Citideck solution for library street housing development

The Library Street housing development in South East London was designed to provide high specification living and outdoor space, but as affordable housing. The build, which was constrained by the budget requirements regulating affordable housing, set out “to remove the... View Article

Black Watch Museum extension to castle – Perth

The A. Proctor Group’s Roofshield breather membrane has been specified and supplied to the Black Watch Museum at Balhousie Castle in Perth which recently underwent a £3m revamp and re-opened on the 25th June. Roofshield is recognised by NHBC as... View Article

Firm has designs on new kitchen projects

Project:ff&e, the specialist provider of furniture, fittings and equipment, has been appointed to a trio of new projects and won a FIRA (Furniture Industry Research Association) Innovation award as a result. The Halifax-based company has been chosen to use its... View Article

Senior’s CPD success

Recently launched in January, Senior Architectural Systems CPD, ‘Designing Sustainable Fenestration Systems’, a RIBA approved CPD, has proven to be very popular with specifiers. One CPD event alone attracted more that 50 specifiers emphasising the importance designing sustainability into all... View Article

SR Timber urges caution with 100% safety claims for battens

100% safety claims for roofing battens are lulling roofers into a false sense of security, warns SR Timber, one of the leading distributors of specialist roofing battens and the renowned ‘Premium Gold’ battens. As the industry has rightfully and successfully... View Article

Rada top of the class with Cambridge University appointment

Rada, the experts in commercial showering and washroom controls, has supplied its market-leading products for the refurbishment of six Cambridge University colleges. Students, fellows and faculty at the sites, which include the world renowned King’s and Jesus Colleges – will... View Article

ISO-Chemie tape seals it at new Bath Technology College

ISO-Chemie’s high performance expanding foam sealing tape has been specified for an innovative low carbon technology college in Bath. The ISO-Bloco One tape has been specified to provide a high performance airtight, acoustic and thermal interior and exterior seal between... View Article

Equitone adds ‘sense of innovation’ to design centre

Equitone natura has created a striking and visionary aesthetic on the new £9.9m Northern Design Centre at Gateshead Quayside. Equitone is the new international brand for Marley Eternit’s architectural facade materials and brings together the ranges natura, tectiva, pictura and... View Article

Ancon updates technical literature with CE mark

Stainless steel fixings specialist, Ancon Building Products, has updated its technical literature to highlight the products that now carry CE Marking under the Construction Products Regulation. The new Ancon publications, which can now be downloaded from www.ancon.co.uk, or are available... View Article