21 September 2021

UKCW: Exclusive report lifts lid on future of booming home improvements market

Posted on 21st September 2021 by Max Banner

A new analysis of the booming market for home RMI (repair, maintenance and improvement) work is forecasting it could be worth more than £22bn a year by 2025, explains UKCW.

27 January 2021

Better Data, Safer Building: CPA launches consultation on new Product Information Code

Posted on 27th January 2021 by Max Banner

The Construction Products Association (CPA) is launching an industry-wide consultation into a new proposed Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI).

15 July 2020

Glass giant ramps up antiviral coating research in the fight against COVID-19

Posted on 15th July 2020 by Max Banner

The NSG Group, parent company to Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, is fast tracking its research into producing glass with an antiviral coating.

07 April 2020

Survey discovers many people regret using Help to Buy schemes

Posted on 7th April 2020 by Max Banner

For many homeowners, after all the scrimping and saving required to get their deposit alone, decorating and furnishing a house can prove difficult…

07 April 2020

GAI research sheds light on ironmongery budget estimates

Posted on 7th April 2020 by Max Banner

New research from the GAI shows some types of buildings can incur up to 19% of their total maintenance budget on architectural ironmongery.

02 April 2020

Sika Sarnafil protects UK’s first dedicated centre for stroke and dementia research

Posted on 2nd April 2020 by Max Banner

Sika Sarnafil’s single ply roofing membrane has been installed on the UK’s first dedicated centre for stroke and dementia research at the University of Oxford.

30 January 2020

Transforming Construction Partners join forces at Futurebuild 2020 to accelerate pace of innovation

Posted on 30th January 2020 by Max Banner

Three of the largest R&D initiatives in the history of the UK’s construction sector are set to appear together at a trade event for the first time, at Futurebuild 2020.

17 September 2019

Safeguard survey discovers it’s not-so-grim Up North

Posted on 17th September 2019 by Max Banner

A poll of tenanted households, conducted by YouGov on behalf of Safeguard Europe, the UK’s leading specialist in damp-proofing and waterproofing technology, has revealed a new North-South divide.

26 June 2019

Kingspan report highlights connection between insulation performance and daylighting

Posted on 26th June 2019 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.

10 June 2019

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

Posted on 10th June 2019 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.

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