Category: Building Services

Rinnai: High Temperature Heat Pumps – the Important Key to Non-Disruptive Retrofits

Rinnai’s Head of Technical, Pete Seddon, discusses how high temperature heat pumps can be considered a vital innovation in relation to the reduction of on-site disruption to a UK customer. Heat pumps have been identified as a tool of decarbonisation and installations are becoming more common in domestic and commercial applications. Find out how investing in a high temperature heat pump can minimise on-site disruption during installation.

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Saniflo: Sanicubic 2 VX keeps motorway services running during refurbishment

Heatrak Technical Services was appointed to support a major refurbishment at the northbound Leicester Forest East Services on the M1, providing temporary facilities for ten weeks. Modular WC blocks with 12 toilets were installed to maintain customer access. With no excavation permitted and pipework required above ground, wastewater needed to be pumped over 15m to the nearest drainage point – Heatrak turned to Saniflo’s Sanicubic 2 VX for a solution.

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Premier Loft Ladders: Isotec 200 Loft Ladder – a great all-rounder

Offering superb thermal insulation, an airtight seal and 60-minutes fire protection, the Isotec 200 loft ladder from Premier Loft Ladders is a great all-rounder. Also, if that was not enough, it has a load-rating of 250kg per tread. As a result, it is the perfect loft ladder for the diverse and challenging requirements of modern buildings.

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Creating quieter, more productive office environments with the Hush Acoustics range

Noisy offices can be transformed into productive workplaces through the range of acoustic systems for walls, floors and ceilings, plus sound absorber panels and specialist sound insulating products from Hush Acoustics.

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Recofloor announces winners of its 2026 sustainability awards

Recofloor has announced the winners of its 2026 Recofloor Awards, recognising flooring contractors, distributors and individuals who are helping the sector keep materials in use for longer, and build recycling into everyday practice.

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Mitsubishi Electric heat pumps deliver quality sustainable heating to savannah animals at Chester Zoo

Mitsubishi Electric air source heat pumps are now providing renewable heating to the zebra, ostrich, and roan antelope habitats at Chester Zoo’s ‘Heart of Africa’ zone, as part of its ongoing partnership to support the zoo’s decarbonisation journey.

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BMBI: February’s like-for-like Builders’ Merchant volumes drop -10.6% year-on-year

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows February’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were -4.3% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -10.6% while prices increased +7.0%.

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ADSA Leads on Industry Standards Changes

The Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) is playing a central role in informing and influencing a series of significant changes to standards and regulations affecting the powered pedestrian door industry across the UK.

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