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 red

Building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has established a collaborative partnership with SBS Cladding to bring its high-performance fire-rated external wall membranes to SBS’s portfolio of façade solutions. L to R – Kelly Phipps, Glidevale Protect’s Head of Sales Specification for Fire Rated Solutions and Michael Brookman, Cladding Product Advisor, SBS Cladding. SBS Cladding can now offer Glidevale Protect’s Protect FrameSafe FR fire-rated external wall membrane a

Brett Martin has launched Adopta, a complete portfolio of drain and sewer pipes, fittings and non-entry inspection chambers for where the drains/sewers are required to be adopted by the sewerage or water authority. The Adopta range is manufactured and tested to ensure full compliance with the strict industry guidelines and requirements for adoptable drain and sewer projects in England, Scotland and Wales. The introduction of a full package adoptable system is a seminal momen

Focusing on the specification of the rear-ventilated façade substructure can pay dividends in achieving the higher building envelope performance targets required for sustainable housing developments, as one landmark project in Leeds demonstrates. Gary Robson, Business Development Manager at EJOT UK,explains why. As developers pursue increased levels of thermal insulation in building envelopes, while also pushing the boundaries of architectural expression and adhering to s

Many industries are calling for employees to return to the office full-time. Yet, a critical design element remains absent from most workplace conversations; appropriate acoustics. Consequently, we’re ignoring a fundamental issue; poor sound management is actively driving away talent from the office. In fact, recent findings from our Shaping Future-Ready Work Spaces for The Great Return to the Office whitepaper found nearly three in four employees feel their office neither

RINNAI APPLIED IS AT THE ELEMENTAL SHOW LONDON EXCEL NOVEMBER 19/20 TH 2025 Rinnai’s Chris Goggin looks in detail at the cost savings in both time and energy costs that comes with effective scale protection to all systems. https://www.rinnai-uk.co.uk/contact-us/ask-us-question Limescale within the heating & hot water systems at commercial sites across the UK is a common problem associated with hardwater areas. About 60% of mains water supplied in the UK is classified as

Today, housing developers are more frequently looking to deliver future-proofed properties that rely on renewables, driven by both government regulation and consumer demand. Mark Ferris, National Specification Manager at Ariston, explores the challenges that can arise when specifying heat pumps in new homes and how they can be overcome. The UK housing sector is currently at a turning point. The government remains committed to reaching net zero by 2050 and the Future Hom

Vent-Axia is exhibiting its latest ventilation solutions for housebuilders and social housing providers at the elementalLONDON exhibition on 19-20 November 2025. Visitors to stand D46 will be able to see the award-winning Lo-Carbon Sentinel Econiq range, and meet Vent-Axia experts to learn about the ideal ventilation and overheating solutions for their projects. Vent-Axia’s Lo-Carbon Sentinel Econiq range of mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) is designed to pro

Altecnic’s SATK32107 heat interface unit (HIU) has delivered industry-leading results in the latest BESA UK HIU Test Regime, passing more individual ‘best practice’ criteria than any other HIU currently tested in the UK, the company said. The BESA test is recognised as the benchmark for assessing HIU performance in the UK, independently evaluating efficiency, reliability, and network suitability. Altecnic’s SATK32107 passed all four indirect modules and recorded eight best p

British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has expanded its Dudley Manufacturing centre to support the anticipated uptick in demand for low-carbon ventilation. It will also provide Vent-Axia with a dedicated factory for its commercial and industrial ventilation range, alongside new equipment, additional warehouse space, and new members of staff. As part of the expansion, Vent-Axia has increased production line capacity for its commercial and industrial ventilation products to

Pyroguard has developed a thinner, lighter glass specifically for balustrades that achieves A2 fire-rated performance and contains less encapsulated CO 2 , in partnership with Q-railing.   The Pyroguard Balustrades Evo range has been introduced to meet the growing demand for cost-effective, environmentally responsible glazed balustrade products without compromising performance or aesthetic appeal.  Suitable for new commercial installations or retrofit projects, the range of

Rinnai UK is introducing the Rinnai Applied division at the Elemental Show, held at ExCel London on 19-20 November 2025. Rinnai Applied is dedicated to the design, supply and integration of larger HVAC units and systems that meet the specific heating, cooling, and hot water demands of bigger commercial and industrial premises. The Rinnai Applied stand will be dedicated to displaying the benefits of design for system congruity and modelling of overall performance from a capita

Altecnic, part of the Caleffi Group, has been recertified to ISO 27001:2022, the most up-to-date, internationally recognised standard for information security management by BSI. This achievement follows a rigorous assessment process and demonstrates Altecnic’s ongoing commitment to protecting the data of its customers, suppliers, and employees. Matthew Lee, IT and Cyber Lead at Altecnic, said: “Achieving ISO 27001:2022 demonstrates to our customers and suppliers that they c

CARLISLE, the waterproofing and building envelope specialist, has extended the company’s market-leading ARBOSHIELD Pro fire-rated façade systems range with the launch of two new pasted fire-resistant membrane systems. The new products mean that specifiers can now choose both the fire-rating and installation method best-suited to their project from CARLISLE’s independently tested EN 13501-1 certified range. The launch of the ARBOSHIELD Pro Class A2 Pasted Façade System...

Buildings C1 and D1 of the new Greenwich Design District have been announced as winners of the RIBA London Awards 2025 – and Schöck, the leading international supplier of structural thermal breaks, has been instrumental in minimising any risk of themal bridging. Greenwich Design District, at the heart of the Greenwich Peninsula, is made up of 16 buildings. Schöck has provided a variety of product solutions that minimise any risk of themal bridging on five of the 16 buildi