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Ibstock explores the growing popularity of reconstituted walling stone
|Date: 6 September, 2021

Ibstock explores the growing popularity of reconstituted walling stone
Chris Piper, Sales Director for Housing Developers at Ibstock, explores how reconstituted walling stone i ...
Chris Piper, Sales Director for Housing Developers at Ibstock, explores how reconstituted walling stone is continuing to grow in popularity with builders. As construction professionals increasingly lo ...
6 September, 2021
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Parex’s guide to using render
|Date: 8 July, 2021

Parex’s guide to using render
Parex provides a guide to transforming a home’s exterior with render. Render has undergone a resurgence i ...
Parex provides a guide to transforming a home’s exterior with render. Render has undergone a resurgence in recent years and has become the façade material of choice for many specifiers wanting to crea ...
8 July, 2021
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Silvadec’s composite decking range
|Date: 7 May, 2021

Silvadec’s composite decking range
Professional Builder’s Mark Humphreys hits the deck. I was asked to supply and fit a raised composite dec ...
Professional Builder’s Mark Humphreys hits the deck. I was asked to supply and fit a raised composite deck to the rear of a house and so went on a hunt for the best product. What I found were a range ...
7 May, 2021
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Marshalls latest product development
|Date: 12 April, 2021

Marshalls latest product development
A newly formed division of one of the industry’s most familiar names could herald a new dawn for the conc ...
A newly formed division of one of the industry’s most familiar names could herald a new dawn for the concrete facing brick. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones explores what’s available from Marshalls Br ...
12 April, 2021
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What to consider when choosing insulation materials
|Date: 4 March, 2021

What to consider when choosing insulation materials
James Mills, Product Manager at Rockwool UK, takes a look at the key factors builders should consider whe ...
James Mills, Product Manager at Rockwool UK, takes a look at the key factors builders should consider when choosing insulation materials. When it comes to insulation, the primary driver behind custome ...
4 March, 2021
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Rockwool outlines the best practice for effective sound insulation
|Date: 4 December, 2020

Rockwool outlines the best practice for effective sound insulation
James Mills of Rockwool outlines the best practice for effective sound insulation. How is sound measured? ...
James Mills of Rockwool outlines the best practice for effective sound insulation. How is sound measured? Sound is measured in decibels using a logarithmic scale of intensity organised from low to hig ...
4 December, 2020
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Young apprentice joins same housebuilding team as his dad
|Date: 6 November, 2020

Young apprentice joins same housebuilding team as his dad
An apprentice has followed in the footsteps of his father by beginning work in the construction industry. ...
An apprentice has followed in the footsteps of his father by beginning work in the construction industry. Jacob Southgate, whose apprenticeship is in carpentry and joinery, is currently working at Bel ...
6 November, 2020
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Work gets underway on UK’s first ever robot-built house
|Date: 21 October, 2020

Work gets underway on UK’s first ever robot-built house
A Yorkshire company is laying the foundations to revolutionise the housebuilding industry – by creating t ...
A Yorkshire company is laying the foundations to revolutionise the housebuilding industry – by creating the UK’s first home built by a robot Pocklington-based Construction Automation started work on t ...
21 October, 2020
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New NHBC standards for housebuilders
|Date: 27 January, 2020

New NHBC standards for housebuilders
NHBC has launched the 2020 edition of its technical standards. The new standards will be effective for ev ...
NHBC has launched the 2020 edition of its technical standards. The new standards will be effective for every new home covered by an NHBC warranty, where foundations were started from 1st January 2020. ...
27 January, 2020
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Improving the energy efficiency of homes
|Date: 10 October, 2019

Improving the energy efficiency of homes
Chris Stanley, housing manager, at the Concrete Block Association examines how we can improve the energy ...
Chris Stanley, housing manager, at the Concrete Block Association examines how we can improve the energy efficiency of our homes. The ‘digital revolution’ is a term which has recently gathered much tr ...
10 October, 2019
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How to find the right housebuilding sites
|Date: 18 December, 2018

How to find the right housebuilding sites
Alli Gay of CHI Homes advises on finding the right housebuilding sites. Availability of land The site’s l ...
Alli Gay of CHI Homes advises on finding the right housebuilding sites. Availability of land The site’s location is vital for resale, so choose carefully. Do your homework and stick to locations that ...
18 December, 2018
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House building advice for small developers
|Date: 25 November, 2018

House building advice for small developers
Alli Gay of CHI Homes reveals the planning challenges facing small developers. We face very dif ...
Alli Gay of CHI Homes reveals the planning challenges facing small developers. We face very different planning challenges to the national house builders. Indeed, more than half of small buil ...
25 November, 2018
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Stock in Trade
|Date: 10 October, 2018

Editor’s Viewpoint: Stock in Trade
The overall level of housebuilding activity in the country, the quality and extent of repair and maintena ...
The overall level of housebuilding activity in the country, the quality and extent of repair and maintenance and measures to encourage occupiers to improve their properties are all vital issues for th ...
10 October, 2018
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Housebuilders Plugging the Housing Gap
|Date: 29 January, 2018

Housebuilders Plugging the Housing Gap
Housebuilders are investing in modern methods of construction and skills to address a number of industry ...
Housebuilders are investing in modern methods of construction and skills to address a number of industry challenges as it looks to deliver growth and new homes for the future, according to new researc ...
29 January, 2018
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Developing Customer Confidence in New Build Properties
|Date: 22 January, 2018

Developing Customer Confidence in New Build Properties
Buying a new build home is an exciting and attractive prospect for many people and the need for the UK to ...
Buying a new build home is an exciting and attractive prospect for many people and the need for the UK to build more new homes is a well-documented issue. Yet, new build homes are far from achieving u ...
22 January, 2018
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Housebuilder CEO: Opportunity & Uncertainty in 2018
|Date: 4 January, 2018

Housebuilder CEO: Opportunity & Uncertainty in 2018
Karl Hick, CEO of Lincolnshire housebuilder Larkfleet Homes, predicts that the new homes market in 2018 i ...
Karl Hick, CEO of Lincolnshire housebuilder Larkfleet Homes, predicts that the new homes market in 2018 is set to benefit from the budget that was delivered towards the end of last year by Chancellor ...
4 January, 2018
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