Smartroof Offers Smart Room – 20 Years and Growing

Smartroof part of the Keystone Group is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, a celebratory milestone for a company that has revolutionised room-in-roof construction in the housing sector with its innovative panel system that can be installed in hours, not... View Article

VitrA Celebrates 30 Years in the UK

LISTEN HERE International bathroom brand VitrA is celebrating 30 years of supplying bathrooms in the UK. The British bathroom world was very different 30 years ago when Levent Giray and his team brought VitrA to the UK. VitrA was one of... View Article

Navigating the trickle vent conundrum

Stuart Judge, managing director of Tradelink, explains what the new Part F of the Building Regulations means for window installers… Trickle vents in windows have long been used in the background as a means of complying with Part F of the... View Article

Window Openings: What Are The Types & Options?

A home is never complete without windows. Natural light may enter a space more efficiently thanks to them. They make it possible for residents to take in views of the surrounding area. Additionally, they maintain the home’s cross-ventilation. As a... View Article

VitrA Expands Sales Team Again

VitrA, one of the leading bathroom manufacturers has expanded its sales team once again this time with two more members of staff.  Anne-Marie Newman joins as a Contracts Manager for the Southeast and London region. Responsible for the residential and... View Article

Concealed multipoint locking spans steel window spectrum

Recent development work carried out by Steel Window Association member company, Steel Window Fittings, means it is now possible to specify concealed multipoint locking on virtually all the different door and window systems available in the sector. Where steel frames traditionally only offered... View Article

Glidevale Protect joins forces with Countryside Timber Frame

LISTEN HERE Leading UK building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has announced it has entered into a long-term Supplier Agreement with Countryside Timber Frame, a division of Countryside Partnerships. The agreement will see Glidevale Protect supplying specialist construction wall membranes for... View Article

Solution Fires bolsters management team with new hire

Solution Fires, a new generation of highly efficient, authentic and stylish electric fires has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Andy Macey, as Sales Manager. Andy joins the Solution Fires team with over 30 years’ experience in the industry,... View Article

HELPING HOUSEBUILDERS GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM

Root ingress affecting below ground drainage is an issue which is often overlooked by housebuilders.  Why? Because it’s a problem that may not raise its head until years, sometimes decades, after a development has been built. Here, Steve Jeffries, Product... View Article

Meet the next era of sustainable construction materials

Michelmersh has recently announced its successful bid to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) UK Government, Industrial Fuel Switching competition to conduct a feasibility study to replace natural gas with hydrogen in the brick making process. The... View Article