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Gainsborough is back with new line-up of mixer showers • Six new mixer showers at a range of competitive price points to suit every budget • Choice of dual or single outlets and round or square shower heads to complement all bathroom interiors • Thermostatic temperature control enables safe showering for all the family • […]
Britain is being hammered by wind at the moment. Storm Franklin, which hit the UK on Monday, brought hurricane-force winds and flooding in the wake of the devastating Storm Eunice, causing travel mayhem and power outages over most of the country. During this windy period, Buildingspecifier.com Editor Joe Bradbury takes a look at the interaction […]
UK housebuilders could face paying the hefty extra sum of £3.2bn per year as new-build construction costs are set to skyrocket. The average cost of construction for a new-build property is set to rise almost £18,000 per unit, research from property debt adviser Sirius Property Finance has revealed. Construction costs across the industry could total […]
The Treasury’s continued penalising of British homeowners seeking to insulate their homes, reputedly among Europe’s leakiest, comes under fire again today from a trade body. Twenty per cent VAT charged on retrofitting domestic insulation must be slashed to zero, the same level charged on building new homes, the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) tells Sunak […]
A COUNCIL which saw unprecedented protests and a public backlash after approving a fracking proposal has overwhelmingly rejected calls to consider banning the controversial gas extraction process. A full meeting of North Yorkshire County Council saw a bid by the authority’s Liberal Democrat group to postpone adoption of its joint 2015-2030 Minerals and Waste Plan with City of […]
A local housing association has promised to build dozens of affordable homes despite “vigorous” opposition from locals. Rooftop Housing Group will build 45 new shared ownership houses with the company saying that many local families are being priced out of the housing market. Development director David Hannon explained that property prices have rocketed in the last […]
Housing secretary Michael Gove is proposing to block developers from winning further planning permissions if they don’t pay to fix unsafe cladding on existing schemes The proposed change in the law was included in a long list of measures outlined by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to force the industry to […]
common sense, calm and commitment Cp and hot water industry and this can be supported via gathered scientific data applied to finding solutions that allow for least harm and disruption to current standards of living and comfort. The manufacturing sector of the heating and hot water industry has a responsibility in playing a leading […]
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed an apparently dramatic improvement in the payment habits of main contractors. About half of large construction firms now claim to be paying their sub-contractors within 30 days or fewer, according to new data gathered by their trade body BuildUK. While some firms are paying in under 25 […]
The UK and Scottish Governments have agreed on a deal to establish two “green freeports” in Scotland. Freeports are special economic zones offering tax breaks and lower tariffs for businesses. The idea was brought forward by the UK Government to strengthen regional economies in England. The bidding process is expected to begin in the spring […]
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