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Using insulation to create quieter, healthier and more productive buildings
|Date: 24 February, 2022

Using insulation to create quieter, healthier and more productive buildings
Bradley Hirst, Technical Services Manager from Knauf Insulation, provides three top tips for using insula ...
Bradley Hirst, Technical Services Manager from Knauf Insulation, provides three top tips for using insulation to create quieter, healthier and more productive buildings. Go beyond the regulations Buil ...
24 February, 2022
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Why you need to insulate before considering a heat pump installation
|Date: 4 February, 2022

Why you need to insulate before considering a heat pump installation
Jonathan Ducker, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Kingspan Insulation explains why you need to insulate befo ...
Jonathan Ducker, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Kingspan Insulation explains why you need to insulate before considering a heat pump installation. This April, the Government is looking to kick start th ...
4 February, 2022
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Top tips on insulating timber frame walls
|Date: 25 January, 2022

Top tips on insulating timber frame walls
Bradley Hirst, Technical Services Manager from Knauf Insulation, provides his top three tips on insulatin ...
Bradley Hirst, Technical Services Manager from Knauf Insulation, provides his top three tips on insulating timber frame walls. Timber frame walls generally provide better levels of thermal performance ...
25 January, 2022
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Knauf advises on best practice for insulating cavity walls
|Date: 16 December, 2021

Knauf advises on best practice for insulating cavity walls
This month, Bradley Hirst, Technical Services Manager from Knauf Insulation, advises on best practice for ...
This month, Bradley Hirst, Technical Services Manager from Knauf Insulation, advises on best practice for insulating cavity walls. Start with certification You must use insulation that has third party ...
16 December, 2021
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Knauf: why you need to take performance and application into account
|Date: 12 November, 2021

Knauf: why you need to take performance and application into account
When deciding whether to use Glass or Rock Mineral Wool, Bradley Hirst, Technical Services Manager from K ...
When deciding whether to use Glass or Rock Mineral Wool, Bradley Hirst, Technical Services Manager from Knauf Insulation, explains that you need to take performance and application into account. Therm ...
12 November, 2021
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The direction of travel for developments in insulation
|Date: 2 November, 2021

The direction of travel for developments in insulation
In the third instalment of our feature on future building materials and solutions, Professional Builder’s ...
In the third instalment of our feature on future building materials and solutions, Professional Builder’s Lee Jones listens to sustainable building expert Dr Matthew Brooke-Peat about the direction of ...
2 November, 2021
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Knauf: achieve the best results when insulating rainscreen façade systems
|Date: 27 October, 2021

Knauf: achieve the best results when insulating rainscreen façade systems
Builders can be presented with a unique set of challenges when insulating rainscreen façade systems. Brad ...
Builders can be presented with a unique set of challenges when insulating rainscreen façade systems. Bradley Hirst, Technical Services Manager from Knauf Insulation provides a checklist for achieving ...
27 October, 2021
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Roofing and Insulation products – September 2021
|Date: 22 September, 2021

Roofing and Insulation products – September 2021
ACCESSORIES A wide selection of fittings and accessories sits alongside Cedral’s Rivendale, Birkdale, Thr ...
ACCESSORIES A wide selection of fittings and accessories sits alongside Cedral’s Rivendale, Birkdale, Thrutone Smooth and Thrutone Textured fibre cement slates. The range includes ridges and hips – in ...
22 September, 2021
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Preparing for the future with Insulation Superstore
|Date: 22 September, 2021

Preparing for the future with Insulation Superstore
With the pending changes to Part L of the Building Regulations and introduction of the new Future Homes S ...
With the pending changes to Part L of the Building Regulations and introduction of the new Future Homes Standard on the horizon, the outlook for new build domestic dwellings is changing. Fortunately, ...
22 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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Jackon selected for the first ‘Passive House Standard’
|Date: 5 July, 2021

Jackon selected for the first ‘Passive House Standard’
Jackon Building Systems has been selected for the first ever ‘Passive House Standard’ dwelling in Scarbor ...
Jackon Building Systems has been selected for the first ever ‘Passive House Standard’ dwelling in Scarborough. The manufacturer of insulated concrete formwork (ICF) solutions was chosen for both the f ...
5 July, 2021
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NEW invention: Insulation Jig
|Date: 17 May, 2021

NEW invention: Insulation Jig
If you’re ‘board’ with the bother of fitting PIR insulation on site then an experienced chippie has a dev ...
If you’re ‘board’ with the bother of fitting PIR insulation on site then an experienced chippie has a device that can make the cut. As a company, Stephen C. Roberts and Sons is part of that time-honou ...
17 May, 2021
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Actis creates impressive levels of thermal efficiency
|Date: 29 March, 2021

Actis creates impressive levels of thermal efficiency
A five-bedroom self-build with no need for central heating is achieving impressive levels of thermal effi ...
A five-bedroom self-build with no need for central heating is achieving impressive levels of thermal efficiency, thanks to Actis. A Kent timber-frame specialist who has been busy using Actis Hybrid pr ...
29 March, 2021
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Knauf Insulation: how to make sustainable products
|Date: 18 March, 2021

Knauf Insulation: how to make sustainable products
Graham Wroe, Sales Director (Building & Distribution) at Knauf Insulation explains how to make sustai ...
Graham Wroe, Sales Director (Building & Distribution) at Knauf Insulation explains how to make sustainable products work for you. Have you noticed your customers asking you more questions about su ...
18 March, 2021
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The best practice for internal wall insulation projects
|Date: 15 March, 2021

The best practice for internal wall insulation projects
Hudson Lambert, director of Safeguard, outlines the best practice for internal wall insulation projects. ...
Hudson Lambert, director of Safeguard, outlines the best practice for internal wall insulation projects. Lining walls with an insulation board or tile – Internal Wall Insulation – is an established an ...
15 March, 2021
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Roofing and insulation products – March 2021
|Date: 12 March, 2021

Roofing and insulation products – March 2021
FASTENERS The packaging on Simpson Strong-Tie’s Premium Fasteners range is now every bit as tough as the ...
FASTENERS The packaging on Simpson Strong-Tie’s Premium Fasteners range is now every bit as tough as the screws and nails it holds. The engineered cardboard is resistant to rain, snow, moisture and he ...
12 March, 2021
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