New Sarnafil Plus CPD for ever changing industry

Sika Sarnafil has launched a new and improved ‘Successful Roof Refurbishment’ Continual Professional Development (CPD) seminar, aimed at those looking to specify high performance products for roof renovations. Created by the experts at Sarnafil Plus, the company’s specialist refurbishment offer,... View Article

Norbord is at the heart of the business with Spark: York

Recycled shipping containers in York are being converted into a community space to offer affordable spaces to start-up businesses. Providing an area where locals have an opportunity to enjoy the city, Spark: York has turned to Norbord to help create... View Article

Stylish & efficient electric heating from EHC

With architects designing new homes to ever increasing insulation and heat retention levels and prospective homeowners demanding a modern designer look to their new homes, Electric heating and hot water innovation specialists, The Electric Heating Company (EHC), have introduced the... View Article
As part of the ongoing regeneration of Slough town centre, Barnshaws Section Benders has provided curved steel to support The Curve, the new cultural and learning centre: a project delivered by Slough Urban Renewal on behalf of Slough Borough Council. The steel forms part of the building’s façade, which delivers a truly modern aesthetic, intended to uplift the local area. As a result, the building has been awarded ‘Development of the Year 2017’ at the Thames Valley Property Awards.

Barnshaws put The Curve in Slough

As part of the ongoing regeneration of Slough town centre, Barnshaws Section Benders has provided curved steel to support The Curve, the new cultural and learning centre: a project delivered by Slough Urban Renewal on behalf of Slough Borough Council.... View Article

Out of sight, but not out of mind

Architects are often confronted with the seemingly impossible problem of ensuring indoor air quality meets acceptable standards, but without using ventilation equipment that spoils the building’s interior design. Dan Jones of Air Diffusion believes he has the answer. One of... View Article

Senior gets technical with college contracts

With an already impressive portfolio of projects in the education sector, leading fenestration manufacturer Senior Architectural Systems has seen a significant increase in specification of its SF52 aluminium curtain walling system for use on several University Technical Colleges (UTC) projects... View Article

Profile of Illumination

The latest innovation from Schlüter-Systems, Schlüter®-LIPROTEC, adds a fourth dimension to architecture and plays an essential role when it comes to inspired design. Schlüter®-LIPROTEC is an intelligent lighting concept that combines lighting and profiles within the tile and stone covering.... View Article

MegaPro software from Wallbarn

MegaPro is an estimating software which allows us to accurately calculate the correct quantity and size of pedestals required for your paving or decking project. It produces a schedule for us to generate a quotation from, and a visual plan... View Article

Lifts for housing developments

A helpful guide on the lifts in housing developments, from fire fighting lifts to refurbishing existing lifts in a block of flats, the choices are endless, so read on to find out what the options are… Tower block lifts –... View Article

Powdertech Corby celebrates the beauty of metal

Over recent years Powdertech Corby has developed unique ranges of powder coating materials that follow trends in style and developments in technology. Two of the company’s ‘Collections’ range make a point of using powder coatings to reflect the natural aesthetic... View Article

Knauf AMF provide world class acoustic design

The R&A worldwide golf governing body based at St Andrews, has a purpose-built equipment testing centre, Allan Robertson House. The building accommodates the R&A’s Equipment Standards Department and offers world class testing and research facilities. The new building utilises the... View Article

The sound of silence

Research has shown that nuisance noise is one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time. Here, Anthony Barnett, Technical Marketing Manager at Armacell, looks at how development of specialist foams and a better understanding of where noise is generated... View Article

Senior’s successful delivery of new distribution centre

The flagship distribution centre for Trilanco, one of the UK’s leading agricultural, equine and pet product wholesalers, has benefited from an attractive fenestration package from Senior Architectural Systems. A key feature of the new building is the glazed atrium that... View Article