“If you’re embarking on a house renovation project, this is an exciting opportunity to make your home truly suited to your lifestyle and tastes,” says Jo, partner of Mae House Design and renovation and interiors expert for the London Homebuilding & Renovating Show (4-6 October, ExCeL, London). “I always recommend that you spend Continue reading
Intratone will demonstrate how its access control solutions give tenants greater control of their security at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) Conference and Exhibition at Manchester Central from 25th to 27th June. The access control specialist will have a new-look stand at the exhibition that will reflect its fresh and modern branding Continue reading
East Devon District Council has appointed, Ian Williams, to maintain its 4,200 council homes during a ten-year contract which will see the leading property services company carry out all aspects of the maintenance and improvements of the council’s properties. This includes providing a day-to-day repairs service for tenants and proactively Continue reading
Selco Builders Warehouse has continued its substantial recent investment by launching a £10 million programme to modernise part of its branch network. The leading nationwide builders’ merchant has begun refurbishments of some of its longest standing branches across Birmingham, Reading and London. The branches in Tyseley, Croydon and Reading have Continue reading
The site of an outdated Essex leisure centre, built in the early 1960s, has been redeveloped, creating a new state-of-the-art leisure complex. The widely anticipated Riverside Leisure Centre, in Chelmsford, Essex, was officially opened today (Friday, 14 June) by His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent. The cutting-edge and energy Continue reading
A badly laid latex floor was transformed into a polished concrete surface by The Preparation Group’s contracting division PPC. The floor, for an office in Portsmouth, had previously undergone a number of changes, starting out as polished concrete which had been carpeted over, followed by the subsequent carpet removal and Continue reading
When Developments One (Birmingham) Limited entered Administration in May 2018, it followed the liquidation of the main contractor developing St Anne’s Court, a block of 170 apartments in the Digbeth area of Central Birmingham. Not only had work on the site already commenced, and despite a second contractor being appointed Continue reading
Bauder Total Roof System PLUS is the new formidable bitumen waterproofing system from Bauder. The system incorporates both rubber and elastic properties in the dual-modified BauderKARAT cap sheet to deliver superior durability, extended service life and exceptional waterproofing. BauderKARAT BTRS PLUS supersedes BTRS as Bauder’s premier waterproofing system owing to Continue reading
Leeds-based Rhodar, a leading specialist enabling works provider of asbestos removal, demolition and remediation services, has donated 12 tablets to Farfield Primary School in Bradford to support its students across all key stage development areas. The tablets were fully refurbished by Rhodar’s IT specialists and will be used to support Continue reading
The Air Traffic Control Tower at Kirkwall Airport, Orkney, will continue to direct more than 14,600 planes landing and taking off from the island thanks to the completion of vital improvements to the structure. The four-storey tower to the south east of Kirkwall Airport has received almost £500,000 of investment Continue reading
FIREX International returns to ExCeL London on 18-20 June 2019 with a packed agenda of timely, informative and entertaining seminars, presentations, case studies and educational sessions. Hosted in the dedicated Expertise and Guidance Theatre, this comprehensive programme is rich with sessions covering tall building safety, passive fire protection, case studies, Continue reading
Jason Orme, property expert for the Homebuilding & Renovating Show, says: Don’t rush it With so many resources available online to show you how to do DIY, the number one reason for accidents or poor work is not the result of a lack of skill, but of trying to get everything Continue reading
Property extensions are one of the most common structural improvements undertaken by homeowners, increasing floor space and adding value. To put it into perspective, in 2018, insurer Hiscox identified a significant increase in the trend for ‘improving not moving’ over the last decade. Whether extending to the side, rear or Continue reading
Built environment specialist Extentia Group has completed the refurbishment of the Directors’ Suite, and fit-out of the Executive Boxes and Emerald Suite within the North Stand at Emerald Headingley Stadium. Its work on the North Stand via Principal Contractor Caddick Construction has seen the delivery of a full refit of Continue reading
Sika Liquid Plastics is celebrating the continuing success of one of its stand-out projects of 2018 after The Flower Bowl won the Green Roof category in the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) Awards. Roofing contractor, W Hughes & Son installed Sika Liquid Plastics’ Decothane Root-Resistant system and Decotherm insulation Continue reading