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Why one builder is a Dakea convert when it comes to roof windows
|Date: 22 April, 2024

Why one builder is a Dakea convert when it comes to roof windows
New Home Company’s Steve Hammond is a Dakea convert. Professional Builder reports on an environmentally a ...
New Home Company’s Steve Hammond is a Dakea convert. Professional Builder reports on an environmentally aware farmhouse conversion where the manufacturer’s roof windows were a vital component. The rou ...
22 April, 2024
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How estimating services can help business grow
|Date: 4 March, 2024

How estimating services can help business grow
Karl Nicholson is one of the founders of Next Gen Luxury Homes, an evolution of K Design and Build that f ...
Karl Nicholson is one of the founders of Next Gen Luxury Homes, an evolution of K Design and Build that focuses on building premium, technologically advanced, sustainable homes. Karl tells us the how ...
4 March, 2024
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Making Better Homes Awards finalists announced
|Date: 15 February, 2024

Making Better Homes Awards finalists announced
Jewson has announced the finalists in its first ever Making Better Homes Awards, recognising the champion ...
Jewson has announced the finalists in its first ever Making Better Homes Awards, recognising the champions in the industry who are working hard to create energy efficient, safe and comfortable homes. ...
15 February, 2024
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How Samac Fixings makes roofing easy and sustainable
|Date: 22 January, 2024

How Samac Fixings makes roofing easy and sustainable
James Robinson, Sales and Marketing Director of Samac Fixings, looks at three roofing products designed t ...
James Robinson, Sales and Marketing Director of Samac Fixings, looks at three roofing products designed to make installations easier and more sustainable. There is little doubt that the construction ...
22 January, 2024
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Adaptavate raises £2m to develop carbon negative materials
|Date: 9 August, 2023

Adaptavate raises £2m to develop carbon negative materials
Adaptavate has just announced another round of investment of £2m. The UK born company plans to accelerate ...
Adaptavate has just announced another round of investment of £2m. The UK born company plans to accelerate its work to develop and industrialise carbon negative construction materials at a global scale ...
9 August, 2023
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New products rise from Scottish quarry’s revival of ancient stone material
|Date: 31 July, 2023

New products rise from Scottish quarry’s revival of ancient stone material
A Scottish quarry is helping to improve skills and develop a range of new products to continue the reviva ...
A Scottish quarry is helping to improve skills and develop a range of new products to continue the revival of an ancient stone material.  Denfind Stone in Angus has continued a tradition of innovation ...
31 July, 2023
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CCP break through the carbon barrier with its Greenbloc Technology
|Date: 30 July, 2023

CCP break through the carbon barrier with its Greenbloc Technology
CCP Building Products has successfully trialled the production of a UK first cement free carbon negative ...
CCP Building Products has successfully trialled the production of a UK first cement free carbon negative concrete block. “Greenbloc Technology is the heartbeat of innovation at CCP,” comments Phil Rot ...
30 July, 2023
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Marshalls plc’s advice for creating sustainable homes
|Date: 15 July, 2023

Marshalls plc’s advice for creating sustainable homes
Chris Griffiths, Head of Product Sustainability at Marshalls plc, gives some advice on creating sustainab ...
Chris Griffiths, Head of Product Sustainability at Marshalls plc, gives some advice on creating sustainable homes. Creating a sustainable home is now a top priority for house builders, from locally so ...
15 July, 2023
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Taylor Lane explores the time and money saving benefits of timber frames
|Date: 13 July, 2023

Taylor Lane explores the time and money saving benefits of timber frames
Liam Hale, construction director at Taylor Lane Timber Frame, explains more about timber frame as a moder ...
Liam Hale, construction director at Taylor Lane Timber Frame, explains more about timber frame as a modern method of construction and how it can save SME and micro builders both time and money. Timber ...
13 July, 2023
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Professional Builder talks to Master Builder Award winning company Pencil and Brick
|Date: 3 July, 2023

Professional Builder talks to Master Builder Award winning company Pencil and Brick
The Master Builder Awards showcases the highly skilled endeavours of small building companies. Profession ...
The Master Builder Awards showcases the highly skilled endeavours of small building companies. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Seán McAlister of Pencil and Brick about his company’s winning ...
3 July, 2023
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AG explains the need for more sustainable building
|Date: 12 June, 2023

AG explains the need for more sustainable building
Michael Davies, Technical Manager at AG, explains the urgent need for more sustainable building and the r ...
Michael Davies, Technical Manager at AG, explains the urgent need for more sustainable building and the role hardscaping can play in achieving a greener future. The growth of urban developments over t ...
12 June, 2023
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UPM and URSA’s sustainable insulation
|Date: 29 May, 2023

UPM and URSA’s sustainable insulation
UPM and URSA announce the launch of industrial glass wool made with a binder from renewable, sustainably ...
UPM and URSA announce the launch of industrial glass wool made with a binder from renewable, sustainably sourced forest biomass which will significantly improve sustainability of the insulation materi ...
29 May, 2023
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Keylite windows helps transform a countryside retreat
|Date: 21 April, 2023

Keylite windows helps transform a countryside retreat
Keylite roof windows are the finishing touch to a countryside retreat in the Welsh countryside. Nestled w ...
Keylite roof windows are the finishing touch to a countryside retreat in the Welsh countryside. Nestled within the foothills of the Brecon Beacons National Park is the five-star luxury self-catering h ...
21 April, 2023
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Master Builder Awards 2019: the Low Carbon category
|Date: 30 October, 2019

Master Builder Awards 2019: the Low Carbon category
We take a closer look at some of the eco-friendly projects recognised by the FMB ...
We take a closer look at some of the eco-friendly projects recognised by the FMB ...
30 October, 2019
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