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NorDan UK | The price of performance

|Date: 24 August, 2023

NorDan UK | The price of performance

The Part L Building Regulations finally kicked in this June, and the message is loud-and-clear: building ...

The Part L Building Regulations finally kicked in this June, and the message is loud-and-clear: building materials must now deliver sustainable outcomes. Sonia Travis, a Commercial Sales Manager at No ...

24 August, 2023
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KEIM | fire resistant paints that meet A2-s1,d0

|Date: 14 August, 2023

KEIM | fire resistant paints that meet A2-s1,d0

All paints are the same, right? Not quite, says KEIM. There are many types of paint available, but the ma ...

All paints are the same, right? Not quite, says KEIM. There are many types of paint available, but the majority that are used or specified in the UK are petrochemical based, and as such are not fire r ...

14 August, 2023
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Advanced helps high-rise residential buildings ‘Be Ready’

|Date: 2 August, 2023

Advanced helps high-rise residential buildings ‘Be Ready’

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, is supporting the new Building Safety Regulator’s ‘Be R ...

Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, is supporting the new Building Safety Regulator’s ‘Be Ready’ campaign, which calls on industry to prepare for the new building safety regime, with the ...

2 August, 2023
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Pyroguard | Breaking point

|Date: 3 July, 2023

Pyroguard | Breaking point

Following the ban on laminated glass in balustrade applications (due to potential fire spread risks), the ...

Following the ban on laminated glass in balustrade applications (due to potential fire spread risks), the specification and glazing industries appear to have partially moved away and found an alternat ...

3 July, 2023
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Orbit Head of Property Safety and Technology announced as new Chair of national building safety group

|Date: 30 June, 2023

Orbit Head of Property Safety and Technology announced as new Chair of national building safety group

Neil Yeomans, Head of Property Safety and Technology for Orbit has been appointed as the new Chair of the ...

Neil Yeomans, Head of Property Safety and Technology for Orbit has been appointed as the new Chair of the National Housing Federation (NHF) building safety group. The NHF set up the group to help shap ...

30 June, 2023
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Have your say on fire suppression

|Date: 27 June, 2023

Have your say on fire suppression

Since the Grenfell Tower fire six years ago, new building and fire safety regulations have been introduce ...

Since the Grenfell Tower fire six years ago, new building and fire safety regulations have been introduced to prevent similar tragedies, and social landlords are getting to grips with a dramatically d ...

27 June, 2023
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End of Part L grace period

|Date: 15 June, 2023

End of Part L grace period

The Part L grace period ends today (15th June 2023) . Here, MPA Masonry, Zutec, Plan Radar and NBS share ...

The Part L grace period ends today (15th June 2023) . Here, MPA Masonry, Zutec, Plan Radar and NBS share their thoughts on Part L compliance and how the sector should adapt ahead of further tightening ...

15 June, 2023
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Glidevale Protect publishes white paper on management of moisture in buildings

|Date: 30 May, 2023

Glidevale Protect publishes white paper on management of moisture in buildings

Leading building materials manufacturer Glidevale Protect has released an informative white paper which p ...

Leading building materials manufacturer Glidevale Protect has released an informative white paper which provides practical guidance on the ventilation strategies required for use with different types ...

30 May, 2023
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A. Proctor Group | Improving airtightness in buildings

|Date: 24 April, 2023

A. Proctor Group | Improving airtightness in buildings

A. Proctor Group discusses how the installation of vapour permeable air barriers can improve airtightness ...

A. Proctor Group discusses how the installation of vapour permeable air barriers can improve airtightness in education and healthcare buildings. The importance and need for improving airtightness with ...

24 April, 2023
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Marley | Safety first for roof spaces

|Date: 20 April, 2023

Marley | Safety first for roof spaces

As the inclusion of effective solar PV on roofscapes becomes more commonplace, local authorities who are ...

As the inclusion of effective solar PV on roofscapes becomes more commonplace, local authorities who are charged with delivering sustainable, high quality and safe housing for their tenants should ens ...

20 April, 2023
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