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Specialist contractors win places on new £265m Modular Buildings framework

|Date: 10 June, 2025

Specialist contractors win places on new £265m Modular Buildings framework

A total of 19 companies have been successful in their bid to join LHC Procurement Group’s £265m Modular B ...

A total of 19 companies have been successful in their bid to join LHC Procurement Group’s £265m Modular Buildings (MB3) framework. MB3 covers the design, supply, installation and hire of permanent, te ...

10 June, 2025
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Siniat takes industry-leading step to accept formal design responsibility

|Date: 5 June, 2025

Siniat takes industry-leading step to accept formal design responsibility

In a first for the UK construction sector, Siniat has announced it will formally take design responsibili ...

In a first for the UK construction sector, Siniat has announced it will formally take design responsibility for the system information and standard details it issues, marking a significant shift in ac ...

5 June, 2025
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Partnerships with new contractors help provide more affordable homes for Northamptonshire

|Date: 29 August, 2024

Partnerships with new contractors help provide more affordable homes for Northamptonshire

New partnerships that have been announced by a Midlands based social housing provider will see more than ...

New partnerships that have been announced by a Midlands based social housing provider will see more than 200 affordable homes being built on land it recently purchased in Northamptonshire. Platform Ho ...

29 August, 2024
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OSB in timber frame construction

|Date: 10 June, 2024

OSB in timber frame construction

Rebecca Goldsmith, Product Manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY explains why innovative OSB panels that integrate a ...

Rebecca Goldsmith, Product Manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY explains why innovative OSB panels that integrate air and vapour control layers are a potential game-changer in timber frame construction, offerin ...

10 June, 2024
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KEIM’s eco friendly masonry paints meet the highest fire resistant classification

|Date: 9 May, 2024

KEIM’s eco friendly masonry paints meet the highest fire resistant classification

KEIM Mineral Paints is pleased to share that its silicate paints are fire resistant to the highest Eurono ...

KEIM Mineral Paints is pleased to share that its silicate paints are fire resistant to the highest Euronorm classification (EN13501-1), ideal for specifiers, contractors, housing associations and coun ...

9 May, 2024
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New partnership will help home improvements contract ‘achieve more’ for tenants, businesses and North East region

|Date: 3 May, 2024

New partnership will help home improvements contract ‘achieve more’ for tenants, businesses and North East region

A multi-million-pound contract to improve social homes across the North East of England will be delivered ...

A multi-million-pound contract to improve social homes across the North East of England will be delivered by a new strategic partnership that has been created to maximise its impact on the region. b ...

3 May, 2024
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INCA publishes best practice guide for external wall insulation

|Date: 15 April, 2024

INCA publishes best practice guide for external wall insulation

INCA, the recognised trade association for the external wall insulation (EWI) industry in the UK, has pub ...

INCA, the recognised trade association for the external wall insulation (EWI) industry in the UK, has published best practice guidance on the installation of external wall insulation designed to ensur ...

15 April, 2024
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SHDF success relies on practical retrofit skills gap being addressed, says expert

|Date: 26 March, 2024

SHDF success relies on practical retrofit skills gap being addressed, says expert

After the successful bids for Wave 2.2 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) were announced l ...

After the successful bids for Wave 2.2 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) were announced last week, the UK’s leading retrofit knowledge and skills expert is warning the scheme’s success ...

26 March, 2024
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Fusion21 invites bids for £80m Lifts Framework

|Date: 11 March, 2024

Fusion21 invites bids for £80m Lifts Framework

Procurement organisation and social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the fourth generation of its Lifts ...

Procurement organisation and social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the fourth generation of its Lifts Framework worth up to £80m over four years and is now inviting bids from interested contractors ...

11 March, 2024
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Glidevale Protect covers all solar roofing needs with 15-year product warranty

|Date: 1 March, 2024

Glidevale Protect covers all solar roofing needs with 15-year product warranty

UK building materials producer Glidevale Protect has unveiled a new 15-year product warranty on its pitch ...

UK building materials producer Glidevale Protect has unveiled a new 15-year product warranty on its pitched roofing underlays and ventilation products when used as a complete system where integrated i ...

1 March, 2024
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