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For a look of luxury, heritage, class and beauty, specifiers are increasingly using steel for different areas in the home choosing a Steel Window Association (SWA) member for quality assurance and technical guidance. Generally, architects and homeowners are choosing steel screens, doors... View Article

Garador has added an exciting new product to its extensive range of garage doors. The new Salisbury side hinged garage door has a modern attractive design, with traditional cross windows allowing natural light inside your garage. It replicates the already... View Article

A 140-year old Category A listed building which has been restored and redeveloped now boasts greatly improved acoustics thanks to the use of the StoSilent Distance ceiling system from Sto. The StoSilent Distance system was installed in the main hall area... View Article

Luceco has recently supplied anti ligature luminaires to Leigh House Hospital, an acute psychiatric facility within the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, providing treatment programmes for young people experiencing mental illness. Anti-ligature Atlas bulkheads were installed throughout the hospital, particularly... View Article

Does your project need doors with a high quality design that’s durable, impact and scratch resistant, that won’t fade, and which is easy to maintain? Then look to the new HPL for Doors collection from Unilin Panels for the solution.... View Article

Schlüter-Systems has expanded the product range available from leading tile retailer, Topps Tiles, bringing market-leading waterproofing solutions to installers and DIYers. “Topps Tiles is a long-standing, valued customer of ours, so we are really pleased to be able to offer... View Article

Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has welcomed the UK Government’s recent guidance ‘Understanding and addressing the health risks of damp and mould in the home’. This guidance is a direct response to the Coroner’s ‘Prevention of future deaths’ report after... View Article

With 60 years’ experience as a specialist steel window refurbishment and replacement company, ASWS is offering a valuable survey service to property owners, contractors and architects. ASWS has already completed eight surveys in 2023, so far, across London, including Mayfair, Haringey, Marylebone... View Article

Following a stringent auditing process, leading ventilation louvre specialist Renson UK has achieved ISO 9001 certification, joining the 1% of elite UK businesses to be accredited. ISO 9001 is recognised internationally as the world’s most widely adopted Quality Management System,... View Article

Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions has expanded its portfolio of high-quality HVAC solutions to offer a wide choice to suit a variety of residential, commercial and industrial applications. The portfolio includes air-cooled and water-cooled chillers and heat pumps, fan coil... View Article

Hitesh Pattni, Northern Specification Manager at SFS, discusses how engaging product manufacturers in technical design advice during early work stages means project-specific solutions can be aligned with sustainable outcomes.  Our mission at SFS is to maximise the success of all... View Article

Specifying the perfect panel products for a project is a key part of the planning process. West Fraser manufactures the leading building panel ranges in the UK and, to help in the selection process, the company has introduced A5-size samples,... View Article

DMDmodular has recently achieved a significant milestone, successfully completing a fully energy-efficient housing project that tackles the industry’s most pressing challenges, with Fibo’s waterproof wall panels used throughout. With the built environment responsible for 38% of greenhouse gas emissions, the... View Article

Mapei UK has extended its range of low environmental impact products. The new Zero Line now includes six building products, now available in the UK – from cementitious mortars to pre-blended grout. The portfolio will provide contractors and specifiers with... View Article

A totally comprehensive one-stop-shop portfolio of rainscreen framing systems is now available from leading UK manufacturer Downer Framing. All available within 48 hours. Part of the APS (Architectural Panel Solutions) brand family, the leading UK manufacturer and supplier of rainscreen... View Article

Breathing Buildings, a leading provider of controlled natural and hybrid ventilation systems, has introduced the new NVHRe to its award-winning range of Natural Ventilation with Heat Recycling (NVHR®) systems, raising the bar on energy efficient ventilation. The key difference between... View Article

F. Ball’s new Stopgap 1600 smoothing compound has provided a fast-track solution for raising floor levels as part of the ground-floor refurbishment of a residential property in Wainscott, Kent. Fitters were contracted by wholesale flooring distribution company STS Flooring to... View Article

Downer Designer helps specifiers, designers and specialist contractors design and cost any rainscreen framing solution. A next-generation, dedicated, free-to-use platform for the real-time development, creation and costing of rainscreen cladding framing systems has been launched by leading UK manufacturer Downer... View Article

The creation of an extensive basement complex that has taken a year to construct and which extends beneath an access road to link the main property with a separate building, is making use of multiple waterproofing products from the range... View Article

As part of Bournemouth University’s ongoing commitment to improving the student and staff experience, TORMAX UK was recently contracted by Rocare Building Services Ltd to install a new automatic main entrance to the Sir Michael Cobham Library. Consisting of two... View Article