Boost accessibility in your buildings

When looking for a new access control system, we understand that you need a system that works for a broad range of resident needs. But how can you ensure that building entry is easy and intuitive for tenants, while making... View Article

Ways to reduce material costs in construction

Building materials manufacturers are experiencing a serious shortage of raw materials, primarily wood, steel, and cement. A particularly hard hit in Europe has been influenced by the construction sector, which lacks lumber, ironwork, and tiles. Another source of problems for... View Article

Bond It App

Bond It yet again lead the way in providing users of their products with excellent reference tools. The new app, launched this month, provides quick and easy locating of technical data sheets, declarations of conformity, safety data sheets and application... View Article

Will you be attending?

There’s only one week to go until Housing 2021. Book your free visitor pass* today to enjoy content across 6 stages with over 350 speakers, plus access the whole supply chain in one room including all the main procurement frameworks,... View Article

Climate Control Baselayers – for the Summer and Autumn months

Snickers Workwear will give your workday working clothes a good foundation. Upgraded, Innovative and Sustainable – Snickers Workwear ‘Climate Control’ clothing delivers exceptional comfort and performance. There’s a range of garments that use socially and environmentally responsible fibre technology such... View Article

Maintaining the integrity of fire rated walls

The integrity of a ‘Fire wall’ constructed from drylining can be lost as soon as an electrical box or other partial penetration is installed. Knowing how to address this in the design stage or perhaps more importantly, during upgrades to... View Article

The return of UKCW

Demand for face-to-face events and networking is growing across the industry as the pandemic eases. In the light of this and Government publishing guidance on how major events can be held safely, the organisers of UKCW are bringing the show... View Article

A Covid-secure Housing returns

Housing 2021, the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference, returns to a Covid-secure Manchester Central from 7-9th September to tackle key issues including post-pandemic housing, and the climate crisis Housing 2021 is returning to Manchester Central in September after a... View Article

Supreme court rejects challenge to UC ‘two-child limit’

Fears over rising rent arrears and increased eviction levels have followed the country’s highest court rejecting a challenge to the Government’s “two-child limit” for welfare payments. Dating from April 2017, the rule restricts child tax credit and Universal Credit to... View Article

Half a million more of us are renting

The latest research by nationwide buy-to-let specialist, Sequre Property Investment, has revealed the areas which have seen the biggest swings toward renting when compared to homeownership in recent years. Sequre analysed data on dwellings across each area of England since... View Article