Affordable, sustainably heated homes coming to Dagenham

Be First, the successful regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, and developer Hollybrook Limited, are bringing 149 new, sustainably heated, homes to the borough as they start work on a £36.5m development on a former office block site, located... View Article

JACKON by BEWI showcases the future of building

Stand: F08 JACKON by BEWI will be at Futurebuild this year and will be promoting its ICF building systems. These are ready for the rigorous new u-value targets for new-builds, when these come into effect in 2025 as part of... View Article

BG’s SyncEV Chargers at Lace Fields

BG’s SyncEV Chargers have been installed at Lace Fields, one of the latest housing developments by William Davis Homes. Lace Fields when completed, will enjoy around 800-character homes nestled in the historic village of Ruddington, offering the best of both... View Article

Futurebuild 07-09 March 2023 at London’s ExCel

Get access to over 400 brands including start-ups with never seen before innovations, over 300 world-class speakers across 9 Knowledge Programme stages that have been curated by over 90 industry-leading partners and if that’s not enough, there’ll be many new... View Article

Concealed door closers assure fire safety

LISTEN HERE British designed and manufactured, Powermatic controlled, concealed door closers deliver a number of benefits over surface-mounted door closers. As a result, they are gaining increasing popularity in the social housing sector for use on fire doors in high-rise... View Article

New employability and skills lead for Orbit

Orbit has welcomed a new employability and skills lead as part of its strategy to improve the social, environmental and economic prospects of its customers. Cherise Palmer joins the leading housing provider and housebuilder from Birmingham South and City College... View Article

Make fire doors your priority

A recent survey into fire safety in the social housing sector reported that 95% of respondents named fire doors as the most important fire safety product and more than half cited broken fire doors as the main reason for properties... View Article

Pipe Dreams – Pendock boxing for social housing

The Pendock Profiles range of pipe boxing and casing solutions is one of the most comprehensive available for social housing projects. Each product is designed for a specific purpose, but they are also versatile enough to be used on a... View Article

Gove issues six-week ultimatum to remedy unsafe cladding

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given a six-week ultimatum to developers to sign a government contract to remedy residential towers with ‘unsafe’ cladding, or be banned from working in the sector.  Developers have received legally binding contracts from the Department... View Article