Entries by Lyn

£6.9b Loan for “Zero Bills” Development

    Octopus Real Estate completes £6.9m loan to leading sustainable housebuilder Verto for ‘Zero Bills’ development Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Investments and a leading UK specialist real estate investor and lender, has provided a £6.9m loan facility to the sustainable housebuilder Verto, creator of the internationally acclaimed Zero Carbon Smart Home™.   […]

VISIT Saniflo at the Installer Show 2025

  SFA Saniflo has gone bigger and bolder again this year at the Installer Show. Stand 4F22 will once again showcase the company’s range of pumps and macerators on one side, with the Kinedo range of shower products on the other. A huge range of products will be on display, including some stunning new additions […]

Prefabs for Canada, Visionary – and Laden with Risks

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with Oliver David Krieg during a visit to Intelligent City in Delta, B.C Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged billions of dollars in financing for makers of prefabricated homes to help end the country’s housing shortage. Experts say the plan is visionary – and laden with risks. Mr. Carney has […]

Japan’s Housing Growth

Japan’s construction market is set to grow 4.4% annually, reaching JPY 32.44 trillion in 2025, and forecasted to hit JPY 38.75 trillion by 2029. With a focus on residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial sectors, the market offers significant opportunities in green, smart, and modular construction. Economic indicators and consumer trends, such as demand for energy-efficient, […]

Spring Surge for Housing

Construction sees spring surge as housing powers ahead Glenigan, the construction industry’s leading insight experts, has released the May 2025 edition of its Construction Index. The Index focuses on the three months to the end of April 2025, covering all underlying projects, with a total value of £100m or less (unless otherwise indicated), with all […]

EJOT’s crack-preventing reveal beads help optimise EWI performance

EJOT’s range of innovative PVC profiles can play a key role in minimising the risk of cracks developing around window and door frames in rendered external wall insulation (EWI) systems, thus reducing one of the most commonly reported issues by property owners and tenants. The fastening systems specialist has developed an extensive range of profiles […]

Arqlite Smart Gravel

Turning unrecyclable plastic to highly efficient materials for the built environment Arqlite provides a solution to the up-to-now unrecyclable plastics currently sent to landfills, incinerated or dumped, contaminating our land, rivers, and oceans. Arqlite proprietary technology is unique as it offers a sustainable alternative to waste generators, both private companies and municipalities, at a cost […]

UK’s Biggest Science Project to Commence 2025

Prominent construction firm appointed to lead UK’s biggest science project of early 2025 A prominent construction firm established more than 100 years ago has been appointed to deliver the biggest UK science project to start in the first half of 2025. Bowmer + Kirkland has been named main contractor on Fabrica, a major development from […]