Building Industry News

Hush Acoustics provides solution for Sandy Lane’s noisy school hall

Feb 3, 2026 | Acoustics, Noise & Vibration Control, Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Case Studies, Ceilings, Facility Management & Building Services, Interior Design & Construction, Interiors, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Walls

Leading UK acoustic products manufacturer Hush Acoustics has provided a highly effective reverberation and echo reducing solution to transform a particularly noisy school hall into a comfortable multi-purpose environment, offering the optimum balance of performance and cost.

Showersave launches hot water cylinder sizing report to tackle industry confusion

Jan 29, 2026 | Articles, Bathrooms & Toilets, Bathrooms, Bedrooms & Washrooms, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Heating Systems, Controls and Management, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning - HVAC, Interiors, Plumbing, Posts, Publications, Research & Materials Testing, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency

Showersave, part of The Keystone Group, has published a new report and executive summary exploring hot water cylinder sizing for domestic heat pump systems with showers.

The Steel Window Association Awards 2026 announced

Jan 28, 2026 | Articles, Awards, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Exhibitions and Conferences, Glass, Glazing, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Steel and Structural Frames, Windows

Entries are open for the third Steel Window Association Awards; where members are invited to submit entries for prestigious commercial, domestic, and refurbishment projects.

BMBI: Builders’ Merchants’ like-for-like value sales for November down -0.4% year-on-year

Jan 28, 2026 | Articles, Bathrooms & Toilets, Bricks & Blocks, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Building Systems, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Drainage, Drainage, Guttering, Soffits & Fascias, Health & Safety, news, Pipes, Pipes & Fittings, Plumbing, Posts, Publications, Research & Materials Testing, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Site Preparation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Timber Buildings and Timber Products, Waste Management & Recycling

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ like-for-like total value sales in November 2025 were -0.4% lower than the same month in 2024.

Ideal Heating launches new Imax Xtra 2 cascade installation video

Jan 28, 2026 | Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Facility Management & Building Services, Heating Systems, Controls and Management, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning - HVAC, Innovations & New Products, Pipes & Fittings, Plumbing, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation, Training, Videos

New from Ideal Commercial Heating, an installation video designed specifically for contractors and commercial heating engineers who want to see just how fast a high-performance cascade system can come together.

ADSA strengthens UK industry voice at European standards meeting in Berlin

Jan 28, 2026 | Access Control & Door Entry Systems, Architectural Ironmongery, Articles, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Building Services, Doors, Exhibitions and Conferences, Facility Management & Building Services, Health & Safety, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation, Security and Fire Protection, Seminars

The Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) has reinforced its position as the leading UK industry voice at European level.

Stannah proud to be reappointed to CHIC’s Lifts & Mobility Aids Framework

Jan 28, 2026 | Articles, Accessibility, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Building Services, Facility Management & Building Services, Health & Safety, Lifts, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation

Stannah, a leader in the UK lift sector, is proud to announce its successful reappointment to CHIC’s (Communities & Housing Investment Consortium) Lifts & Mobility Aids Framework for a second consecutive term.

Mitsubishi Electric increases flexibility on Ecodan R290 protection zones

Jan 27, 2026 | Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Facility Management & Building Services, Heating Systems, Controls and Management, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning - HVAC, Innovations & New Products, Pipes, Pipes & Fittings, Plumbing, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Training

Mitsubishi Electric has announced a major update to its Ecodan R290 air source heat pump range, placing a strong emphasis on greater flexibility around R290 protection zones.

Kingspan and Zestec launch innovative solar roofing solution

Jan 27, 2026 | Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Innovations & New Products, Insulation, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency

Kingspan, a global leader in high-performance building envelope systems, has partnered with Zestec Renewable Energy, a wholly owned business within Octopus Energy Generation funds, to deliver a groundbreaking solution for building owners: funded solar roofing for refurbishment projects.

GEZE: MD Q&A – Reflecting on a Positive 2025 and Looking Ahead

Jan 26, 2026 | Articles, Access Control & Door Entry Systems, Architectural Ironmongery, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Doors, Facility Management & Building Services, Health & Safety, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation, Security and Fire Protection

To kick off the new year, GEZE UK Marketing Manager Lewis Tandy caught up with Managing Director Kaz Spiewakowski, to discuss the company’s performance in 2025, plans for the year ahead, his personal journey and his outlook on the industry…

ASSA ABLOY EMEIA: Unify to give security managers much more control

Jan 26, 2026 | Articles, Access Control & Door Entry Systems, Architectural Ironmongery, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Case Studies, Doors, Facility Management & Building Services, Health & Safety, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation, Security and Fire Protection

The SMARTair® wireless access system, part of a suite of connected Digital Access Solutions from ASSA ABLOY, now enables management of CLIQ® programmable smart keys from the same software interface…