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17 May 2022
Keystone Group has appointed Jemma Ison as Group Sustainability Manager to help build decarbonisation into all business operations.
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28 Mar 2022
Keystone Lintels, the UK’s leading manufacturer of steel lintels, will be attending the NMBS Exhibition 2022 on 6th – 7th April at Coventry’s CBS Arena.
Posted in Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Doors, Exhibitions and Conferences, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Steel and Structural Frames, Walls, Windows
28 Mar 2022
Keystone Lintels, the UK’s leading manufacturer of steel lintels, is delighted to once again be awarded ‘Supplier of the Year’ by Buildbase for 2021 in recognition of its outstanding customer service.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Doors, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Steel and Structural Frames, Walls, Windows
4 Feb 2022
Keystone’s standard lintels played a crucial role in the design of two bespoke modern homes in a prime coastal position in Dorset.
Posted in Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Case Studies, Facades, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Steel and Structural Frames, Walls
4 Jan 2022
Keystone Lintels, the UK’s leading manufacturer of steel lintels, is delighted to receive the ‘Heavyside Supplier of the Year’ award at the Builders Merchant Journal Awards 2021.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Walls
22 Jul 2021
Keystone Lintels’ pioneering brick slip system has ensured the façade of a luxury apartment complex in Buckinghamshire is in keeping with its exemplary architectural design.
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14 May 2021
Keystone Lintels provides a range of innovative, prefabricated brickwork solutions as part of the restoration and conversion of a series of barns into new homes along with the creation of nine new build houses.
Posted in Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Case Studies, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Steel and Structural Frames, Walls
18 Mar 2021
Keystone Group is delighted to announce that Keyhouse – its revolutionary 12 Hour House – has been highly commended in the Innovation category at the 14th Annual Constructing Excellence National Awards.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Concrete, Cement, Admixtures, Floors, Innovations & New Products, Roofs, Timber Buildings and Timber Products, Walls
11 Mar 2021
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director at Keystone Lintels and BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels, has reflected on the strong performance of the Builders Merchant Industry at the end of 2020
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2 Mar 2021
Keystone Lintels is making builders merchants ‘an offer they can’t refuse’, in a dramatic movie themed campaign designed to boost turnover.
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9 Mar 2020
This article sees the Keystone Group look at what the construction industry is doing to attract more women to a career in construction
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13 Feb 2020
This article from Keystone Lintels sees three people working in the construction industry give their viewpoints on how young people can be encouraged to work in this particular field.
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11 Feb 2020
Keystone is giving specifiers the chance to tackle thermal bridging and win a pair of tickets to rugby union’s Six Nations, with its Hi-therm+ lintels.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Competitions, Innovations & New Products, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Walls
29 Jan 2020
Keystone Lintels has interviewed Eddie Weir, President Elect of CIAT and Principal Partner of ADP, based in Holywood, County Down.
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27 Jan 2020
Keystone Lintels was recently delighted to be named ‘Southern Division Supplier of the Year’ at the National Buildbase Conference.
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16 Jan 2020
IG Lintels is celebrating double success for its Spanning Suburbia campaign in the highly-respected Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Marketing Excellence Awards.
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9 Dec 2019
This article from Keystone explores why some of the UK’s major house builders explain have chosen Hi-therm+ as a cost effective way to optimise their SAP calculations.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Walls
5 Dec 2019
Keystone Lintels have spoken with Ian Haldane, Group Managing Director, of the Haldane Shiells Group about how the Group has grown to be much more than a timber merchant.
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29 Nov 2019
Keystone Lintels recently sponsored the Independent Builders Merchants of the Year Award (1- 10 Branches) at the Builders Merchants Awards.
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8 Nov 2019
Ridgeons became part of the Huws Gray portfolio in October last year. Here, Keystone Lintels speak with Ian Northen, CEO of Ridgeons, on the change this has had for the Ridgeons business.
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25 Sep 2019
The Keystone Group has released the latest edition of Merchant Margin Maker featuring some of the latest news from the Builders Merchant industry.
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25 Jul 2019
Adrian Forbes, Sales Director of Keystone Group, discusses the importance of testing and accreditation in the construction industry, following Grenfell.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Posts, Security and Fire Protection, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
30 May 2019
Keystone was recently chosen to supply Brick Slip Feature Lintels for Whyte Gates, a private dwelling of substantial character.
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30 May 2019
Dan Corcoran, Senior Buyer at Pennyfarthing Homes, explains the company’s ambitious plans for growth and the benefits of using Keystone’s Hi-therm+ Lintel.
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8 May 2019
Keystone Lintels has announced that it will once again sponsor the Award for Best Independent Merchant (1-10 branches) at the Builders’ Merchant Awards.
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15 Apr 2019
Keystone’s Hi-therm+ Lintel has been named the winner of the Construction Product Innovation Category at the prestigious Irish Construction Excellence Awards.
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11 Mar 2019
Poppy Moses, Business and Administration Apprentice in the National House Builder Team at Keystone Lintels, explains how her apprenticeship has helped her develop new skills.
