Underfloor Services for 55 Gresham Street Top Floor

AET Flexible Space recently completed the supply and commissioning of underfloor air conditioning equipment for the new ninth floor at 55 Gresham Street situated near the Guildhall in the heart of the City. The 84,038 sq. ft., eight storey building... View Article

GEZE UK Sponsors Leading Architectural Ironmongery Award

GEZE UK is sponsoring the primary award for a biennial event which celebrates the best of British architectural ironmongery specification. The ‘Winner of Winners’ Award is chosen from all the category winners from the 2019 GAI/RIBA Architectural Ironmongery Specification Awards... View Article

Maxtop launches next generation of its one-of-a-kind worktops

Unique modular quartz surface specialist, Maxtop Quartz, has revealed the next generation of its one-of-a-kind worktops, complete with a seamless finish, stylish 1.5mm bevelled edge and now including marble-effect finishes. Over the last 12 months the company has invested £2m... View Article

Sounding off

There are a lot of advantages to open-plan office environments, but the downsides can outweigh the positives if the acoustics and aesthetics are not spot on. Here, Simon Boocock, Managing Director of C. R Laurence of Europe, discusses how the... View Article

The highs and lows of hospitality seating

Whether it’s enjoying pre-dinner drinks around a high table, relaxing in the hotel foyer, meeting clients, or savouring a latte with friends around the coffee table, high and low seated stools are now increasingly specified throughout all types of hospitality... View Article

Resiblock are celebrating their 15th anniversary

Resiblock and Rialto Homes are celebrating the 15th anniversary of the successful sealing of the Hewetts Quay site in Barking. Barking and Dagenham Council had anticipated that any flooding from the local River Roding would lead to removal of jointing... View Article

Consort Claudgen launches BIM library

Consort Claudgen has launched their first BIM (Building Information Modelling) objects which include panel heaters, fan heaters, recessed ceiling heaters and air curtains. Architects and specifiers can now access the BIM models for their BIM projects from Consort Claudgen’s website... View Article

Kerakoll chosen for eco-friendly Lakes House

Water End House is part of a small collection of dwellings on a family estate surrounded by mature trees with partial views through trees across Derwent Bay towards the opposite woodland. The building replaces an existing dwelling which was damaged... View Article

Door closer’s fire credentials enhanced

Samuel Heath’s commitment to ensuring that its Powermatic controlled, concealed door closers provide the ultimate assurance in quality and performance has been further underlined with the successful completion of additional full-sized fire testing on both timber and steel fire doors... View Article

Freefoam launches luxury flooring

Freefoam Building Products are delighted to announce the launch of a Luxury Bamboo PVC Composite Flooring system, KlicKer Flooring. The newest generation of high quality resilient luxury vinyl flooring manufactured with three layers to create a solid long lasting 5.85mm... View Article

Freefoam expands scheduling capability

The last 12 months has been a very busy and productive year for Freefoam Building Products’ New Build Department. The number of new homes being built in the UK continues to grow, with reports showing a 55 per cent increase... View Article

Kingspan reimagines XPS with Kingspan GreenGuard

Kingspan Insulation has introduced the latest advance in XPS insulation — Kingspan GreenGuard — an all new range of boards with excellent compressive strength. Kingspan GreenGuard was developed to handle some of the most challenging applications including the floors of... View Article

Safe Heating Transforms Nursery School

The North Bristol NHS Trust are delighted with the LST radiator covers and vented pipe boxing that Contour Heating have supplied and installed to ensure safe heating in Somerset House nursery school. New to the educational scene, Somerset House offers nursery care for... View Article

Intratone keeps Stockport housing residents updated

Intratone, one of Europe’s largest access control specialists, has installed 25 of its digital noticeboards in the communal areas of a number of tower blocks in Stockport Housing Group’s property portfolio supporting the group’s aim of enhancing digital communications. Stockport Homes... View Article