Entries by Lyn

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS

BRETT MARTIN ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS The UK’s leading supplier of rooflight systems Brett Martin Daylight Systems (BMDS) is delighted to announce Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for two of its site assembled and one of its factory assembled rooflights. In order to support customers with Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its most popular products, Brett […]

£9.4M OF NEW ORDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION FITOUT SERVICES

William Tonkinson, Managing Director of Deanestor RECORD QUARTER FOR DEANESTOR WITH £9.4M OF NEW ORDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION FITOUT SERVICES Deanestor, one of the UK’s leading furniture and fitout specialists to the construction sector, has been awarded £9.4m of new orders in the last three months – a record quarter for order intake.  The new orders […]

Timber shortage: an overview

The timber supply chain in took a massive hit in 2020, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and a continuously shifting market. Unfortunately, shortages seem set to continue into 2021, exacerbated by high levels of demand for timber and wood products globally. Building Specifier Editor Joe Bradbury investigates: Short term In the early days of the […]

IWS ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF THE RACK GROUP

IWS Group, The Industrial Workspace Specialists, has acquired The Rack Group, a leading provider of pallet racking safety, inspection, repair and maintenance solutions. The move will see The Rack Group become part of a growing family of specialist, market-leading businesses that currently includes impact protection solutions provider, Brandsafe, and visual communication solutions supplier, Beaverswood. IWS […]

WHAT DO PART L AND SAP10 MEAN FOR THERMAL BRIDGING?

By Ellen Huelin, Associate Director at Whitecode   Creating more thermally efficient building envelopes is key to achieving energy efficiency and better performing buildings. Thermal bridging is a key focus point of the update to Part L of the Building Regulations; itself a stepping stone to the Future Homes Standard which aims to have new […]

Third time lucky, hopefully

In a long-running saga of development proposals for a flattened Wigan industrial estate, dating back to 2014, proposal three promises 100% affordable housing. All 155 homes planned for a former industrial estate near Wigan would be affordable, according to the latest proposals in a long-running saga. The plans for affordable housing on part of the […]

Irish ‘Hard Hat’s’ poached by the UK

Fears are growing in the Irish construction sector that the flow of builders across the sea to the UK will become a permanent skills drain and will damage the industry long after it is permitted to reopen fully according to a number of sources in the sector. Many commercial and industrial construction sites remain closed, even […]

ARISTON STRENGTHENS ITS ONE SERIES RANGE OF BOILERS

Ariston has added the highly efficient Clas ONE R to its ONE Series range of condensing gas boilers. Replacing the Clas HE R, the new regular boiler is quiet and compact, as well as a great retrofit product for use in an open vented system. It has an impressive, modern design, complete with a large […]

THE ULTIMATE DESIGN FREEDOM

CUSTOMISED FLOORS AND WALLS FROM ALTRO: Innovative new Altro Custom floors and walls allow you to create unique spaces exactly as you want them – delivering total creative freedom with the quality you expect from Altro. Upload your own designs online via Altro’s step-by-step Custom service or choose from a collection of images and patterns […]

HeartFelt® Origami offers exceptional acoustic and aesthetic results

With the introduction of HeartFelt® Origami, architects and interior designers can add a highly exclusive ceiling finish to their buildings. This new Hunter Douglas Architectural felt ceiling system not only has a unique aesthetic appearance, it also provides high acoustic performance. The combination of material – felt, in five shades of grey, and shape – […]