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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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Homegrown ground source heating on show for Cornwall MP

|Date: 4 March, 2024

Homegrown ground source heating on show for Cornwall MP

Cornish MP, Cherilyn Mackrory, was on hand to see how Truro-based Ground Source Heat Pump manufacturer an ...

Cornish MP, Cherilyn Mackrory, was on hand to see how Truro-based Ground Source Heat Pump manufacturer and contractor, The Kensa Group, is deploying Networked Heat Pumps to provide 140 new homes in Qu ...

4 March, 2024
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DTS secures CHIC Newbuild Development Framework for timber frame

|Date: 16 February, 2024

DTS secures CHIC Newbuild Development Framework for timber frame

Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has been appointed to the C ...

Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has been appointed to the Communities and Housing Investment Consortium’s (CHIC) Newbuild Development Framework. As part o ...

16 February, 2024
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Kensa to unveil next generation of home heating

|Date: 31 January, 2024

Kensa to unveil next generation of home heating

Ground source heat pump specialist, Kensa Heat Pumps, is set to unveil the next generation of home heatin ...

Ground source heat pump specialist, Kensa Heat Pumps, is set to unveil the next generation of home heating and cooling. At an online launch on 29th February, Kensa will reveal its solution to help bri ...

31 January, 2024
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Next phase of major Pendleton development given green light

|Date: 24 January, 2024

Next phase of major Pendleton development given green light

The next phase of the Pendleton regeneration project by SP+ and Lovell Together — a joint venture between ...

The next phase of the Pendleton regeneration project by SP+ and Lovell Together — a joint venture between Lovell Partnerships and Together Housing — has been granted planning permission by Salford Cit ...

24 January, 2024
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A year of procurement, politics and productivity lies ahead

|Date: 22 January, 2024

A year of procurement, politics and productivity lies ahead

The move into a new year is always a time for reflection, but equally for a look to the future. With 2024 ...

The move into a new year is always a time for reflection, but equally for a look to the future. With 2024 shaping up to have a great deal of changes impacting the construction sector — political, econ ...

22 January, 2024
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Glidevale Protect highlights the importance of choice whilst achieving compliance

|Date: 17 January, 2024

Glidevale Protect highlights the importance of choice whilst achieving compliance

With the recent updates to the NHBC standards, leading building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect i ...

With the recent updates to the NHBC standards, leading building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect is supporting housebuilders, developers, architects and contractors with reliable technical info ...

17 January, 2024
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As the cold snap bites, it’s time to get serious about how we heat our homes

|Date: 17 January, 2024

As the cold snap bites, it’s time to get serious about how we heat our homes

As the cold snap bites, it’s time to get serious about how we heat our homes, says Tamsin Lishman, CEO of ...

As the cold snap bites, it’s time to get serious about how we heat our homes, says Tamsin Lishman, CEO of The Kensa Group. I was concerned to read about the changes to EDF’s Economy 7 tariff and the k ...

17 January, 2024
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How can social housing meet the 2025 Future Homes Standard?

|Date: 10 January, 2024

How can social housing meet the 2025 Future Homes Standard?

When it comes to decarbonisation, the UK social housing sector is facing a huge undertaking. The Future H ...

When it comes to decarbonisation, the UK social housing sector is facing a huge undertaking. The Future Homes Standard is set to accelerate progress, but its complexities, scope and timescales can pro ...

10 January, 2024
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Recticel’s ‘Road to Net Zero’ provides expert guide to Part L uplift

|Date: 30 November, 2023

Recticel’s ‘Road to Net Zero’ provides expert guide to Part L uplift

Recticel Insulation has produced a comprehensive guide to the updated Part L of the Building Regulations ...

Recticel Insulation has produced a comprehensive guide to the updated Part L of the Building Regulations — the legislation’s biggest shake-up for a decade. ‘The Road to Net-Zero’, which sets out in cl ...

30 November, 2023
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