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School toilet guidelines updated – new summary document published

Guidelines on school toilet provision have been updated for new build and refurbishment/conversion projects. Closomat, Britain’s leading provider of accessible toilets in and out of the home, has addressed changes to Department for Education/ Education Funding Agency guidelines and the latest British Standard, in one, easy reference document. The white paper- Considerations & Specification of […]

Safeguard augments Stormdry with masonry protection stable

Safeguard Europe – the UK’s leading specialist in damp- and waterproofing, and masonry repair solutions – has augmented its market-leading Stormdry Masonry Protection Cream by introducing three additional, aligned products that deliver solutions from anti-graffiti coating to crack bridging and mortar repair. The new range now comprises Stormdry Masonry Protection Cream, Stormdry XR Mortar, Stormdry […]

SpecMaster solves thorny problem at Gorse Hill School

Gorse Hill School in Swindon, a shortlisted project in this year’s NFRC UK Roofing Awards, has been restored to its Victorian splendour thanks to contractor, Davis Roofing, who used Redland tiles and Dry-Fix systems specified under the Redland SpecMaster service. Not only was Redland involved in renewing the extremely complex roofs of school buildings dating […]

Marley Alutec launches Elite new roof outlet range

Marley Alutec, the UK’s leading aluminium rainwater system manufacturer, has launched Elite, an innovative multi-purpose flat roof and balcony drainage system that is compatible with all waterproofing membranes and roof build-ups. The launch is supported by the introduction of a unique online roof drainage design tool. The Elite outlets have been engineered to deliver an […]

Kingspan installed on pioneering manufacturing building

The University of Nottingham is developing the manufacturing solutions of tomorrow at its new, RIBA award winning research facility featuring pipe and duct insulation from Kingspan Industrial Insulation. The Advanced Manufacturing Building has been designed by Bond Bryan and acts as a stylish gateway to the university’s Jubilee Campus. Inside, there are a range of […]

Partnership delivers sustainable, viable multi-site solution

BAM Construction is progressing with a £67m framework to build a batch of secondary schools in the North-East, won in part through its collaboration with Gilberts Blackpool. The four schools will all be ventilated using Gilberts’ innovative MFS unit, which pioneered the concept of hybrid ventilation in multi-occupancy rooms such as classrooms- a concept recognised […]

REHAU Smart Plumbing Manifold shortlisted in H&V Awards

The finalists for this year’s H&V News Awards have been announced and REHAU’s Smart Plumbing Manifold has been shortlisted in the Domestic HVAC Product of the Year – Components & Peripherals category. The H&V News Awards celebrate and reward excellence to the most forward-thinking businesses and products and highest achievements across the building services industry […]

Kingspan TEK adds excitement to school dinners

Pupils at Filton Avenue Primary School are enjoying the benefits of offsite construction in their warm, vibrant new dining hall, erected in a matter of weeks using the Kingspan TEK Building System. Recent increases in the school’s intake meant that the existing lunch facilities, located away from the main buildings, needed to be upgraded. Studio […]