Are you ready to face the elements this winter?

With 40% of small construction firms citing extreme weather or climate events as a cause of project delays, it’s clear that steps need to be taken ahead of the change of season. Here, Mike Tozer, National Housebuilding Account Manager at... View Article

You cannot build to a standard that does not exist

Simon Storer, Chief Executive of Insulation Manufacturers Association The Conservative Party’s pledge at its recent conference to scrap the Future Homes Standard before it has even come into force has been presented as a way of cutting red tape and... View Article

NHBC appoints Caroline Eyre as Head of Portfolio Management

NHBC, the UK’s largest provider of new home warranties and insurance, has appointed Caroline Eyre to the newly created role of Head of Portfolio Management. Caroline will oversee the underwriting portfolio, ensuring risk appetite and strategy are translated into disciplined portfolio... View Article

AG and GRAHAM Strengthen Strategic Partnership

AG, a third-generation manufacturer of paving and building products with more than six decades of industry experience, has strengthened its relationship with GRAHAM, one of the UK and Ireland’s largest construction and civil engineering companies through a new Strategic Supply... View Article

Structural warranties for confidence beyond completion

Responsible development starts with planning. Health and safety arrangements help protect people during construction, while a structural warranty helps protect against the cost of covered defects after completion. Plan for both from the outset. Build-Zone provides specialist Latent Defects Insurance... View Article

New look column radiators from Stelrad

Stelrad Radiators has introduced an Italian -designed new look, improved range of its popular Column radiators – in both its vertical and horizontal column radiator ranges. With effect from 1st July 2026, the new range is  available through all existing outlets... View Article

Meadfleet Team Raises £2,200 for Macmillan Cancer Support

Eight members of the Meadfleet team have raised £2,200 for Macmillan Cancer Support after completing a 13-mile charity walk between two developments managed by the company. The team, from open space management company Meadfleet, walked cross-country from Melton Mowbray in... View Article

RMI in coastal areas: a case study

What does it take to re-roof a large, complex residential development in an exposed coastal location, without displacing the people who live there? At New Road Court Apartments in Porthcawl, the answer has resulted in a project shortlisted in the... View Article

An innovative off-site construction solution

FP McCann’s Structural Precast Concrete Frame division is delivering an innovative off-site construction solution for the new Overstone Gate Primary School in Northampton. Working alongside Steele & Bray, pHp Architects and West Northamptonshire Council, the project will provide a modern,... View Article