White Paper: Enhancing Fire Safety in Social Housing

Fire safety remains a critical issue in the UK, with devastating incidents like the Lakanal House and Grenfell Tower tragedies highlighting the severe consequences of regulatory failures. Despite improvements over the decades, fire-related deaths persist, with the Home Office recording... View Article

Why Floor Coverings Matter

Agustina Memoli of Uplyfted discusses the importance of floor coverings in Social Housing and asks can a home be a decent one without floor coverings? Day in and day out we observe how floor coverings play a pivotal role in... View Article

Over 5,000 Raven homes now rated EPC ‘C’ or better

Raven Housing Trust is proud to announce a significant step forward in its  commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency, having successfully upgraded  more than 5,000 homes (88% of its total portfolio) to achieve an Energy Performance  Certificate (EPC) rating of... View Article

Stepping up to Support Older Residents

Peter Wingrave of AAT GB Ltd asks, is it time for a step change in the way we approach dealing with the crisis in our housing market? The biggest sector of growth is that of elderly tenants. Indeed, according to... View Article

Fire Door Safety Week

Helen Hewitt of the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) explores how legislation is driving forward fire safety standards and how Fire Door Safety Week remains crucial for raising awareness of fire doors and their life saving role This September Fire Door... View Article

Remediation Success

Luke Driscoll of Hyde Group explains how engaging residents from the outset of building safety remediation projects is the key success The landmark Building a Safer Future publication and subsequent legislation reinforced the importance of building owners’ obligations to provide... View Article

Affordable warmth

Ashley Cooper of WMS, explains how heating homes from the ground up delivers affordable warmth for today, tomorrow and the future Incorporating underfloor heating into a home’s fabric offers many benefits, from ease of installation to thermal comfort and low... View Article

Bradite One Can Aids Street Transformation

A quiet residential street in Portsmouth has received a makeover thanks to local volunteers supported by, amongst others, Bradite paints. Members of the local Goodgym – an organisation that combines keeping fit with practical help for the community – descended... View Article

Fantastic flawless flooring with CaberFloor

Floors can pose challenges for people at times! One of a building’s critical components, flooring, can be tricky. West Fraser’s CaberFloor range is designed to tackle all challenges effectively. Trusted by leading housebuilders and specifiers nationwide, CaberFloor products deliver high-quality... View Article

Introducing the new ROCKWOOL Technical Bulletin: Durability

ROCKWOOL stone wool has been rigorously tested to demonstrate its longevity, with the results demonstrating consistent performance across decades. Our new technical bulletin covers the durability of ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation, collating and contextualising the evidence for its long-lasting performance.... View Article