03 February 2015

Selectaglaze provide secondary glazing for Sloane Street properties

Recognised as one of London’s finest addresses, Sloane Street is home to two six storey buildings that have recently been renovated to provide office accommodation. Selectaglaze’s secondary glazing was specified to provide thermal insulation for the buildings. The windows were manufactured using toughened safety glass with a low emissivity coating to achieve this. To minimise[…]

  • 03 February 2015

03 February 2015

Making money from LEDs, biomass and in-roof PV + latest Buildingtalk newsletter

Round-up of latest construction industry news Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Take a look at the full version of the latest weekly Buildingtalk Newsletter emailed to industry subscribers. Subscribe for free here Follow us via Twitter Ecobuild and Homebuilding andamp; Renovating Show Our video of the week looks at why we should be visiting Ecobuild[…]

  • 03 February 2015

03 February 2015

Expona Flow vinyl flooring replicates wood finish

Polyflor’s Expona Flow collection of vinyl flooring is suitable for use is heavy commercial, public environments, such as galleries Manufactured with Polyflor’s polyurethane reinforcement, PUR, to maintain a level of hygiene, Expona Flow has been designed for use in heavy commercial environments such as hospitals and schools. The vinyl flooring is supplied in a 2[…]

  • 03 February 2015

03 February 2015

Novus offers 24-hour maintenance and repairs service for Riverside homes

Novus’ team complete around 1,000 maintenance and service jobs a month, whilst simultaneously working on 40 void properties Novus’ team complete over 1,000 jobs in Riverside communities each month, operating in Birmingham, Staffordshire, Leicester, Telford and Derby. The team work on a responsive basis, offering its service to 4,000 properties that are owned by Riverside.[…]

  • 03 February 2015

03 February 2015

GGF to present at Trading Standards’ 2015 Conference and Exhibition

The Trading Standards Institute Conference and Exhibition 2015 will take place in Bournemouth this year The GGF attended last year’s conference where it presented on the consumer issues, such as the Consumer Right Directive and the Consumer Right Bill, that are affecting the glazing industry. The company has prepared a presentation focusing on how the[…]

  • 03 February 2015

03 February 2015

Reclaim bricks from Northcot selected for Pret A Manger

Northcot Brick has supplied Pret A Manger with reclaim bricks across the country The company combine a variety of its products with warm tones and different textures when creating reclaim bricks for Pret A Manger. The double-faced, traditionally made bricks are tumbled to create an authentic look. Reclaim bricks are designed with a natural appearance[…]

  • 03 February 2015

03 February 2015

Black Millwork fenestration at Homebuilding and Renovating Show

Fenestration for new-build developments and classic renovations will be showcased on stand D179 of the Homebuilding andamp; Renovating Show, at the Birmingham NEC, 26- 29 March. Black Millwork fenestration products at the Homebuilding and Renovating Show The Black Millwork range Incorporates a variety of timber framed, high quality aluminium and aluminium clad windows and doors,[…]

  • 03 February 2015

02 February 2015

Low Energy Know How’ events set zero carbon targets

Saint-Gobain’s Stacey Temprell believes that Zero Carbon Hub’s ‘Low Energy Know How’ events will emphasise the importance of improving energy efficiency in the home The upcoming events, which are free to attend, aim to share up-to-date information about the Zero Carbon Standard and discuss how it can be achieved. As sponsors, Saint-Gobain will present information[…]

  • 02 February 2015

02 February 2015

New BIM software from Wolf Systems heads to Ecobuild

Wolf Systems’ new BIM software, Horizon, has been designed for use by timber frame designers Horizon software is a timber frame tool built on Autodesk’s Revit Structure platform. The software has been conceived to allow timber frame designers to create 3D objects that symbolise actual physical building details. The 3D wall panels, floors and roof[…]

  • 02 February 2015

02 February 2015

G-Smatt Glass with LEDs turns buildings into media screens

Turning buildings into media screens G-Smatt Glass for 2014 Seoul Lantern Festival G-Smatt Glass is thought to be the world’s first ever electronic building material capable of turning buildings into media screens that provide fun, interactive ‘architainment’ (Architectural Entertainment) space and much more. Chris Davis from Kommerling: “When used on a large scale as an[…]

  • 02 February 2015