02 July 2015

Johnstone’s sustainable products used in e4 brick house

Located on BRE’s Innovation Park in Watford, the Wienerberger e4 brick house has been developed to provide an answer to the mounting questions surrounding the future of housing in the UK. Johnstone’s Trade products were selected for use due to their strong environmental attributes. Johnstone’s finishes used included: The e4 brick house model is based[…]

01 July 2015

Knowhau’ technical support offers PVC-U window solutions

Robin contacted REHAU’s Glasgow team to discuss replacing two rotting timber screens with low maintenance, energy efficient PVC-U alternatives. Before and after: The new REHAU entrance screens (the old screen inset) Having put together a scheme based around his knowledge of REHAU and its systems, he met with REHAU’s Scotland Commercial Sales Manager Leila Robertson[…]

30 June 2015

Exploring offsite build, BigData big profits and austerity design

BLOG from Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Follow Buildingtalk on Twitter and subscribe the Buildingtalk newsletter Whats new in building – read the latest Buildingtalk Newsletter Exploring Offsite Offsite building is the solution of choice in many sectors. You can get the latest update about the impact on house building with a special Buildingtalk offer[…]

30 June 2015

Exploring offsite build, BigData big profits & austerity design

BLOG from Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Follow Buildingtalk on Twitter and subscribe the Buildingtalk newsletter Whats new in building – read the latest Buildingtalk Newsletter Exploring Offsite Offsite building is the solution of choice in many sectors. You can get the latest update about the impact on house building with a special Buildingtalk offer[…]

30 June 2015

Survey suggests industry isn’t ready for mandatory BIM target

UK Construction Week Survey 74% of the professionals surveyed do not believe the industry is ready. The research, which questioned over 1,200 professionals, found that 74% of respondents believed the industry will fall short of this target, which is due to come into effect for all procurement projects from central government and its agencies next[…]

29 June 2015

Finalists chosen for Johnstone’s Young Painter of the Year

Ryan Chamberlain will be joined in the final at this year’s National Painting and Decorating Show by Alex Bussey, Martin Owen, Rhiann Iglesias, Zeekey Giles, Matthew MacDonald, Joel Mortlock and Daniel Holdcroft. Finalist Ryan Chamberlain was the winner of last years award. The heats took place across the spring at colleges across the UK, with[…]

26 June 2015

Euroheat to feature ‘mobile home’ display of biomass boilers

The exhibition vehicle, a purpose-built 14 metre arctic trailer, will display a range of Euroheat’s products, including: Euroheat’s exhibition van at the recent Three Counties Show in Malvern, which took place from the 12 – 24 June. HDG Navora HDG Compact 45 TDA Thermodual HDG K series Simon Holden, co-founder for Euroheat explained: ñCounty shows[…]

26 June 2015

Johnstone’s sustainable paint solutions receive EPDs

Johnstone’s was previously presented EPD verification for three of its products earlier this year, making it the first decorative coating manufacturer to receive certification which complies with the European Standard EN 15804. Johnstone’s EPD certified paints An EPD is a standardised way of assessing the full environmental impact of a product through its lifespan from[…]

24 June 2015

Applicant deficit echoes skills shortage in construction

Over the past 12 months, 187,987 construction roles were posted on CV-Library, compared to 115,290 during the same period the previous year – suggesting an additional 72,697 jobs in the sector. While there has also been a 37.2% increase in the number of candidates applying for roles in the sector, this falls significantly behind industry[…]

24 June 2015

Events feedback, security myths & construction culture shift

BLOG from Howard Chapman, Editor of Buildingtalk Follow Buildingtalk on Twitter and subscribe the Buildingtalk newsletter Whats new in building – read the latest Buildingtalk Newsletter The latest round-up of industry news begins with a report from Brixton prison about an exciting project to help reduce crime and provide one solution to the acute construction[…]