Europe’s buildings must be made more environmentally-friendly, says a coalition of 300 businesses and organisations. The coalition – which includes cities, public authorities, property developers, manufacturers, energy utilities, trade associations, NGOs and universities – is calling for the region to…
More than 42,000 new homes were registered in the UK by NHBC in the first three months of the year, according to NHBC’s latest new home registration statistics. 42,470 new homes were registered in Q1, an increase of 17% on…
There is an undeniable trend within the housebuilding market from white towards colour when choosing replacement windows, doors and roofline products. Grey is rapidly becoming the new white! At Freefoam we are seeing these market forces converting into sales, and…
BLM British Lead, the UK’s leading manufacturer of rolled lead sheet, are inviting leadworkers and roofing contractors to enter their recently-launched photo competition. The theme of the competition focuses on unique and striking lead photography from impressive and inspiring projects….
New technical guidance highlighting best practice for the application of render was published in NHBC Standards 2017, which came into force at the start of the year. The new Chapter 6.11 ‘Render’ is a key element of NHBC’s on-going campaign…
As youngsters begin to take their GCSE exams and make decisions about their futures, consumer resource Checkatrade has put together the top five benefits of taking an apprenticeship: 1 Apprentices start earning straight away Apprenticeships are paid training courses which involve…
