its President, Giorgio Squinzi, who died in Milan on the evening of 2nd October. Born in 1943, with a degree in Industrial Chemistry, Giorgio Squinzi (a second-generation... View Article

Altro revisited Hillingdon Hospital, London, to see the lasting impact of products used to create patient-centred, healing, safe and homely environments in several departments. The Paediatric A&E was transformed just over three years ago. Architect and healthcare specialist interior designer... View Article

LAMILUX designed, supplied and installed the 5° continuous atrium rooflight at Cremer Business Centre using the LAMILUX Glass Roof PR60. The remarkable 4055mm wide x 65m long rooflight was designed using 64 panes, with the largest glass panel measuring 932.5 x... View Article

Tobermore continue to set standards with the launch of their official new Specification Guide. Designed with architects, landscape designers, developers, building contractors and housebuilders in mind, the all-encompassing new guide is complete with all the latest additions to Tobermore’s extensive paving... View Article

Since the launch of the UPS3 15-50/60, it has gained a significant following of supporters and those numbers are continuing to grow. One very important attribute is the reliability this pump can demonstrate, as it maintains a consistently high performance... View Article

The lightweight Saniflo Kinesurf Pietra shower tray is a simple, classic design for the mid-market featuring a stunning mineral textured surface. This versatile shower tray is available in four colours – white, black, anthracite and grey – and is easy... View Article

A new build home in Kingsclere has embraced a ‘best of both worlds’ philosophy by combining traditional aesthetics with the exceptional fabric performance provided by the Kingspan TEK Building System. The hillside site in Hampshire was previously home to an... View Article

Mapei’s new and improved app has been updated to enhance and personalise areas for installers, distributors, engineers and architects alike, providing brand new, fundamental tools that cover all areas of construction and building. The new My Mapei area will allow... View Article

Contour have launched a new range of TV cabinets for secure mental health environments to protect expensive flat screen TVs from being damaged in challenging locations. Anti-ligature product specialists, Contour have identified LCD TVs as an anti-ligature risk and have... View Article

AG, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of innovative concrete products, has launched a new Fine Cast Brick which has been developed specifically with Housing Associations and Private Developments in mind. Woodward, which comes in nine colours and both smooth... View Article

Ventilation specialists, Airtech has launched its new website at www.airtechsolutions.co.uk. Offering a clean, fresh, simple and attractive design, the site is packed with useful free resources to provide registered providers, contractors, landlords, direct labour organisations and residents, solutions to overcome... View Article

In a world where terror is an ongoing threat, Kingsland School, in Kingstanding, Birmingham, is one of the first to fit Lockdown from ERA, the UK’s first emergency barricade device able to lock down a door in seconds in a... View Article

By Ian Weakford, Sales & Marketing Director @ Hambleside Danelaw With the increasing unpredictability of British weather, particularly in winter, ensure you- and the properties you manage- stay dry. Extreme winters have challenged roofing product manufacturers to develop solutions to... View Article

Senior Architectural Systems has delivered the stunning façade package for the new Welcome Building at the Royal Horticultural Society’s garden at Wisley in Surrey, working in collaboration with main contractor Buckingham Group and supply chain partner Elite Aluminium Systems. The... View Article

Nomad is the commercial loose-lay heterogeneous vinyl floor from IVC that’s ready to overcome the challenge of fast-track new-build and refurbishment projects. By adding two glass-fibre layers to its heterogeneous construction, IVC has given Nomad better stability than conventional sheet... View Article

Goldsmith Street wins RIBA Stirling Prize. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize Awards took place on Tuesday 8th October at London’s iconic Roundhouse to celebrate the very best of new British architecture. The Social Housing Project of... View Article

With a strong and rigid core and integrated sound-reducing underlay beneath a high-performance vinyl wear layer, IVC’s LayRed 55 is engineered to overcome your flooring challenges. The only plank to combine strength, comfort, acoustics and design; LayRed 55 is constructed... View Article