Affordable warmth

Ashley Cooper of WMS, explains how heating homes from the ground up delivers affordable warmth for today, tomorrow and the future Incorporating underfloor heating into a home’s fabric offers many benefits, from ease of installation to thermal comfort and low... View Article

Bradite One Can Aids Street Transformation

A quiet residential street in Portsmouth has received a makeover thanks to local volunteers supported by, amongst others, Bradite paints. Members of the local Goodgym – an organisation that combines keeping fit with practical help for the community – descended... View Article

Fantastic flawless flooring with CaberFloor

Floors can pose challenges for people at times! One of a building’s critical components, flooring, can be tricky. West Fraser’s CaberFloor range is designed to tackle all challenges effectively. Trusted by leading housebuilders and specifiers nationwide, CaberFloor products deliver high-quality... View Article

Introducing the new ROCKWOOL Technical Bulletin: Durability

ROCKWOOL stone wool has been rigorously tested to demonstrate its longevity, with the results demonstrating consistent performance across decades. Our new technical bulletin covers the durability of ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation, collating and contextualising the evidence for its long-lasting performance.... View Article

Are you confident your fire doors are compliant?

Fireco offers fully compliant, primary-tested doorsets that combine the highest level of quality with the best certification. Door installation, if required, is carried out by our network of professionals, all with third-party BMTRADA accreditation. We offer a nationwide measure-up and quote service. Use... View Article

Placefirst begins work on site for 146- home BTR scheme in Newcastle

Award-winning single-family rental developer-operator Placefirst has started development on a 146-home build-to-rent neighbourhood in Newcastle as it continues to grow its North East portfolio and tackle the region’s housing challenges head-on. Benwell Dene, located around two miles west of Newcastle... View Article

HydroPro Floor Paint – Fast and versatile

HMG Paints Ltd has announced the launch of its HydroPro Floor Paint, an easy to apply, single pack, water-based product that provides an excellent result in the shortest possible time.  The latest addition to the Manchester-based firm’s growing Hydro-Pro range... View Article

£20million investment for social housing in Salford

Housing association Salix Homes has unveiled its plans to invest more than £20million improving social housing across Salford over the next year. The landlord, which owns 8,000 homes in Salford, has announced its investment programme for 2024-2025, which will see... View Article

Ombudsman launches ‘Call for Evidence’

The Housing Ombudsman has launched its latest ‘Call for Evidence’ to inform its next Spotlight report, titled ‘Repairing Trust’, which will explore common issues in housing maintenance.   This follows an unprecedented rise in complaints relating to disrepair, combined with increasing... View Article

Flooring for social housing

Flooring plays a vital role in the social housing sector. Louise Walters, commercial director for Designer Contracts, the UK’s largest flooring contractor, explains. Providing a comfortable and safe foundation in homes where more vulnerable people may live, begins with the... View Article