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A. Proctor Group | Escaping the ghosts of the past: the rise of the UK’s offsite sector

|Date: 26 April, 2024

A. Proctor Group | Escaping the ghosts of the past: the rise of the UK’s offsite sector

Offsite construction in the UK is so much more than post-war prefab and struggling MMC housebuilders. But ...

Offsite construction in the UK is so much more than post-war prefab and struggling MMC housebuilders. But the sector’s many successes struggle to get their story told. Adam Salt, Business Development ...

26 April, 2024
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CCG concludes major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire

|Date: 25 April, 2024

CCG concludes major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire

The CCG Group, one of Scotland’s largest privately-owned construction and manufacturing companies, has su ...

The CCG Group, one of Scotland’s largest privately-owned construction and manufacturing companies, has successfully concluded a major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire. Undertaken o ...

25 April, 2024
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Fire protection is key for new FrameSafe FR membrane

|Date: 22 March, 2024

Fire protection is key for new FrameSafe FR membrane

Leading manufacturer Glidevale Protect has launched Protect FrameSafe FR — a new Class A2-s1, d0 flame re ...

Leading manufacturer Glidevale Protect has launched Protect FrameSafe FR — a new Class A2-s1, d0 flame retardant external wall breather membrane offering fire protection across low-, medium- and high- ...

22 March, 2024
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Reducing fire-related deaths

|Date: 20 December, 2023

Reducing fire-related deaths

LABM reports on the National Social Housing Fire Strategy Group’s Fire Safety Event: Reducing fire deaths ...

LABM reports on the National Social Housing Fire Strategy Group’s Fire Safety Event: Reducing fire deaths must be our priority, which took place in October at the Building Centre in London. Speakers i ...

20 December, 2023
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CCG completes latest round of fire safety measures in East Kilbride

|Date: 30 November, 2023

CCG completes latest round of fire safety measures in East Kilbride

Over 150 residences in East Kilbride are the beneficiaries of new fire safety measures thanks to the CCG ...

Over 150 residences in East Kilbride are the beneficiaries of new fire safety measures thanks to the CCG Group. The Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing business has supplied and installed enh ...

30 November, 2023
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AXA UK provides body cameras to record essential safety work to buildings with dangerous cladding

|Date: 29 November, 2023

AXA UK provides body cameras to record essential safety work to buildings with dangerous cladding

AXA UK is providing body cameras to contractors so they can record essential safety work to buildings con ...

AXA UK is providing body cameras to contractors so they can record essential safety work to buildings containing flammable cladding and insulation. The recordings will provide detailed information abo ...

29 November, 2023
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Vaillant | Six years on: social housing residents continue to reap the benefits of heat pump solution

|Date: 16 November, 2023

Vaillant | Six years on: social housing residents continue to reap the benefits of heat pump solution

Six years after a Derby social housing development saw the installation of Vaillant’s aroTHERM air source ...

Six years after a Derby social housing development saw the installation of Vaillant’s aroTHERM air source heat pumps in 54 flats, the predicted benefits are continuing to be realised. From ongoing ene ...

16 November, 2023
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High-rise Retrofit Insights with A. Proctor Group | Retrofitting high-rise buildings

|Date: 27 October, 2023

High-rise Retrofit Insights with A. Proctor Group | Retrofitting high-rise buildings

The retrofitting of high-rise buildings in the UK can face several challenges. In this article, James Bra ...

The retrofitting of high-rise buildings in the UK can face several challenges. In this article, James Brackenreed-Johnston, Head of Facades at the A. Proctor Group, examines some common problems encou ...

27 October, 2023
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ForHousing | It’s good to talk

|Date: 24 October, 2023

ForHousing | It’s good to talk

Open lines of communication with tenants are central to ForHousing’s approach to building safety, says Ni ...

Open lines of communication with tenants are central to ForHousing’s approach to building safety, says Nigel Sedman, Executive Director of Homes. Everyone should have a safe place to live. It is a sen ...

24 October, 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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