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The sky's the limit with Forbo

Forbo Flooring Systems has played a vital role in bringing the outside in during the design of a new extra-care housing scheme, for Southampton City Council thanks to its range of colourful and practical floor covering solutions available. The result is a design that ensures that the residents have a bright, healthy and hygienic environment to live in and subsequently, the project won a Commended award in the Fly Forbo 16/17 competition. Design Consultant Alex Salway, from Daring Design UK Ltd, designed the interior of Erskine Court for Southampton City Council; a ‘housing with care’ facility designed for the over 55s and one of the first of its...

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Construction projects increase as housebuilding thrives

In what is traditionally a slow summer month for construction, August turned out to provide a welcoming boost for the construction industry, as the value of new contracts awarded...

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Reframe Your Bathroom

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Door Protection - Everything You Need To Know

In hospitals, schools, warehouses and many other locations doors are often bumped, scuffed and...
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Lets Talk Specification

Let's Talk Specification is a new way to get the latest architectural, specification and construction news, views and information.
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New-look offices pioneer use of Armstrong’s bespoke...

A variety of Armstrong Ceiling Solutions feature in the redevelopment of Blake House. ... Read More

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Hard Landscaping (8)

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Fresh Wall Vents

Fresh Wall Vents

By Glidevale

Glidevale's range of Fresh wall vents enable fresh...
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EverEdge Atlas

EverEdge Atlas

By EverEdge

Designed specifically for the artificial grass...
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EverEdge Halestem

EverEdge Halestem

By EverEdge

Halestem is a galvanised steel angle edging,...
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CPD Online

‘SPECIFYING GLAZED PARTITIONING’ CPD NOW AVAILABLE FROM OCULA SYSTEMS

‘SPECIFYING GLAZED PARTITIONING’ CPD NOW AVAILABLE FROM OCULA SYSTEMS

By Ocula Systems

Partitioning experts and developers of the...
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NEW SARNAFIL PLUS CPD FOR EVER CHANGING INDUSTRY

NEW SARNAFIL PLUS CPD FOR EVER CHANGING INDUSTRY

By Sarnafil Ltd

Sika Sarnafil has launched a new and improved...
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SAINT- GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS LAUNCHES ‘GLASS FOR INTERIORS’ RIBA ACCREDITED CPD SEMINAR

SAINT- GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS LAUNCHES ‘GLASS FOR INTERIORS’ RIBA ACCREDITED CPD SEMINAR

By Glassolutions Saint Gobain Ltd

The complexities, range and versatility of glass...
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Public Sector

Novus delivers affordable housing development
Novus delivers affordable housing development

Novus has created 22 affordable new homes on the site of an old public house as part of a £2 million Staffordshire regeneration scheme.The site of the former Woodshutts...

Sto helps keep things quiet for library project
Sto helps keep things quiet for library project

Libraries are noted for their quiet acoustics, and nowhere is this more true than a prominent London library which has just been refurbished with products supplied by Sto...

SIKA’S WATERTIGHT ROOFING...
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Housing

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Housing

Modern Timber House predicts future for housebuilding with wood
Modern Timber House predicts future for housebuilding with wood

A new book is being published this month celebrating the many ways in which different timber technologies have been used in residential design and construction over the...

Keepmoat Regeneration goes large with Polypipe’s Ridgistorm-XL
Keepmoat Regeneration goes large with Polypipe’s Ridgistorm-XL

Polypipe, the UK’s leading manufacturer of sustainable drainage and water management systems, has provided a complete water conveyance and attenuation solution for a...

Steel windows create connected...
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Hotel, Sport & Leisure

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HSL

Moduleo to exhibit new architectural flooring tiles at Sleep
Moduleo to exhibit new architectural flooring tiles at Sleep

Leading luxury vinyl flooring manufacturer, Moduleo, has chosen Sleep, Europe's hotel design, development and architecture event, as the place to unveil new lines in its...

Unobstructed pitch views at bet365 Stadium
Unobstructed pitch views at bet365 Stadium

Q-railing supplied 250 metres of its revolutionary Easy Glass Pro glass railing system for an ambitious redevelopment of the bet365 Stadium.The frameless balustrades give...

A solid relationship with...
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Health

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Health

Washroom Washroom takes care of hospital refurbishment
Washroom Washroom takes care of hospital refurbishment

Washroom designer and manufacturer, Washroom Washroom, has successfully completed the first phase of a large hospital refurbishment project. The maternity department...

Sikafloor system washes away fears of flood damage spread at pharmaceutical plant
Sikafloor system washes away fears of flood damage spread at pharmaceutical...

Sika supplied the hard-wearing, moisture-resistant floor to ensure a pharmaceutical plant is safeguarded against potential damage and working hours being lost due to...

DELABIE unveils new mixer at...
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Education

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Education

Remeha CHP system at school shortlisted for innovation award
Remeha CHP system at school shortlisted for innovation award

Remeha (formerly SenerTec) and Glasgow City Council have been nominated for the Association for Decentralised Energy’s (ADE) Innovation Project of the Decade Award.The...

University opens the door to long-lasting relationship with ASSA ABLOY UK
University opens the door to long-lasting relationship with ASSA ABLOY UK

The University of Edinburgh has strengthened its relationship with ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening...

Collaboration enables bespoke...
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Sustainability

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Sustainability

Expanded ECO scheme to target struggling households
Expanded ECO scheme to target struggling households

Householders who are least able to pay for their heating bills are to be targeted to receive energy efficiency support. The Government’s Energy Company Obligation...

Tarmac launches blocks U-value calculator
Tarmac launches blocks U-value calculator

To help enable accurate calculation of the thermal efficiency of buildings prior to starting a project, Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and...

tremco illbruck helps achieve...
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Regeneration

Hard landscaping to help shape positive visitor experience
Hard landscaping to help shape positive visitor experience

Charcon, the commercial hard landscaping division of Aggregate Industries, has successfully completed a significant delivery to the new £12m Snowhill Retail Park in ...

Tessera Seagrass from Forbo
Tessera Seagrass from Forbo

Natural, organic harmony for floorspaces Echoing the latest trend of biophilic design, Forbo Flooring Systems has expanded its softly striated Tessera Seagrass...

Project puts best foot forward...
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Ecobuild/Exhibitions

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Exhibitions

Moduleo to exhibit new architectural flooring tiles at Sleep
Moduleo to exhibit new architectural flooring tiles at Sleep

Leading luxury vinyl flooring manufacturer, Moduleo, has chosen Sleep, Europe's hotel design, development and architecture event, as the place to unveil new lines in its...

Experience the most innovative developments in timber
Experience the most innovative developments in timber

Timber Expo, the UK’s only event dedicated exclusively to Timber, returns to Birmingham NEC from 10 – 12 October 2017.Not to be missed, this year’s show will...

Timber trailblazers at Timber...
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