Latest products, projects stories, news and comments from Buildingtalk Editor, Howard Chapman Sapphire Balustrades demonstrate the value of offsite construction Follow the link to detailsof the Sapphire Balustrades record-breaking demonstration of the value of offsite construction, with an entire residential project’s pre-assembled balconies being installed in a single day!   We also explain the benefits[…]

Latest products, projects stories, news and comments from Buildingtalk Editor, Howard Chapman Boom in building industry Trade Shows helps win new business Timber Expo Buyers Specifiers Forum We are undoubtedly moving into better economic times but this too brings challenges. Skill shortages are creating problems. London alone needs 1300 new skilled construction workers every year.[…]

Latest products, projects stories, news and comments from Buildingtalk Editor, Howard Chapman   On the technology front, building industry tradesmen welcome the Powered Now mobile app for doing business from van or site; a new Flir moisture meter offers both non-contact and contact measurement;  and a Tinytag hand-held device designed for spot reading temperature and[…]

Latest products, projects stories, news and comments from Buildingtalk Editor, Howard Chapman   Following the success of the world’s first whole-house retrofit research project at Salford University, supported by Saint-Gobain, we now have the ‘Cosy Home’ retrofit project in Bolton that achieves 75% energy savings for pre 1919 hard-to-treat properties, supported by Knauf Insulation. This[…]

Latest products, projects stories, news and comments from Buildingtalk Editor, Howard Chapman Check-out construction growth news via Buildingtalk on Twitter [see links below] which includes reports on the 15th successive month of solid growth, record staff hiring and bankruptcies down 18%. If you want to see what projects the top contractors in the UK are[…]