Retiring together

Working in a JV on a scheme to bring 137 affordable and private homes to a brownfield site in Sutton Coldfield, McCarthy Stone and Anchor explore their ethos  Sutton Coldfield, eight miles north east of Birmingham City Centre, has – along... View Article

Moreton Deakin keeps a weather eye on CaberShieldPlus

A burgeoning new building company, based in the beautiful but often challenging surroundings of West Yorkshire, is making full and effective use of West Fraser’s CaberShieldPlus to protect its floor installations from the worst of the country’s notoriously variable weather... View Article

Origin’s Transformative Bi-Fold Doors

The power of bi-fold doors to transform properties should not be underestimated. Whether it’s to serve as a gorgeous gateway to a garden, to invite in an abundance of light to an extension, or create a sense of space in... View Article

Slip into 2023 in style

LISTEN HERE Jemma Ison of Keystone Group (who also supports technical specification for IG Masonry Support) explains how brick slip products can bring sustainability and style to building projects both large and small Innovative construction techniques are an enabler to... View Article

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Futurebuild for net zero

LISTEN HERE Futurebuild (ExCel London March 7 – 9) is doubling down on its sustainability goals with a promise to bring inspiring ideas on how the industry can reach net zero, with “innovative solutions and knowledge sharing” Now in its... View Article

Pump down the volume

LISTEN HERE With heat pumps becoming adopted as the realistic low carbon solution by more housebuilders as the Future Homes Standard looms, lower noise and sleeker aesthetics are coming to the fore as the goals to aim for. James Parker... View Article

Wichelstowe fields forever

LISTEN HERE Labelled “South West England’s boldest new housing development,” Wichelstowe has recently grown to more than 4,000 homes. The council developer and Barratt tell Jack Wooler about this latest modular expansion to what is already a mammoth scheme A new... View Article

Gove abandons 300, 000 homes target

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that the Government’s previous target of building 300,000 homes a year by 2025 is now ‘advisory’ only. In a letter to MPs, Gove argued the planning system is “not working as it should.”... View Article

Building for 2050

Building for 2050 is the UK Government’s evidenced-based report on the drivers and barriers involved in the large-scale construction and take-up of low cost, low carbon housing Business and Energy Minister Lord Callanan said: “Making the UK’s homes more energy... View Article