With the UK experiencing four heatwaves so far this year and with heat-health warnings currently in place across parts of England, Vent-Axia has sponsored a new white paper examining the growing challenge of overheating in UK buildings.
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The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in July, shows May 2026’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were essentially flat, -0.1% lower than May 2025. But like-for-like volume sales were down -5.8% year-on-year.
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A Devon-based software business is urging construction, housebuilding and utility organisations to adopt a more proactive, technology-enabled approach to risk management following the release of the Health and Safety Executive’s provisional fatal injury statistics for 2025/26. measure2improve, the developer of the m2i.SHEQ integrated safety, health, environment and quality management platform, believes this is a warning to industries where the decline in fatalities has slowed.
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The Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) is encouraging manufacturers, technicians and other industry stakeholders to engage with its consultation on the revision of a benchmark standard.
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West Fraser’s new Sustainability Report showcases the company’s performance in 2025 across a variety of environmental, social, and governance goals and disclosed targets.
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According to Russell Dean, Heat Pump Expert at Mitsubishi Electric, the shocking statistics on heat pump installations released by the CCC show that the UK faces a tipping point in its long-term aspirations for the future of electrification.
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The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows April’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were -0.6% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -3.5% with prices up +3.0%.
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Embodied carbon is becoming the next major challenge for housebuilders, according to Simon Woods, European Sales, Marketing and Logistics Director at West Fraser, in this article…
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Small changes in how we use water could help close England’s projected five billion litre daily shortfall, according to new research from the University of Surrey. Cistermiser says the findings highlight an important part of the solution, but behaviour change alone won’t be enough.
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A usable loft can add nearly £18,000 to the value of a family home and make it easier to sell in what is now the strongest buyers’ market in a generation, according to estate agents. Loftzone has more…
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