Breathing life into a Bradford icon

The transformation of Bradford’s Conditioning House – from a dilapidated mill into the city’s premier postcode – is complete. Leeds-based developer, Priestley Homes, has converted the Grade-II listed building into 153 modern apartments. The group’s main contractor, Priestley Construction, brought... View Article
Comprehensive bathroom solutions for wooden structures

Comprehensive bathroom solutions for wooden structures

Insulation is in the centre of sustainable energy and is extremely important to incorporate into any renovation project especially in timber structures that are subjected to damp and draughts. Due to the high level of humidity generated in bathrooms, without... View Article

Specifying Resin-Based Grouts

The purpose of grout is to fill the joints that are left between tiles, make them watertight and protect the tiles themselves from water damage. There are two basic types of grout to choose between when specifying tiling. The first is... View Article

New, on-trend, wood-look options from Altro

Altro has introduced new shades for its Altro Wood™ adhesive-free and Altro Wood safety flooring ranges. The new, on-trend, wood-look options, from cool grey hues through to warming and natural tones, provide flexibility when specifying or designing application areas which... View Article

Marley Alutec – Keeping up appearances

Marley Alutec has contributed to the successful delivery of a stunning new build property in Stapeley, Cheshire – while restoring a developer’s faith in the aluminium eaves industry. Located within the Cheshire countryside, Broadoaks is a newly built, two-storey contemporary... View Article

Colourful class with BLANCO’s CARENA taps

BLANCO is well known for beautifully-designed, technologically-advanced kitchen sinks and taps which are perfect for today’s busy lives. The new CARENA range comprises two models; the CARENA and the CARENA-S Vario. Each boasts a lively, modern design and, due to the height of... View Article

Indoor Air Quality

Never has indoor air quality been more important. Reducing the spread of covid-19 in the home is vital. Virus transmission occurs more readily inside than out. Inadequate ventilation and insufficient fresh air allow pathogens to build up, increasing the likelihood... View Article

Heating controls for social landlords

There’s a new force in heating controls that social housing developers and buying groups are tapping into across the UK.  ESi offers a range of programmers from a simple 1 Channel version to a 3 channel Multi-Purpose Programmer which enables the... View Article

Silhouette concept adds colour to rads offering

A number of coloured radiators have been added to the range of coloured radiators available from Stelrad  –  from June this year. Within both the Vita and Softline Series, the new Silhouette Concept will be available in stylish Anthracite Grey.... View Article

Two against the odds

An architect and his former rugby team mate decided to collaborate on two semi-detached, energy-efficient homes in Surrey. But as Tom Boddy reports, they couldn’t have anticipated the challenges that awaited them When architect Rik Hall (of Arc8 Projects Architects)... View Article

Kawneer glazing systems help hospital open early for Covid

The Grange University Hospital features modular windows by Kawneer. Architectural glazing systems by leading UK manufacturer Kawneer that were installed off-site helped elements of a £350 million new hospital to finish almost a year ahead of schedule and help with the Covid... View Article

The safe bet for decking

William Hogg of Ecodek discusses the options for blending safety standards and sustainability with striking design when it comes to aluminium decking The specification of non-combustible building materials in the design of high-rise buildings has never been such a prevalent... View Article