When it was decided the world-famous Old Course Hotel in St. Andrews would have a multi-million pound facelift, only an exceptional product would be up to the job. Designed by Edinburgh based architects Sedley Place, the £8million 2,300sq m extension was completed in January 2018. For a hotel recently voted
Builders’ merchant, Jewson, has awarded five Trade Heroes and 32 regional projects from across Britain a share of a £250,000 prize fund as part of its Building Better Communities competition. The top winner of this year’s Trade Hero category, Stephen Keenan, from Halifax, has been given £50,000 worth of building
Knauf’s Technical Services Team played a critical role during the construction of the first phase of a brand new mixed-use residential and retail development in Salford. BCEGI Construction’s £700m Middlewood Locks development is one of the most sought-after sites in Salford, centred around the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal and
Knauf has launched a new range of Premium powdered joint fillers and finishes after extensive research with contractors to develop a product range that would both improve workability and address problems such as premature setting in the bucket. Knauf Joint Filler Premium is designed to be used for bedding tapes
Saint-Gobain Weber, the recognised manufacturer of innovative high performance products, systems and technologies for the construction industry, has launched weberend LAC rapid, a super-fast drying version of the established and successful weberend LAC. This basecoat render with meshcloth reinforcement, plays an essential role in a number of Weber insulation systems
Jewson has revealed details of its fourth Building Better Communities competition, which gives plasterers the chance to apply for a share of a £250,000 prize fund. Whether it’s a community project close to their heart or a deserving colleague who needs a helping hand, plasterers can put forward their good
webertherm XM, the lightweight External Wall Insulation (EWI) system by Saint-Gobain Weber, has been specified for a new-build development in the heart of Dublin. Providing accommodation for 471 students, the Binary Hub, Dublin’s largest Purpose Built Student Accommodation, will ease pressure on the city’s student housing shortage. The Binary Hub
Knauf Airless plaster has been a hot topic on the PLasterers forum for a while now, and after some members expressed an interest in learning more about this Knauf spray finish plaster, I decided to go ahead and organise a day at Knauf Immingham. For me Immingham is a long,
Architects designing a large-scale Retirement Living Plus development in Poole have employed a range of exterior systems from Knauf – one of the world’s leading manufacturers of lightweight building products and systems – due to their high quality, and the technical expertise provided by the Knauf Technical Services Team.
Safeguard Europe – the UK’s leading specialist in damp-proofing and waterproofing technology – has revised its CPD seminar programme on the two major, and commonly confused, causes of damp to simultaneously provide either broad or in-depth briefings on this troublesome property defect. When tackling any kind of damp, the single most
Last year there was a topic on the Plasterers Forum called “Everyone should wear safety glasses” In this thread Sa88m from SC Spray Renders was asking why plasterers and renderers are not wearing safety glasses and that it really is a good idea as he lost his sight in 2007
Saint-Gobain Weber, the leading manufacturer of innovative high performance products, systems and technologies for the construction industry, is pleased to introduce their new CPD: ‘Introduction into Flowing Floor Screeds’. In the industrial environment speed, strength and durability are key to a successful floor installation. Weber’s technically superior range of industrial floor screeds
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