For healthcare specifiers and designers, creating accessible bathrooms and wet rooms that meet compliance requirements while delivering an attractive, welcoming environment can often feel like a balancing act. Elmira Magomedova, Creative Designer at Altro, writes the following article...
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ Q2 2026 like-for-like value sales, adjusted to remove the impact of trading days, -1.2% lower than Q2 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -6.6%, but prices increased +5.8%.
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From AI in construction to supply chain partnerships and the latest thoughts on retrofit, this autumn’s UK Construction Week Birmingham (NEC, 29 September – 1 October) features a packed programme designed to encourage fresh thinking, showcase innovation and support the industry’s drive towards a more productive, sustainable future.
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As part of a refurbishment project, Brett Martin’s Marlon CST Heatguard has been installed for the roof of a milking shed at Bloor’s Farm in Warrington, Cheshire.
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Freefoam Building Products has built its reputation not only on product quality and innovation, but on the strength, stability and experience of its sales team.
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Businesses that continue to invest in innovation, people and market visibility during periods of economic uncertainty will emerge stronger than those that retreat, according to the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA).
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Malleable iron fittings are a type of durable threaded pipe connector designed for the high-pressure transportation of water, gas, oil, steam and air. Malleable iron pipe fittings are used in a wide variety of applications including plumbing, heating and gas installation, HVAC technology, fire suppression systems and industrial and mechanical engineered piping. Georg Fischer (GF) has more…
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Abloy UK has provided St Oswald’s Hospice in Newcastle upon Tyne with a secure and flexible medicine management solution. The implementation of the CLIQ system has further advanced safety and security of medicine management in the organisation.
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Ideal Commercial Heating has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of the EQMAX range of gas-fired condensing water heaters, marking the company’s first move into commercial domestic hot water products.
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ACV UK, a specialist in hot water solutions, has released the WaterMaster Evo 2 gas-fired condensing water heater and the HeatMaster Evo 2 commercial combi boiler.
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Ten years after launching its pioneering ‘Inspector’ app, Siderise has unveiled the next generation of this digital tool. The ‘Siderise Inspection App’, has been developed to help installers verify the quality of passive fire protection and acoustic installations, maintain robust records of competency and meet their obligations under the Building Safety Act.
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