Building Industry News

Stannah shines a spotlight on Skills for Life during National Apprenticeship Week 2026

Feb 9, 2026 | Articles, Accessibility, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Facility Management & Building Services, Lifts, Posts, Recruitment, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Training

Stannah is marking National Apprenticeship Week 2026 (9 – 15 February) by celebrating the apprentices who are developing the practical, technical and professional skills that will support them throughout their careers.

Freefoam launch 2026 Product Catalogue

Feb 4, 2026 | Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Cladding, Drainage, Guttering, Soffits & Fascias, Fascias, Innovations & New Products, Posts, Publications, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs, Walls

Freefoam Building Products are thrilled to announce the launch of the 2026 Product Catalogue, featuring a refreshed image gallery throughout and a host of new product additions and features designed to make product selection quicker and easier for Freefoam customers.

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.

UK Construction Week London returns with new ‘super event’ format

Feb 2, 2026 | Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Continuing Professional Development (CPD's), Exhibitions and Conferences, Innovations & New Products, news, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Seminars, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency

After celebrating its 10th anniversary last year, UK Construction Week London will come together with Futurebuild from 12 – 14 May at Excel London.

The Encon Group Expands Fire Protection Centres

Feb 2, 2026 | Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Facility Management & Building Services, Health & Safety, Insulation, Interior Design & Construction, Interiors, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Security and Fire Protection, Walls

Encon & Nevill Long Bristol becomes The Encon Group’s 11th Fire Protection Centre, strengthening the distributor’s specialist passive fire protection support in the South West.

Kovara Projects expands MCRMA installer representation

Jan 29, 2026 | Aluminium Products, Articles, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Building Systems, Cladding, Drainage, Guttering, Soffits & Fascias, Facades, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs, Steel and Structural Frames, Walls

Nationwide specialist commercial roofing and cladding contractor Kovara Projects has become the latest company to join the association representing the metal building envelope supply chain, the MCRMA.

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.