Why Jeremy Hunt needs to stimulate growth – by Wavensmere Homes

Speaking ahead of Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget announcement, James Dickens, managing director of Birmingham-based housebuilder Wavensmere Homes, said: “We are bracing ourselves for a lacklustre Budget, but every individual and business operating in the UK needs to believe there might... View Article

Aluminium curtain walling sets new standards in house building

Not often associated with residential projects, technical developments have extended the design scope of such systems. Mention curtain walling to any specifier or contractor and it’s an odds on bet they won’t associate the term with residential projects. However, technical... View Article

WMS UFH at The Future Home @ The University of Salford

We’re extremely proud to announce our involvement in delivering Bellway Homes’ latest research project, ‘The Future Home @ The University of Salford,’ also known as the Energy House 2.0, which intends to address domestic energy efficiency challenges by putting low... View Article

New compact range from VitrA – ArchiPlan

VitrA Bathrooms, a global bathroom brand, has launched a striking range that provides plenty of options for designers and specifiers, particularly those working with small spaces. Designed by Design Studio VitrA, the new ArchiPlan collection is also perfect for bathrooms... View Article

Ventilation for the built environment

Vectaire now has two sizes of Purge-Boxes designed for rapid purge ventilation. (required by Building Regulations, Part F 2010, Appendix B). They are powerful, low energy solutions to creating a healthier ambient removing humidity, pollutants, and stale odours QUICKLY, and... View Article

Senior expands its work in the capital

By increasing its UK manufacturing capacity and building on its strong partnerships within the supply chain, Senior Architectural Systems has seen an increase in work secured across London and the South East. The UK’s largest privately owned aluminium fenestration systems... View Article

CaberMDF Industrial – a cut above the rest

CaberMDF Industrial, which is manufactured at the UK’s first dedicated site for Medium Density Fibreboard production, delivers high levels of accuracy when being crafted using all types of woodworking equipment, from CNC routers to hand tools. Indeed, timber specialist West... View Article

SFA15 Headwall Installation

Some great installation images we have been sent from a project in Wales. This is one of our SFA15C precast concrete headwalls complete with Toe beam, 3 Sided Kee Klamp, gate, ladder and a walkthrough. All the metal work is... View Article

Keeping up with ventilation requirements

Ruth MacEachern of EnviroVent looks at what the ventilation requirement changes for new homes mean for housebuilders in England and Wales, and how they can meet the challenge. 2022 was a year of significant change in the ventilation industry. Major... View Article

Heat pumps: Our low carbon future

Now is the time to act and start changing the way we heat and cool our homes. Paul Taylor of Panasonic discusses the significant role that heat pumps can play in helping to reduce emissions, energy consumption and costs. Decarbonisation... View Article

Futurebuild for a better built environment

7 – 9 MARCH EXCEL, LONDON Futurebuild 2023 is set to provide housebuilders and developers with the ideas, inspiration and innovative solutions that will help them create net zero buildings faster, more safely and more efficiently. Taking place at ExCeL... View Article

Staying up to speed with fire safety

Housebuilders and developers must stay up to date with the latest fire regulations to ensure compliance of a property portfolio is maintained. Here, Simon Jones of Kidde Safety Europe summarises the most recent updates to be aware of. If you... View Article