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Ahmarra Door Solutions

16 July 2019

Severe-Duty Fire Doors for the Healthcare Sector with Ahmarra

Posted on by Max Banner

Ahmarra, specialists in manufacturing and installing fire doors for healthcare facilities, take a look at hospital fire doors in detail.

  • 16 July 2019

Mitsubishi Electric

02 July 2019

Solving overheating needs to include air quality: Mitsubishi Electric

Posted on by Max Banner

Hern Yau, Ventilation Product Manager at Mitsubishi Electric, looks at how solving the issue of overheating, especially in summer months, needs to include the matter of air quality.

  • 02 July 2019

MCRMA

01 July 2019

MCRMA publishes guidance on combustible ban compliance

Posted on by Max Banner

The Metal Cladding & Roofing Manufacturers Association (MCRMA) has published an Advice Note titled AN 05 A2 Material Specification: Combustible Ban Compliance Note 1.

  • 01 July 2019

BMBI

26 June 2019

Merchants’ sales up 5.3% in April: BMBI

Posted on by Max Banner

Total Builders Merchants value sales to builders and contractors in April 2019 were up 5.3% compared with the same period in 2018, according to the BMBI.

  • 26 June 2019

Kingspan Insulation

26 June 2019

Kingspan report highlights connection between insulation performance and daylighting

Posted on by Max Banner

New research from leading building consultants, Peutz B.V., has been explored in full in the updated Daylighting White Paper from Kingspan Insulation.

  • 26 June 2019

Safeguard Europe

19 June 2019

New plaster research points to alternatives to lime

Posted on by Max Banner

While conservation officers are keen to ensure the use of traditional lime-based plasters and renders on listed and heritage buildings; Safeguard Europe are suggesting better options.

  • 19 June 2019

NARM

12 June 2019

NARM: Five reasons to avoid ‘under-spec’ rooflights and specifying tips

Posted on by Max Banner

NARM has recently received a number of complaints relating to glass rooflights – this article from the Association explores them in more detail.

  • 12 June 2019

Safeguard Europe

10 June 2019

Safeguard: Tenant complaints could soar with Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018

Posted on by Max Banner

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 could herald an increase in tenant complaints against landlords, according to new research by YouGov, commissioned by Safeguard.

  • 10 June 2019

Ahmarra

30 May 2019

Successful smoke testing achieved for Ahmarra timber fire doors

Posted on by Max Banner

Ahmarra has recently invested in smoke testing for its certified fire doors at Warringtonfire test centre in High Wycombe, with phenomenal results.

  • 30 May 2019

30 May 2019

DuPont creates airtight energy-efficient building envelope inside and out

Posted on by Emma Jarrett

Tyvek® & AirGuard® systems create a robust, airtight and energy-efficient building envelope inside and out with its enhanced range of tapes and accessories.

  • 30 May 2019