Product Articles

Nordic Brown pre-oxidised copper from Aurubis forms part of the restrained palette of natural materials defining the new St John’s Primary School, Ealing, London, designed by Conran and Partners with detailed design by executive architects Gibberd. Conran and Partners’ idea... View Article

The Yorkshire Museum is the latest high profile building to protect its heating system with a 4” BoilerMag XT Industrial boiler filter. The work was carried out by Selby based Frogmech Ltd, who were faced with the task of stripping out the entirety of the... View Article

St Columba’s is one of Scotland’s highest achieving schools, which is consistently ranked within the top ten independent schools in Scotland. With an Early Years, Junior and Senior School, 700 pupils and national representation at sport, music, debating and public... View Article

AEL specialise in creating unique and inspiring outdoor environments. We are the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of innovative outdoor-indoor dining areas, smoking zones, furniture, umbrellas, awnings, play equipment and so much more. With showrooms in both Reading and Sheffield,... View Article

As part of plans to solve Oxfordshire’s housing woes, Resiblock have combined with Croudace Homes and South Oxfordshire District Council to provide sealing solutions for ‘Willowbrook Park’, Didcot. Under the ‘Willowbrook Park’ plans, Resiblock ’22’ has been utilised to seal... View Article

Energy conscious homeowners, Vincent and Jacqueline Haines wanted to create an eco-friendly home for their outstanding Georgian style, 570sqft self-build project in Cambridgeshire.  Amongst several sustainable elements to the three-storey residential property, such as triple glazing throughout and 43 solar... View Article

A development of four executive bungalows in the rural village of South Rauceby has recently benefitted from the installation of Isover’s pitched roof insulation solution Metac, which complemented the semi-vaulted ceiling design and helped to reduce time and labour costs... View Article

Washrooms form a key part of any new build or major refurbishment project and as they’re often used as a way to judge the rest of the building, the pressure is on architects to create washrooms which will stand out... View Article

It’s been a busy year of product launches for Saniflo. And now, hot on the heels of numerous Kinedo enclosure and shower tray launches, another range, the versatile Eclipse, has been added to the growing portfolio. It joins Kinesmart, Fast 2000... View Article

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the first UK installations of SYSTEMGLAS®, the complete fire rated glazing system from Promat UK, and demand is stronger than ever. The 30-year milestone is proving to be an important factor behind the... View Article

The latest report on delivery of home adaptation provision maintains ‘the overarching aim’ is for it to be accessible and timely. But a growing number of older people will either have to, or will choose, to pay for essential alterations... View Article

Salice enjoyed a very successful Interzum 2019, where they exhibited their range of furniture fittings for kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms. Boasting an impressive new stand, where creatively designed room settings provided the ideal platform for Salice to showcase their industry... View Article

The Historic Dockyard at Chatham in Kent, was one of the Royal Navy’s main facilities for four hundred years until it closed in 1984. Ownership was then transferred to the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust to re purpose the site, opening... View Article

Many selfbuilders set out to build as sustainably as possible. When it comes to paint, one company specialises in sustainable specification but goes beyond that to deliver excellent performance and aesthetics. Earthborn uses carefully selected ingredients and technologically advanced manufacturing... View Article

Featuring more than 500m2 of tiling on three floors and seven bathrooms, The Gart is a fabulous example of a high quality, modern tiling, completed despite a challenging design brief from the project’s artist owner. Tiling in the property took... View Article

New from Schueco UK is a range of superior sliding doors that provide a complete and elegant solution for high-specification residential properties. Covering both sliding and lift-and-slide doors, the new Schueco ASE 60 and 80 range comprises fifteen opening types... View Article

Crittall Windows has been selected to manufacture and install replacement steel fenestration for one of London’s most iconic high-rise residential blocks. Trellick Tower remains a major symbol of the Brutalist architectural style of the 1970s. With its distinctive separate lift... View Article

The Jury of ECOLA Award 2019 has awarded four First Prizes under the chairmanship of Manuelle Gautrand (Manuelle Gautrand Architecture, FR-Paris) on 17 May 2019 in Stühlingen. Prizes in the category New Buildings went to Aires Mateus Architects from Lissabon... View Article

The UK’s most popular living museum is using its newest attraction to deliver best practice in accessibility, and truly open its doors to everyone. With a £10.9million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Beamish is able to undertake its... View Article