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Housing providers are being called upon to guarantee healthier homes for tenants, in a review commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better. But what exactly is a ‘healthy’ home? According to the Good Home Inquiry, it’s defined as secure, accessible... View Article

Subfloor preparation products manufacturer, Setcrete has created a subfloor preparation system for luxury vinyl tile (LVT) installations to optimise both the aesthetics and longevity of the flooring. The system comprises Setcrete High Performance levelling compound, Setcrete Acrylic Primer and Setcrete... View Article

Colt can help Don’t wait to find out the hard way that your systems have not been maintained properly. Carrying out weekly operational tests on your smoke control system is a requirement of the RRO (Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order... View Article

The digital switchover of telephone lines in the UK is happening now. By 2025, Openreach will have phased out all copper analogue telephone lines in favour of optical fibre networks. What the digital switchover means for you If you are... View Article

Marley’s full roof system has won the Best External Product award in the highly competitive 2022 Housebuilder Product Awards. The expert panel of industry judges recognised how Marley’s complete roof system including integrated solar PV and an innovative fire safety... View Article

Aico, the European Market Leader in Home Life Safety, recently welcomed Yorkshire Housing, winners of the Inside Housing Innovation Week award to their headquarters. Part of the prize for winning the Inside Housing Innovation Week Award was £10,000 and support... View Article

Aico have expanded their educational offering with the launch of their City & Guilds Assured qualification on Domestic Fire & Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm Systems. As the European Market Leader in home life safety, Aico place education at the forefront,... View Article

Long-lasting, innovative new fabrics for comfort, sustainability and longevity. While Fabric, Functionality and Fit are hallmarks of Snickers Workwear, it’s the innovation and sustainable fabric technology in the design of the new LITEWork Work Trousers that really set them apart... View Article

The Pendock Profiles range is one of the most comprehensive available for concealing exposed pipework or services quickly & easily in a range of applications for social housing projects. For interior pipework, MX and TK pipe boxing can be used in most general applications, such as... View Article

Leading building materials manufacturer, Glidevale Protect, has provided a full range of roofing, ventilation and construction products as part of a major new social housing development in Belfast, which is taking a fabric first approach to building healthy, sustainable homes.... View Article

As a member of the Winkhaus fire door scheme, the Bowater Doors FireShield range of composite fire doors are amongst the first to attain the full suite of independently audited BM Trada Q Mark accreditations for the three critical fire door performance... View Article

The switch from traditional tiling to installing Fibo waterproof wall panels in their bathrooms has allowed Places for People, one of the UK’s largest property management companies, to improve its installation rate by up to 133%. Providing tenants with a... View Article

Well, the simple answer is ‘when the door closer isn’t working’. If a door closer has been damaged by vandalism or tampering, the fire door will not perform the function for which it is designed and specified, namely keeping the... View Article

Leading waterproof wall panel manufacturer, Fibo, has added a selection of new, market-leading designs to its Urban, Signature and Scandinavian collections, providing its customers with even more contemporary choices. Launching at kbb Birmingham in March, a new Straight Herringbone design... View Article

Marley’s full roof system has won the Best External Product award in the highly competitive 2022 Housebuilder Product Awards. The expert panel of industry judges recognised how Marley’s complete roof system including integrated solar PV and an innovative fire safety... View Article