Research & Materials Testing

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Kingspan

04 February 2022

Kingspan QuadCore 2.0 offers increased recycled content and two hour fire resistance

Posted on by Max Banner

The latest development of Kingspan’s unique, self-blended insulation technology, ‘QuadCore 2.0’, demonstrates that innovation and product performance enhancement do not need to come at the sacrifice of our planet.

  • 04 February 2022

NARM

01 February 2022

The ins and outs of rooflight safety with NARM

Posted on by Max Banner

Mark Wilcox, Safety Representative for NARM, the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers, explains the role that NARM is playing in improving safety standards for workers outside on the roof.

  • 01 February 2022

BMBI

27 January 2022

BMBI reveals strong builders’ merchant November sales

Posted on by Max Banner

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in January, reveal that merchants’ year-on-year value sales to builders and contractors were 17.4% higher in November 2021 compared to the same month in 2020.

  • 27 January 2022

BMBI

22 December 2021

BMBI year-on-year sales growth in double digits but returning to trend

Posted on by Max Banner

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in December, reveal that merchants’ year-on-year value sales to builders and contractors were 11.1% higher in October 2021 compared to the same month in 2020.

  • 22 December 2021

ASSA ABLOY

17 December 2021

ASSA ABLOY Door Group highlights the importance of fire door inspections in rail environments

Posted on by Max Banner

Door Group, a unit of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, is calling for higher standards of fire door inspections in rail environments to ensure life safety and protect national infrastructure.

  • 17 December 2021

REHAU

14 December 2021

REHAU: Building design key to hitting university sustainability targets

Posted on by Max Banner

REHAU is advocating the specification of more sustainable heating and cooling solutions in educational buildings.

  • 14 December 2021

BMBI

24 November 2021

BMBI: Second best quarter on record but signs of a slowdown in sight

Posted on by Max Banner

Q3 of 2021 recorded the second-highest quarterly BMBI sales ever. However, there are signs of a slowdown as volume growth gives way to value growth, driven by price increases.

  • 24 November 2021

16 November 2021

REHAU: New HVAC systems whitepaper tackles building sustainability and overheating issues

Posted on by Max Banner

A new REHAU whitepaper is highlighting the importance of sustainable HVAC systems to construction professionals.

  • 16 November 2021

DCW

09 November 2021

DCW: Building Bridges – Inclusion, Diversity, and Mental Health in Construction

Posted on by Max Banner

The problems of inequality are yet again being brought into the spotlight, with the world of construction not exempt. This article, on behalf of DCW, explains more…

  • 09 November 2021

HOPPE

04 November 2021

HOPPE: Fire door FAQs – A guide to fire and escape door hardware

Posted on by Max Banner

HOPPE (UK) shares some of the questions that its technical teams are asked about fire doors and offers advice for specifying compliant door hardware in public buildings…

  • 04 November 2021