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4 Mar 2019
Keystone Lintels’ award-winning Hi-therm+ Lintel has been announced as a finalist in the Construction Product Innovation category at the Irish Construction Excellence Awards.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Innovations & New Products, Posts, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Walls
20 Feb 2019
Julie Chandler, MD at Chandler Material Supplies Ltd, explains how family is at the heart of everything they do, in the latest of Keystone Lintels’ ‘Spotlight on Women in Construction’ series.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Facades, Fascias, news, Posts, Recruitment, Walls
7 Feb 2019
Keystone Lintels has launched a brand new video showcasing the thermally efficient Hi-therm+ Lintel. The award winning Hi-therm+ lintel is the low cost solution for reduced carbon emissions.
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23 Jan 2019
Keystone Lintels has asked Dan Corcoran, Senior Buyer at Pennyfarthing Homes, if they are predicting growth in the year ahead.
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23 Jan 2019
Keystone Lintels has asked Dan Corcoran, Senior Buyer at Pennyfarthing Homes, if they are predicting growth in the year ahead.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Posts, Recruitment, Walls
9 Jan 2019
Keystone Lintels have spoken to Lee Parry, Construction Director at Keepmoat Homes, to find out what the new year holds for them and their plans for growth in 2019.
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9 Jan 2019
Keystone Lintels have spoken to Lee Parry, Construction Director at Keepmoat Homes, to find out what the new year holds for them and their plans for growth in 2019.
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22 Nov 2018
As part of Keystone Lintels’ Spotlight on Women in Construction Series, the company spoke to Ann Morgan, Chief Executive of Murdock Builders Merchants.
Posted in Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Canopies, Entrances & Column Casings, news, Posts, Recruitment, Walls
1 Nov 2018
Keystone Lintels spoke to Chris Carter, Purchasing Director at Sydenhams, to find out why treating their employees and customers like family is fuelling their growth.
Posted in Articles, Bathrooms, Bedrooms & Washrooms, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Floors, Interiors, Kitchens, Posts, Timber Buildings and Timber Products
26 Oct 2018
Keystone Lintels have conducted a Q&A with Nick Oates and Jim Parlato from the National Buying Group (NBG), gaining an insight on the buying group in 2018.
Posted in Articles, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, news, Posts, Research & Materials Testing
24 Oct 2018
Keystone Lintels’ Hi-therm+ Lintel has officially been awarded a British Board of Agrément certificate after comprehensive assessments, audits and tests.
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18 Oct 2018
Cliff Riley, Senior Technical Engineer at Keystone Lintels, talks about a modern coastal residential property was one of his favourite projects to work on.
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10 Oct 2018
Karandip Singh-Sohal explains how Keystone Lintels’ technical team worked with the client from a very early stage to create a beautiful sun lounge in Derbyshire.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Canopies, Entrances & Column Casings, Case Studies, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs
3 Sep 2018
In this article from Keystone Lintels, Jeff Colley, editor of Passive House Plus magazine, answers questions about passive house.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Services, Heating Systems, Controls and Management, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning - HVAC, Insulation, Posts, Research & Materials Testing, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
30 Aug 2018
Keystone’s bespoke Special Steel Lintels provide an effective means of achieving complex shapes when designing buildings with character.
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16 Aug 2018
HGP Architects Director Matthew Williams shares his views from a busy practice with a special focus on waterside regeneration.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Posts, Retrofit & Renovation
14 Aug 2018
The Keystone Group has been announced as a finalist in two categories at the 2018 CN Talent Awards.
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13 Aug 2018
This article comes courtesy of Keystone Lintels, looking at what a trio of architects believe to be the real world opinion of BIM (Building Information Modelling).
Posted in Articles, BIM, Infrastructure & CAD Software, Building Industry News, Information Technology, news, Posts, Research & Materials Testing
20 Jul 2018
Derrick McFarland, MD at Keystone Lintels, discusses the importance of quality testing and third party certification when specifying structural products.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Building Systems, Canopies, Entrances & Column Casings, Doors, Facades, Innovations & New Products, Posts, Research & Materials Testing, Retrofit & Renovation, Steel and Structural Frames, Walls
25 Apr 2018
Keystone’s Hi-therm+ Lintel has claimed the ‘Best Building Fabric Product’ award at this year’s Housebuilder Product Awards.
Posted in Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Canopies, Entrances & Column Casings, Doors, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Walls
15 Mar 2018
Keystone Lintels is now offering customers complex brick detailing with offsite quality as part of its Keyslip range.
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7 Mar 2018
Keystone Lintels is offering complex brick detailing with offsite quality with its Keyslip range.
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16 Jan 2018
Keystone’s stellar industry innovation has been showcased by the release of an advanced version of its award-winning Hi-therm Lintel: Hi-therm+.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Innovations & New Products, Posts, Steel and Structural Frames, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency
18 Sep 2017
Keystone Lintels has developed a guide to the importance of quality, service, safety testing and certification in steel lintel manufacturing.
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Building Regulations & Accreditations
15 Sep 2017
As the single most influential contributing factors in heat loss, it is essential that specified lintels are robust and provide structural support.
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8 Sep 2017
With a drive towards more energy efficient homes, thermal bridging is becoming more important within the industry. But what is thermal bridging?
Posted in Articles, Building Industry News, Information Technology, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Thermal Imaging and Monitors