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Kingspan: London project set for net zero with Kooltherm Pipe Insulation

Dec 19, 2025 | Articles, BIM, Infrastructure & CAD Software, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Case Studies, Facility Management & Building Services, Information Technology, Insulation, Pipes, Pipes & Fittings, Plumbing, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency

Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation has been fitted as part of Phase 4 of the North West Quarter regeneration project in South Kilburn.

GUEST ARTICLE: Planning in 2026 – from ambitious promises to practical delivery

Dec 18, 2025 | Guest Articles

This guest article, from Lawrence Turner, Director at Boyer, looks at why 2026 must be the year reform turns into permissions, homes and infrastructure…

Advanced’s Fire Protection Installed in Canterbury Student Village

Dec 18, 2025 | Articles, Access Control & Door Entry Systems, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Building Services, Building Systems, Case Studies, Facility Management & Building Services, Health & Safety, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Security and Fire Protection, Walls

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has supplied intelligent fire panels to student accommodation in Kent to replace existing panels.

AkzoNobel Gives Langley Pavilion New Lease of Life

Dec 17, 2025 | Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Interiors, Paints, Paints, Coatings & Finishes, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation

AkzoNobel has unveiled the vibrant transformation delivered through its Dulux Let’s Colour initiative in partnership with Viva Slough and Slough Borough Council that will see a number of Slough’s underused community centres revitalised through the power of paint and colour.

MCRMA: First building envelope professionals approved as MCRI members

Dec 15, 2025 | Aluminium Products, Articles, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Cladding, Posts, Recruitment, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs, Steel and Structural Frames, Walls

The MCRI, the new institute of excellence launched recently by the MCRMA for individuals working throughout the metal roofing and cladding supply chain, has approved its first members.

ASWS leading the way in lead paint removal

Dec 3, 2025 | Articles, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Building Systems, Case Studies, Glass, Glazing, Health & Safety, Paints, Coatings & Finishes, Posts, Research & Materials Testing, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Steel and Structural Frames, Windows

Kris Bennell, Director of Associated Steel Window Services (ASWS) discusses the continuing health threat posed by a class of paint which has been banned for the past 30 years; and the solutions.

MCRMA publishes new guidance for fire-rated capable members in ‘boundary elevation’ cladding

Nov 26, 2025 | Aluminium Products, Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Cladding, Innovations & New Products, Posts, Publications, Research & Materials Testing, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs, Steel and Structural Frames, Walls

The MCRMA has published a new guidance document to help everyone involved in the metal building envelope supply chain understand who is responsible for ensuring the correct type of fire-protected structural support.

Pop Up Power: Powering Outdoor Learning

Nov 25, 2025 | Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Facility Management & Building Services, Landscaping, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency

Many educational tools for outdoor learning require electricity – and running long extension cables across a lawn or playground isn’t a safe or sustainable solution. Pop Up Power Supplies has more…