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  • YBS Insulation and their green credentials

    |Date: 10 March, 2022
    YBS Insulation and their green credentials

    YBS Insulation and their green credentials

    Whether it’s in the product itself or its manufacturing, sustainability is a guiding principle for YBS In ...

    Whether it’s in the product itself or its manufacturing, sustainability is a guiding principle for YBS Insulation. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the company’s Daniel McKane and Lawrence Be ...

    10 March, 2022
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  • Full fill and partial fill insulation options for masonry cavity walls

    |Date: 9 March, 2022
    Full fill and partial fill insulation options for masonry cavity walls

    Full fill and partial fill insulation options for masonry cavity walls

    Helen Moss, Technical Manager at Saint Gobain Insulation explains the full fill and partial fill insulati ...

    Helen Moss, Technical Manager at Saint Gobain Insulation explains the full fill and partial fill insulation options for masonry cavity walls. Choosing between full and partial fill installation, and s ...

    9 March, 2022
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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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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’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 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

    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

    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

    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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