Mapei takes the lead on sustainability for the built environment

Mapei, a leading manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and chemical products for building has reinforced its longstanding commitment to providing a sustainable built environment by becoming a member of the UK’s Green Building Council (UK-GBC). The UK-GBC campaigns for a sustainable built environment. Its members work together to develop consistency and... Click Here to Read More

Canopies UK unveils new free-standing range

Canopies UK has launched an innovative and unique range of free-standing, outdoor Cantiport canopies. Ideal for a variety of end uses, this stylish range is the latest addition to the ever-expanding portfolio of outdoor canopy solutions that the Lancashire-based company offers. The maintenance-free Cantiports are manufactured from highly durable aluminium and are... Click Here to Read More

Lakesmere: NEW THRU-WALL SYSTEM BREAKS THROUGH TO MARKET

Lakesmere and Hemsec Installations have joined forces to offer a unique new approach to the design, manufacture and installation of engineered structural insulated panels (SIPS) where the benefits of supply chain collaboration are built in. Up to five times faster than traditional construction methods, Thru-Wall offers a unique, modular, fast-track, lightweight, sustainable and cost-effective means of... Click Here to Read More

FOR BAR CODE READ HUNTER DOUGLAS

A contemporary bar code design on a suspended metal ceiling at the School of Architecture in Valencia Spain has been achieved by alternating a range of ceiling panels in varying widths and lengths. The project is the brainchild of Architect Ciro Vidal + Vicente Vidal, who achieved their ceiling design with the specification of Hunter Douglas’s Luxalon 80B, 130B and... Click Here to Read More

OUTSTANDING LESSON FOR SCHOOL ENERGY SAVING WITH DIMPLEX

An acclaimed Hertfordshire school, with the coveted ‘outstanding’ Ofsted status, is setting the standards in energy saving and is one of the first in the UK to install a high efficiency Dimplex air source heat pump. Sir John Lawes secondary school in Harpenden, as well as being a training school and specialist centre for science and media arts, also holds the Ofsted status of ‘Outstanding for Education for... Click Here to Read More

Balcony Systems adds double-sided self-cleaning coating to...

Glass balustrading specialist Balcony Systems, www.balconette.co.uk is the first to add a low-cost, self-cleaning glass coating option to its external and Juliette balconies in response to increasing demand for the ultimate reduced-maintenance solution. Applied using a special ‘vapour chamber’ process, this unique patented double-sided coating creates a smooth surface that quickly repels water, dirt and... Click Here to Read More

CGI International Strengthens Technical Team Supporting...

CGI International, the UK’s leading independent manufacturer and supplier of fire resistant glasses, has expanded its technical support team for its Pyroguard range with the appointment of two new team members. By bringing on board Steven Farnan as Testing and Certification Engineer and Baudouin Ratouis as the latest recruit to the company’s high calibre Graduate Programme, CGI International aims... Click Here to Read More