Product News

Vicaima IDS changing trends and possibilities

As the construction industry gets ready to welcome a new year with a fresh set of challenges and opportunities, 2023 heralds the dawn…

Interiors

Conceal pipework, sprinklers & services with Pendock

When exposed pipework or services need to be concealed quickly and easily, the…

Refurb and maintenance

Altecnic extend Caleffi 5 year warranty to cover Ecocal® Thermostatic Radiator Valves

The 5 year warranty has been extended to cover the Ecocal® Thermostatic Radiator Valves and Ecocal® twin packs, as a testament to their…

Fire, Security and Safety

Simple Swaps from EGGER UK’s Product Expert

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Interiors

This Fire Door Safety Week, let’s all commit to building a safer future

Hurst Doors Sales Director Mark Atkinson supports …

Fire, Security and Safety

Are your entrance mats a fire risk?

Fire safety is an important consideration in the building industry, and everyone involved in construction or property management…

Fire, Security and Safety

The heat is on – but how do we tackle it?

With autumn now our doorsteps, Tom Bowland looks back at a scorching hot summer in the UK and what this means when it…

Heating and Ventilation

Lightweight Metal Roofing System in action - from Metrotile

- Glanrhyd Hospital Bridgend, South Wales

Many people have now heard of lightweight metal…

The Building Envelope

Supporting housing associations to cut carbon emissions and beat fuel poverty

Decarbonising the built environment is one of the biggest focuses in the UK today, in order to reach the ambitious goal of net-zero…

Heating and Ventilation

FrameFit - remediates 77% of fire doors that are non-compliant

FrameFit is a brand-new, innovative, fire-rated, and fully tested system that solves a very common but serious problem with fire…

Fire, Security and Safety

National Fire Door Register by Door Data Systems is uniting the fire door industry in compliance

Described as ‘the most advanced system for management of fire doors on the market’, Door Data Systems is an innovative system…

Fire, Security and Safety

Effective roof solutions for a changing landscape

Revised standards and a new Government bill to better protect people living in social housing are putting a fresh onus on the correct…

The Building Envelope

Comet Electric Combi Boiler – The Complete Electric Heating & Hot Water Solution

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Heating and Ventilation

Titon Ventilation Systems wins coveted HVR Award

The HVR awards have been championing innovation, excellence and achievement across the heating and ventilating industry for over a…

Heating and Ventilation

Altecnic launch heat network design guide

With the number of UK heat networks set to grow and the continuing government investment, Altecnic have provided a cohesive guide…

Heating and Ventilation

Integrating connectivity into boilers

Managing the housing stock of a tenant population comes with its own unique set of challenges. In relation to heating and hot water,…

Heating and Ventilation

Why you should take a closer look at lightweight metal roofing systems….

In these difficult times, it’s important to look at your options when making a decision on which type of roof to use on new build or…

The Building Envelope

Winter proof your communal heat networks and protect tenants from rocketing energy bills

by Helen Näslund, Technical Specification Manager, Evinox Energy Ltd

We are all bracing ourselves for this upcoming…

Heating and Ventilation

Simple sprinkler solutions from Encasement

Where fire sprinkler systems are being retro-fitted in social housing tower blocks and flats, Encasement’s Versa range provides a cost effective,…

Refurb and maintenance

Stylish bath replacements now possible more quickly

There is a backlog in DFG and social landlord funded bathroom adaptations, however, thanks to the introduction of AKW’s new standalone cubicle,…

Interiors