Entries by Lyn

Groundbreaking Pattern Book for Sustainable Housing in Wales

Next-generation pattern book will help deliver more sustainable and affordable homes across Wales Tai ar y Cyd, a collaboration of 23 Welsh social landlords, have produced a groundbreaking pattern book that will help make building homes in Wales more sustainable, energy efficient and cost effective. It includes layouts for 15 house types and 18 variants […]

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U.S.A.: Green Strategies for Healthier, More Sustainable Schools

Photo credit: Phoebe Beierle and Hannah Carter Green specifications workshop shares strategies for healthier, more sustainable schools   A Center for Green Schools workshop shared tips on prioritizing healthy, environmentally friendly construction products. The Center for Green Schools is dedicated to creating sustainable, healthy, resilient and equitable learning environments. Our mission came to life at […]

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‘Slow & Steady’ Growth Forecast for Construction

A leading advisor at a Cumbrian accountancy firm believes the construction sector is set for ‘slow and steady’ growth in 2025, despite a dip in activity at the end of 2024. Joe Sullivan, partner and construction specialist at MHA, made the comments following the release of December’s S&P Global Construction PMI (purchasing manager’s index). The […]

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Siderise completes journey to receiving CCPI mark on all core passive fire protection product ranges

  Siderise has successfully completed the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) assessment process for its RH Horizontal and RV Vertical Cavity Barrier for cladding applications, and CT Cavity Tray and EW Cavity Barrier and Firestop for masonry external wall systems. With approval already gained for its CW-FS Firestop range for curtain walling earlier in […]

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A £6,000 WOW for Charities from Ironmongery Direct

IRONMONGERYDIRECT RAISED OVER £6000 FOR CHARITIES IN 2024   As part of its ongoing commitment to give back to the community in which it works, staff at leading specialist supplier IronmongeryDirect have raised over £6000 in 2024, to support a number of local and national charities, including Basildon Mind and Macmillan Cancer Support.   Employees […]

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Grenfell: Expensive litigation not in council taxpayers’ interests

When the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze in 2017 led to revelations that high-rise public housing buildings across Britain were wrapped in flammable cladding, the government vowed the building contractors responsible would pay for their negligence. Seven years on, contractors who fitted cladding panels that didn’t meet fire-safety standards in place when installed have largely escaped […]

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Designed for the dramatic Outer Hebridean climate

Image credit: OLCO Studios A wooden home built by an Olympic medallist on Claddach Vallay, North Uist, has won the research and innovation category in the 2024 Wood Awards. The award judges described the home featured in a 2023 Channel 5 house-building programme as “perfectly designed for its dramatic Outer Hebridean climate.” The £1 million […]

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THE ‘MERRY GO ROUND’ OF POLICY CHANGES

Leading enterprise organisations are calling for a move away from ‘a merry go round’ of changes to policy and funding ‘ to consistent, professional business guidance provided UK-wide with local on-the-ground delivery. The National Enterprise Network, the country’s leading provider of community-based business support for micros and start-ups, is calling on the government to listen […]

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Double Area Sales Manager Appointments by Zoo Hardware

Tina and Dan Zoo Strengthens Commitment to South East with Double Area Sales Manager Appointments   Zoo Hardware, a leading hardware brand known for its innovative solutions and exceptional customer service, has announced the appointment of two new Area Sales Managers covering the South East. Daniel Haynes and Tina Salter will focus on strengthening and […]

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