Keyfab: A one-stop shop for steel fabrication
Keystone Lintels is delighted to launch Keyfab, a new cutting-edge structural steel design and fabrication service that will bring the...
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MAY 2024
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Cutting insulation requirement for heat pumps ‘shortsighted’
External wall insulation specialist Alsecco has labelled Government plans to reduce insulation standards to boost uptake of heat pumps as...
Britain’s housing stock offers worst value for money of any advanced economy
The UK is one of many countries that considers itself to be in the midst of a housing crisis. But a comparison of housing costs,...
CMA finds fundamental concerns in housebuilding market
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final report on the housebuilding market in Great Britain – finding that...
Aggregate Industries creates ‘The Building Blocks to Future Homes’ white paper
Aggregate Industries has created a recent housebuilder white paper entitled ‘The Building Blocks to Future Homes’. This report focuses on...
The Residence Collection comments on the Government plan to review historic properties energy efficiency barriers
At the beginning of 2024, the Government announced an energy efficiency drive for heritage homes in the UK. This drive is set to review...
The Residence Collection windows installed in £7 million Cotswold housing development
Premium window and door designer, The Residence Collection, has been part of a housing development in the Cotswolds with the installation...
Selling the savings
With the latest Ofgem price cap increase coming into force, the importance of energy efficiency and sustainability has never been...
A Grand Design for Kestrel Aluminium Systems
Tucked away on the outskirts of Brigg, Lincolnshire is Scawby Brook, a carbon neutral, sustainable house created to blend into the...
Construction output to fall 2.1% during 2024
Construction output is forecast to fall by 2.1% this year due to falls in private housing newbuild and repair, maintenance and...
Helping you achieve the Future Homes and Buildings Standard
With the introduction of the Future Buildings Standard policy and changes to Parts L and F of UK Building Regulations, air source heat...
A perfect finish with MetSkin
Vivalda has launched MetSkin, a new aluminium cladding system for residential high rise or municipal projects. Specify & Build visited...
Knightsbridge’s bumper book reveals over 400 new products
Knightsbridge, one of the UK’s leading brands of wiring devices, accessories and lighting, has just published its 2024 catalogue,...
Barratt Developments to buy Redrow plc
Barratt Developments has announced plans to merge with Redrow plc in a £2.5bn deal which will see the formation of a new business -...
Style, sustainability, and standards drive aluminium trend
As aluminium glazing systems continue to see an increase in popularity in both the residential and commercial sectors, Terry Ledwith,...
Offsite construction can help meet high demand for new buildings
A new report is encouraging specifiers to accelerate uptake of offsite construction techniques, particularly when it comes to building...
Gas appliances to be banned in Oxford from 2025
Oxford City Council has announced plans to ban the installation of gas hobs and boilers in all new homes starting in 2025, a decade...
Free guide helps building owners tackle damp and mould
A new Guide 'Mould and Damp Prevention in New and Existing Homes' has been launched by the Building Engineering Services Association...
Primed moisture-resistant MEDITE panel saves time and money on site
MEDITE SMARTPLY has launched MEDITE MR PLUS to the UK and Ireland. MEDITE MR PLUS is a premium, white-primed and moisture-resistant MDF...
Streamline staircase renovations with PaintReady collection
Richard Burbidge has launched a new PaintReady collection of stairparts that are supplied primed and ready to paint. The PaintReady...
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