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Fastflow Group has restructured its business in a move designed to ensure the company is ‘fit for the future’ and able to adapt to the changing marketplace. It will also cease using the Fastflow Group name and instead be known... View Article

Building owners and landlords are being encouraged to make their properties safer and more secure in advance of changes to fire safety legislation. Proposals in the draft Fire Safety Bill seek to amend the Fire Safety Order 2005 to clarify... View Article

As part of their ongoing support to Willowdene Rehabilitation, Aico have facilitated the redecoration of the reception area of the facility and the production of a corporate brochure. Through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, ‘Aico in the Community’, Aico... View Article

Highly visible, surface-mounted, overhead door closers are not only unappealing to the eye but can also be susceptible to damage through vandalism or tampering, incurring maintenance and repair costs and threatening the reliability of the fire door to which they... View Article

Max Halliwell and George Clarke discuss affordable warmth for UK social housing in the latest podcast episode. Listen to our latest podcast episodes on Social housing with Max Halliwell. Episodes include discussions with Ecodan Ambassador George Clarke and Rob Hicks... View Article

Alliot Technologies specialise in the design, development and support of IoT solutions including Legionella monitoring. Utilising IoT in Legionella Compliance enables you to: Monitor water temperatures Be alerted to any temperatures outside of the required safety levels Run water to... View Article

Fire doors which are fit for purpose can mean the difference between life and death in a fire, and even more so in residential properties where we sleep and spend most of our time. Kevin Underwood, Technical Director of the... View Article

With temperatures in the UK cooling, Vent-Axia, the ventilation industry leader, is urging social housing providers to take steps now to tackle condensation and mould. Condensation and mould can have detrimental effects on both housing stock and residents’ health. To... View Article

According to the Regulator of Social Housing’s recent quarterly survey, social housing providers’ spending on repair and maintenance was just over half that during the same period in 2019, mainly due to lockdown. Many landlords have been trying to catch... View Article

The trade association Interpave has published a new edition of ‘Understanding Permeable Paving and SuDS’, an essential introductory guide to all aspects of concrete block permeable paving for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) – and much more. This comprehensive guide explores... View Article

The vital role that fire doors play in protecting the occupants of a property has never been more compelling as it has been in the past few years. Nationwide Windows & Doors has devoted time, clever product design and testing... View Article

Technology has changed our lives in so many ways – from how we shop and stay in touch, to how we watch TV and even track and trace our movements. It has become second nature to expect the speed and... View Article

Automating swing doors provides a safe, secure and convenient option for users providing access for those less able. FAAC UK are pleased to announce the FAAC A951 DDA Automatic Toilet Door System which now comes as standard with Contactless Activation... View Article

Protecting and maintaining good hygiene, particularly in student accommodation, housing association properties, care homes and other buildings where large numbers of people come together, can be a major challenge. Through careful planning and implementation, steps can be taken to ensure... View Article

UK Boxings’ pipe & fire sprinkler boxing and boiler casings have been used for more than 20 years by social housing contractors, local authorities and housing associations across the UK, to conceal all types of plumbing services including fire sprinkler... View Article

Norbord’s new fully interactive engineered wood panels product guide is proving to be an invaluable online resource for housebuilders, specifiers and architects. A simple click on the tabs at the side of the guide opens up the chosen product, application... View Article

Fastflow Group has made it into the Sunday Times PwC Top Track 250 for the first time, ranked 177th. Published on 27th September 2020, the Sunday Times PwC Top Track 250 league table ranks Britain’s leading mid-market private companies with... View Article