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Do the right thing by bats
Housebuilders can give bats a brand new home inside the ridge roost and help support the urban environment, Manthorpe explains. Finding suitable roosting spots in urban areas has become increasingly difficult for bats in recent years due to improved building practices and materials that reduce defects. However, the Manthorpe Bat Ridge Roost provides a solution by offering these important pollinators a new home among the rooftops. This product is the result of a partnership be
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Rinnai - Bruce Towers top marks on school refit during half term
Bruce Towers & Sons, based in the heartlands of East Anglia, recently completed a major refit of Rinnai hot water heating units in four separate plant rooms across two big schools over a half term. Rinnai’s N Series hot water heating units were installed in cascade arrangements so that the schools and their thousands of staff and pupils had unlimited volumes of on demand temperature controlled hot water. Says Bruce Towers, “We were able to install all the Rinnai units in
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Could 3D printing be the future of housing?
Europe’s largest 3D printed housing project has been completed in Denmark, delivering multiple units faster and more sustainably. Specify & Build reports. The 3D printing phase of Europe’s largest 3D printed housing project has been completed by 3DCP Group. The work will create 36 student apartments in Holstebro using COBOD’s BOD3 3D Construction Printer for NordVestBo. The project demonstrates how 3D construction printing can deliver multiple housing units at scale with hig
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Reynaers wins commercial project of the year at the G-Awards
Reynaers Aluminium UK has received the Commercial Project of the Year award at this year’s prestigious G-awards thanks to its involvement in the high-profile Wembley Park regeneration project in collaboration with Everglade Windows. Reynaers’ systems played a central part in the North East Lands NE02 and NE03 development of the extensive regeneration project, which helped to achieve developer Quintain’s vision for this ambitious £227m project. Designed to provide high-qualit
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EJOT UK extends specifier support with NBS source partnership
EJOT UK has strengthened its support for architects, engineers and specifiers by partnering with NBS Source, further improving online access to the digital information on its core anchoring and flat roofing products. This decision has been driven by the growing pace of digital transformation within construction, coupled with the strategic evolution of the platform in recent years. These factors make NBS Source increasingly well-positioned and ready for an extensive portion o
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Acoustic comfort is now a commercial imperative, and Sownd Certification makes it simple
Ben Hancock, Managing Director of Oscar Acoustics explains the benefits of Sownd Certification. With 30% of people identifying as noise-sensitive, designing for acoustic inclusivity is a commercial and moral imperative. Sownd Certification from Sownd Affects provides a simple, credible framework to turn acoustic comfort into measurable return on investment. For too long, acoustics have been treated as a secondary consideration in the design and construction process, an ite
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Triton Showers Successful in Patent Infringement Appeal Against Kohler Mira
Triton Showers will continue to sell its leading range of DuElec® electric showers in the UK and Ireland, following its victory in the Court of Appeal in a long-running patent infringement action brought by Kohler Mira. In its judgment dated 22 December 2025, the Court of Appeal unanimously overturned the lower court’s findings of both validity and infringement of the patent in question, which concerned Triton’s range of dual outlet electric showers. This follows an initial
5 days ago


Advanced Launches SmokeGo: Complete Smoke Control Made Simple
Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has introduced SmokeGo, its powerful new smoke control panel designed to offer complete and active smoke management through the fire system, without the complexity. Developed to give specifiers, installers, and end-users a smarter, more intuitive way to achieve smoke control in a wide range of buildings, it is designed to make smoke control simpler, faster and fully compliant. From dedicated to non-dedicated smoke control syst
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SPW+ equals a great new addition to Senior’s window range
Leading aluminium fenestration solutions manufacturer Senior Architectural Systems has added further strength to its extensive product range with the launch of the new SPW+ Tilt & Turn Open In aluminium window system. The new SPW+ aluminium window system has been developed to offer a convenient and cost-effective solution for projects where slim sightlines, thermal performance and speed of installation are all required. Designed to provide a flexible solution where therm
Jan 27


Marmox Multiboard shows fresh form at London Build Expo
Marmox wound up its 25 th anniversary year with a strong showing at London Build Expo (19-20 th November), where the manufacturer’s original launch product proved its continuing relevance to the bathroom, wetroom and other sectors of the construction market, drawing interest from many amongst the thousands of attendees within the majestic setting of Olympia. While the coated XPS board, available in a wide range of thicknesses, continues to find applications as a tilebacker
Jan 26


Keyfix wall tiles and fixings offer innovation and quality
Keyfix’s new range of Wall Ties and Fixings developed to ensure performance that matches modern requirements. Introduced to complement Keystone Group’s one-stop shop for masonry ancillary products – such as Masonry Support, Lintels and Non-Combustible Cavity Trays (NCCTs) – the new Keyfix range of wall ties and fixings gives specifiers, developers, contractors and installers peace of mind that all the masonry ancillary products for the entire slab edge design have been consid
Dec 31, 2025


Samsung climate solutions launches HVM R32 modular chiller
Samsung Climate Solutions has announced the launch of its new heating and cooling solution for smaller commercial refurbishments, the HVM R32. Samsung’s latest modular chiller uses R32 refrigerant with a lower Global Warming Potential (GWP) which, combined with the HVM’s water-based system that eliminates the need for refrigerant inside a building, creates a safer and lower carbon environment inside the building. Designed with consultants in mind, the HVM R32 is a compact, ea
Dec 30, 2025
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Isokorb meets building overhang steel frame challenges
Shoreham Beach House is a private development in Sussex designed using Passivhaus principlies and the Schöck Isokorb T type S. Specify & Build reports. Shoreham Beach House is a private residential development at Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex. Jim Miller Design, a leading architectural practice based in Hove, has designed the project using Passivhaus principles. One of the challenges of the project involved the extensive number of connections between the internal and external ste
Jan 9


Carlisle Construction Materials celebrates roofing award win
CARLISLE Construction Materials is celebrating success at the 2025 NFRC Scottish Roofing Awards, after project partner Site Group won the Green Roofing category for the Tynecastle Student Accommodation project in Edinburgh, which features CARLISLE’s high-performance RESITRIX waterproofing system. The winners were revealed at a ceremony held at The Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow, recognising outstanding achievements and innovation across Scotland’s roofing industry. The redeve
Jan 8


Limescale protection numbers add up for commercial systems
Limescale within commercial heating and hot water systems is a common problem associated with hardwater areas. About 60% of mains water supplied in the UK is classified as ‘hard’ and this produces limescale deposits that reduce the efficiency of heating and water-heating appliances and systems. This means increased operating costs, as just 1.6mm of scale can reduce system efficiency by 12%, in turn increasing the amount of energy needed to meet hot water demands. Limescale in
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