The public’s desire to construct their own homes has grown in the past few years, following an influx in television shows, such as Grand Designs. The government has also offered its support to self-build projects, making loans available to community groups and releasing public land to accommodate new properties as part of its housing initiative.[…]

Magenta Living is responsible for over 12,000 properties in Wirral, Merseyside. With funding from the government’s Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) scheme, the affordable homes provider has previously fitted 1,000 properties with external wall insulation (EWI) systems. Having experienced the benefits of EWI, Magenta Living has embarked on two further schemes, with the aim of[…]

Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre – commonly known as the NEC – has played host to thousands of events over the past 40 years. Johnstone’s Steel andamp; Cladding Semi-Gloss Topcoat has been used to provide anti-corrosive protection for the NEC’s main entrance It has become a landmark of Birmingham, attracting millions of visitors to over 500[…]

Project requirements Reducing the energy needed for lighting and cooling was paramount for both the machinery plant and assembly hall at the Jaguar Land Rover plant. The new Jaguar Land Rover Engine Manufacturing Centre is based in Wolverhampton Considering this, the project required a thermally efficient architectural glazing system, which could minimise energy demand. The[…]