Distinguished but draughty, a handsome Victorian villa in Leicester has been brought up to modern standards of thermal performance in an award-winning refurbishment project using the innovative Warm Wall external wall insulation system developed by Knauf – one of the UK’s leading manufacturer of lightweight building materials and systems. The project has already led to main contractor … [Read more...]
The Worshipful Company Of Plaisterers
What is The Worshipful Company Of Plaisterers? The Worshipful Company Of Plaisterers was formed originally as a trade guild of the City of London to try and regulate the quality of plastering within the city, and it was also there to try and safeguard the welfare and interests of plasterers. In modern times, The Worshipful Company Of Plaisterers still do charitable activities and support the … [Read more...]
Eurocell Modus Maxes UK’s Top Energy Ratings
Modus is one of two leading systems from Eurocell to achieve the BRFC’s most recent and stringent Window Energy Rating (WER) of A++. This landmark award is further recognition of Modus’s market-leading energy efficiency characteristics. The company’s Eurologik system has also been similarly recognized. Modus designs with the new A++ rating include casement, reversible and tilt and turn; together … [Read more...]
TV Architect, George Clarke, Puts British Gypsum Lifestyle Wall Through its Paces
As part of its investment to bring the innovative Lifestyle Wall solution to market, British Gypsum has teamed up with renowned architect George Clarke. The partnership with George Clarke has included a tour of the Sherburn-in-Elmet plant to meet the team behind the solution and see what it takes to manufacture Lifestyle Wall. He also attended a blogger event at the Good Housekeeping … [Read more...]
Saint-Gobain Weber Supports Diy Sos The Big Build Veteran’s Special
Leca® Insufill, the innovative lightweight aggregate and weber.floor 4310 high performance, self-levelling floor screed, has been donated by Saint-Gobain Weber for BBC1’s DIY SOS The Big Build Veterans Special. This ambitious project saw eight empty and derelict Victorian properties on Canada Street, in the Newton Heath district of Manchester, transformed into liveable homes for ex-service … [Read more...]
Eurocell Helps Transform Market Into Nottingham’s Creative Quarter
Technical support from Eurocell has contributed to the £3.85 million redevelopment of Sneinton Market that planners believe will transform it into the Nottingham’s own Covent Garden. Since it bought the Sneinton Market site in November 2013, Nottingham City Council has been working to improve this important part of the city’s heritage and move forward its plans to reinvigorate the site as a focal … [Read more...]
Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Is In Tatters
The management of the leading construction skills card scheme is in crisis after revelations of card fraud. This news has left safety managers questioning the credibility of the entire Construction Skills Certification Scheme, a.k.a. CSCS and this has put the whole scheme in tatters. There have been masses of problems with forged CSCS cards, but a lot of these have been addressed in recent … [Read more...]
Jewson Launches Its First Ever UK-wide Event For The Construction Industry
Jewson is launching its first ever UK-wide event for construction professionals, showcasing the latest developments in products and techniques across the industry. 140 leading construction brands will be exhibiting at the free to attend event, which will take place on December 16th 2015 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Jewson will be offering exclusive product deals for … [Read more...]
The NELA PlasticFlex Trowel Review
I have been behind plastic trowels from the year dot, and you can read about all my experiences with them on here and also on The Plasterers Forum. I have always liked how plastic trowels finish multi finish and how easy it was on your joints as you don't need to apply the pressure like you would with your standard trowel. I arrived with the hope of just going in and skimming the ceiling and … [Read more...]
Knauf Know-how Accelerates Primary School Construction
Innovative fixing systems combined with top class design and technical support from Knauf – the UK’s leading manufacturer of lightweight building materials and systems – has accelerated and simplified the construction of Hampshire’s first ‘all-through’ school. The drylining sub-contractor, MTEC Walling, believes that using Knauf’s simple but ingenious Linear fixing system to install Cleaneo … [Read more...]
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