Entries by Building Specifier

Multikwik bathroom drainage covers all the bases

Multikwik bathroom drainage covers all the bases Multikwik now offers a complete range of shower and wet room drainage solutions – from feature-packed shower gullies, continuous channel drainage to sophisticated linear drainage. All products in the range combine modern design and easy installation features that will make it the logical choice for specifiers and installers […]

John Tate joins the experienced team at Fernox

John Tate joins the experienced team at Fernox Fernox, the UK’s leading chemical water treatment manufacturer, has appointed John Tate as Technical Project Engineer. An experienced mechanical engineer and designer, John will now have a central role in the company’s comprehensive product development programme. With a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southbank University, John began […]

Pipe sealing plugs and stoppers

Pipe sealing plugs and stoppers The Pipestoppers® Division of Huntingdon Fusion Techniques has released a set of literature, describing their enlarged range of pipe sealing plugs and stoppers. These accessories can be used for low pressure water or air testing of pipe systems in the water, gas, oil, and other fluid industry pipe work, as […]

Slashing red tape could save millions

Slashing red tape could save millions Measures will save housebuilders and councils £114 million per year by cutting red tape and ensuring homes are built to demanding standards. The government has recently published a package of measures to save housebuilders and councils £114 million per year by cutting red tape while ensuring homes are still […]

High end hotel choose Kemmlit Cubicles for staff rooms

High end hotel choose Kemmlit Cubicles for staff rooms Sea Containers House on the banks of the River Thames in London was originally built as a hotel in the 1970’s but became an office building in the mid-1980s. Following an extensive external and internal refurbishment which began in 2012, carried out by specialists Chorus, part […]

Timber Expo 2014 – Less Than Two Weeks to Go!

Timber Expo 2014 – Less Than Two Weeks to Go! On the 07 & 08 October 2014 at the NEC, Birmingham, the UK’s leading timber event will be in full swing. Timber Expo promises two days brimming with the latest products, innovations and developments across the sector – not just from the UK but from […]

A complete range simplified

A complete range simplified Marflow Hydronics is dedicated to providing customers with a complete range of valves and associated products. To make life easier for customers to access the solutions on offer, the company has now categorised its product range. Marflow Hydronics found that customers were not always aware of the full range on offer […]

Kingspan Klargester’s Guide to Sewage Treatment Systems awarded CPD status by CIBSE

Kingspan Klargester’s Guide to Sewage Treatment Systems awarded CPD status by CIBSE Building engineers, architects and specifiers needing to understand the myriad of legislation and regulation surrounding the sizing and specifying of private drainage will now benefit from clear, professional guidance issued by the world’s leading experts. Kingspan Klargester, the UK’s foremost manufacturer of off-mains […]

HOPPE locksets end CE Marking confusion

HOPPE locksets end CE Marking confusion From the July 2013, it became mandatory to CE Mark all hardware for fire and escape doors – where that hardware falls within the scope of a harmonised standard. And while the CE Marking message seems to be permeating into the marketplace, the role of products which do not […]

New student accommodation block gets top marks with Cembrit

New student accommodation block gets top marks with Cembrit Cembrit PB and Cempanel building boards have been chosen as part of the construction of the façade of a brand new student accommodation block at the De Montfort University in Leicester. The Abode development on Newarke Street consists of sixty one student flats, located a short […]