Entries by Building Specifier

England’s green and pleasant pound

England’s green and pleasant pound The Green Investment Bank celebrated its second anniversary last Friday, and made the announcement that they have received over £5bn in funding since it began in 2012. They are the first bank of their kind ever, brought into fruition by their only shareholder – the UK government, with an initial […]

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Home or Away? Homebuyers increasingly look overseas

Home or Away? Homebuyers increasingly look overseas The mortgage market review in the UK has displayed how it is getting increasingly harder to obtain a mortgage in Britain. It seems that many investors are now turning their gaze a little further afield in order to get a little more bang for their buck.    Research […]

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Skanska school a wizard idea

Skanska school a wizard idea In the wake of the 15 year anniversary of the Harry Potter franchise, it appears another school could potentially become world renowned for excelling within its own niche field of expertise; only this building won’t be overseen by the ministry of magic – but the ministry of Defence.   Work […]

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Are there really fewer injuries in construction?

Are there really fewer injuries in construction? The construction industry has received some great news recently, with latest statistics showing record growth in certain areas of the sector, coupled with surveys reporting high levels of job satisfaction. However, construction is still considered to be one of Britain’s most dangerous areas to work in. Buildingspecifier take […]

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Low odour with no compromises

Low odour with no compromises Decothane Ultra sets new standard for the roofing industry The next generation of liquid applied roof membranes has been launched by Sika Liquid Plastics. Decothane Ultra is a low odour non-disruptive roofing solution that achieves more than 80 percent reduction in odour strength five minutes after application and greater than […]

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Hat-trick of Encon companies notch up a brace of certifications

Hat-trick of Encon companies notch up a brace of certifications Three members of the Encon Group have gained two internationally recognised certifications. Pictured from left: Will Barker and Richard Prince The Encon Group has achieved a brace of performance standards. Specialist distributors Encon Insulation and Nevill Long and passive fire-protection manufacturer PFC Corofil have gained […]

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Jutland Slates installed on Somerset homes

Jutland Slates installed on Somerset homes Jutland fibre cement slates from Cembrit have been installed on a development of innovative ‘heritage-styled’ new homes in Somerset. Built by Redrow Homes, the development is located on the outskirts of Wellington in the County, and the Jutlands have been installed on 33 of the 112 new build homes […]

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Gebrik System Awarded BBA Certificate

Gebrik System Awarded BBA Certificate Aquarian Cladding Systems Ltd announced today that the wide range of applications of its Gebrik Insulating Brick Cladding System has been recognised by the British Board of Agrément (BBA) with the inclusion of an additional product sheet within its existing BBA certificate 07/4403. The new product sheet covers the use […]

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Aico – making sheltered housing safer

Aico – making sheltered housing safer Aico, UK’s market leader in domestic mains powered Fire and Carbon Monoxide (CO) detection, has developed an innovative product to solve a safety issue facing people in sheltered housing and other vulnerable people that use Telecare/Warden Call Systems. Telecare/Warden Call Systems are commonplace in dwellings for vulnerable people and […]

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