Colour Updates for Silvertex by Beauflor

Beauflor has updated its popular Silvertex cushion vinyl range with the latest wood and stone looks. With fast and easy installation over old floors thanks to Silver Tex Back, Beauflor’s Silvertex is a competitively priced semi-loose lay cushion vinyl floor... View Article
Vinyl Floors with Certified Pre-Consumer Recycled Content

Vinyl Floors with Certified Pre-Consumer Recycled Content

Unilin Flooring announces certified pre-consumer recycled content for its dryback and engineered vinyl flooring for housing and commercial projects made under the Quick-Step and Moduleo brands. Unilin Flooring, a division of Unilin, specialises in the production of laminate, wood and... View Article

Modernising Timber Manufacturing

Mark Osborne, Managing Director of Country Hardwood, reveals how technological innovation is enabling timber manufacturers to challenge the efficiency of uPVC and aluminium fabrication while maintaining their reputation for quality. The timber fenestration sector stands at a crucial crossroads. While... View Article

Supercharging UK house building

Planning has been approved in Lichfield for a multi-skill apprenticeship training hub, which will shake up house-building training and tackle the construction skills shortage head-on. Part of a planned national network of multi-skill training facilities spearheaded by NHBC, the Lichfield... View Article

The Building Safety Levy Should Not Target Innocent SMEs

Reported by PBC Today, legislation for the Building Safety Levy (BSL) is expected to be published between March and April 2025, with a view for enactment by September 2025. Its remit will target almost all developers, raising serious concerns about... View Article

INSTALLERSHOW 2025 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Building on the success of last year, InstallerSHOW is returning to the NEC from the 24th to the 26th of June with more than 800 of the industry’s biggest brands all under one roof. Spanning three halls to cater for an... View Article

The offsite keys to the Future Homes Standard

Will Frost from Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions asserts that the Future Homes Standard offers developers a chance to prioritise long-term benefits over short-term cost savings, while reducing carbon emissions. One of the best ways to achieve the ambitious aims of the... View Article

Roddy New Homes Appoints New Commercial Manager

Sevenoaks-based housebuilder Roddy New Homes has welcomed Derek Butler as its new Commercial Manager, a key appointment to drive the company’s ambitious growth strategy. Derek brings more than 35 years’ experience in the construction sector to his new role, having... View Article

2024 house building on par with 2023

Figures released today by the National House Building Council (NHBC), the UK’s largest provider of new home warranty and insurance, show 104,232 new homes were registered to be built in 2024, broadly in line with 2023 (105,071). 124,144 new homes were completed in... View Article

Housebuilders set sights on market recovery

According to global property consultancy Knight Frank’s latest Land Index & Housebuilder Survey Q4 findings, UK housebuilders are taking a more active role in the land market, buoyed by interest rate cuts and stronger than expected house price growth. Overall,... View Article

Close Brothers & Barwood Capital Partnership

Close Brothers Property Finance (CBPF) and Barwood Capital have joined forces to offer an innovative development finance model designed to support SME housebuilders. The bespoke approach enables both parties to mitigate risk while providing SME housebuilders with increased access to... View Article

Northamptonshire housebuilder announces appointment

Cora Homes is excited to announce the appointment of its new Managing Director, Matthew Westwood, as the company looks to build on the momentum of 2024. Matthew brings extensive housebuilding experience, a deep passion for growth and a determination to... View Article

BNG Match-Making Service Launched for Developers

Biodiverse Consulting, a leading environmental consultancy, has announced the launch of its new ‘Biodiverse Brokering’ service. The offering connects developers with trusted landowners, helping them meet the biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements mandated by recent legislation. The introduction of the... View Article

New affordable homes given the green light

Plans for the construction of 25 affordable homes across two locations in the city that will provide much needed supported accommodation for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness have been approved at Salford City Council’s Planning... View Article

New £13m development for former scrap yard

A development of 40 new homes on Town Street in Stanningley, West Yorkshire has been granted outline planning permission by Leeds City Council. The £13m scheme, by Redstart Robinson Developments, will comprise a mix of two, three and four-bedroom houses... View Article

Gleeson to deliver 147 high-quality affordable homes

Gleeson Homes, the high-quality affordable housebuilder, is delighted to have completed on the purchase of land for development of 147 high-quality affordable new homes on Ottringham Road in Keyingham, following the planning consent which was received in December 2024. The... View Article

Vistry Group and MTVH complete deals for 323-homes

The Joint Venture (JV) between Vistry Group, the UK’s leading provider of mixed-tenure homes, and Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH), one of the UK’s largest housing associations, has agreed multiple deals to enable the construction of the 323-home next phase... View Article