Mapei’s high-demand training dates revealed for 2020

Mapei has unveiled its extensive list of training dates for 2020, as part of plans to continually utilise its impressive training facility based in Halesowen, West Midlands. Following a successful first year of training courses at the facility situated at... View Article

Let the sunshine in but keep the heat out

Solar Control Glasses: From a luxurious item in the age of fossil fuel to a new benchmark in the era of climate change. The air at the earth’s surface has already warmed up considerably. In 2016, the mean global near-surface... View Article

Staying safe & secure

Secured by Design (SBD)’s Emma Snow explains the benefits of the police- backed product certification system, and gives some tips on how you can ensure your home is as secure as possible Secured by Design (SBD) is the national police... View Article

Windows into the future of tradition

Mike Bygrave from Roseview Windows discusses the resurgence of heritage windows, and how self-builders can now benefit from a greater choice than ever before when it comes to finding the right traditional look The window industry used to be about... View Article

Getting buyers fired up

Erica Malkin of the Stove Industry Alliance (SIA) looks at the key considerations for housebuilders, developers and specifiers when it comes to incorporating a wood burning stove into their project, with the aim of ‘separating fact from fiction.’ Wood burning... View Article

Estimated 7.75 million uninsulated dwellings with solid walls

The building insulation market grew by 3% in 2018. This could be attributed to positive growth in new housebuilding levels as progress towards government targets are made. Rapidly increasing levels of new housebuilding is seeing a demand for insulation products. Home extensions and a strong non-residential... View Article

British Property Federation reaction: Queen’s Speech December 2019

Commenting on today’s Queen’s Speech, Ian Fletcher, Director of Real Estate Policy at the British Property Federation, said: Renters’ Reform Bill “Build-to-rent providers already offer longer-term tenancies, but we agree with government that any proposals must be workable for landlords and... View Article

Planet-friendly paint performance

There’s a growing interest in environmentally friendly paints, but you don’t have to sacrifice performance or looks to achieve environmental benefits, as Earthborn Paints’ Colin Jones explains Conventional, acrylic-based paints contain two potentially harmful components: volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and... View Article

Brett Wharf plans approved

Proposals to develop 269 apartments for private rent on Gateshead Quayside have won unanimous approval from the borough’s planning committee High Street Residential – part of the High Street Group of Companies and the developer behind Hadrian’s Tower in Newcastle... View Article