Competence, coordination & compliance

As the regulatory landscape continues to evolve for residential building duty holders on fire door safety, Karen Trigg of Allegion UK reviews the importance of competence and coordination in a more rigorous environment When fire safety fails, lives are put... View Article

Castle Green hands over affordable homes in Crewe to Torus

The first phase of new affordable homes in Crewe have been delivered under a deal between Castle Green Partnerships and Torus. It’s the latest milestone in a deal agreed between Torus and Castle Green Partnerships to deliver almost 600 affordable homes across... View Article

Amendment to NBHS to become law on 1st January 2025

An amendment to the NBHS will allow wood burning stoves to be installed in all new home and buildings across Scotland An amendment to the New Build Heat Standard (NBHS) was laid in Scottish Parliament on Friday 8th November that... View Article

Fast LVT Installations with Flex Pro

Flex Pro is the faster and easier way to install Moduleo® luxury vinyl floors.  Flex Pro self-adhesive underlay makes it possible to achieve a floating installation for Moduleo® Pro dryback luxury vinyl floors. Cutting down on installation complexity, using Flex... View Article

AIM Fire Stop Blocks now tested for wider application

AIM – Acoustic & Insulation Manufacturing Fire Stop Blocks are now backed by test evidence covering a wider range of applications.  Tested to the principles of BS EN 1366-4:2021, AIM’s Fire Stop Blocks also have IFC Certification Ltd third-party certification.... View Article

Beauflor Welcomes a New Era in Cushion Vinyl with Twilight

Beauflor has released its first cushion vinyl floor made from 100% bio-circular attributed PVC, reducing the CO2 emissions of production by 40% compared to its conventional vinyl flooring for residential applications.  Unlike traditional PVC flooring made from fossil fuels, Beauflor’s... View Article

The Foxes Maltings a Grand Designs House with MVHR

Giuliano and Zara built their dream home in Lincolnshire in 2024. “We are building a malthouse-inspired modern home within the Lincolnshire Wolds – an area of outstanding natural beauty. We’re aiming to achieve a delicate balance of modern and characterful... View Article

The benefits of thoroughly modern wood-burning stoves

Erica Malkin of the Stove Industry Association highlights the advantages of modern wood-burning stoves and the important role they play in the UK’s low carbon heating strategy. In the evolving landscape of home heating, house builders and developers are increasingly... View Article

James Hardie Launches New ‘Toolbox Talks’ Service

James Hardie, a world leader in the manufacture of high-performance fibre cement and fibre gypsum building solutions, has launched a new ‘Toolbox Talks’ service to provide builders and homeowners with essential installation knowledge across its product portfolio. Two new Technical... View Article

27 new affordable homes on edge of Didcot now occupied

GreenSquareAccord (GSA), one of England’s largest providers of housing, have delivered 27 new, high-quality and affordable homes located between Harwell and Didcot, Oxfordshire. GSA’s new homes are located on the larger Didcot Grove development, which was built by Vistry Group,... View Article