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Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Reduce the risk of roofing defects

|Date: 7 May, 2019

Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Reduce the risk of roofing defects

Roofing defects can prove costly for local authorities and housing associations. Here, Tom Woodhouse, Sit ...

Roofing defects can prove costly for local authorities and housing associations. Here, Tom Woodhouse, Site Services Manager from Marley, looks at some common roofing failures and how to avoid them. Th ...

7 May, 2019
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View from the Supply Chain | Speeding up housing delivery

|Date: 2 May, 2019

View from the Supply Chain | Speeding up housing delivery

Ken Johnson of Keah Products explores how innovation can speed up the roofing process, improving overall ...

Ken Johnson of Keah Products explores how innovation can speed up the roofing process, improving overall housebuilding completion times and helping to meet social housing development targets. A report ...

2 May, 2019
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Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Occupant comfort and wellbeing

|Date: 29 April, 2019

Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Occupant comfort and wellbeing

Internal paints and plasters have an all-important role to play in a building’s aesthetic make-up. These ...

Internal paints and plasters have an all-important role to play in a building’s aesthetic make-up. These materials are also known to affect interior air quality, which in-turn, could have a detrimenta ...

29 April, 2019
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Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Sika: Warm front

|Date: 24 April, 2019

Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Sika: Warm front

When the original built-up aluminium roof system at Tollcross International Swimming Centre had reached t ...

When the original built-up aluminium roof system at Tollcross International Swimming Centre had reached the end of its service life, a condition survey was conducted and a new warm roof build-up solut ...

24 April, 2019
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Roofing & Cladding | Pushing the Envelope

|Date: 19 December, 2018

Roofing & Cladding | Pushing the Envelope

Decisions about the design and specification of the building envelope play a key role in how well a build ...

Decisions about the design and specification of the building envelope play a key role in how well a building will stand the test of time — its weather-tightness, energy efficiency, visual appeal, oper ...

19 December, 2018
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Facades | Lessons in louvre

|Date: 17 December, 2018

Facades | Lessons in louvre

Barrier Louvres were specified for The Cycle Works' new-build student accommodation at Coventry Universit ...

Barrier Louvres were specified for The Cycle Works' new-build student accommodation at Coventry University, to help provide a healthy and comfortable environment for students, LABM finds out more. Hea ...

17 December, 2018
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Roofing & Cladding | Sustainable Specification

|Date: 14 December, 2018

Roofing & Cladding | Sustainable Specification

Co-Founder of EnviroBuild Aiden Bell offers an advisory guide to specifying sustainable roofing and cladd ...

Co-Founder of EnviroBuild Aiden Bell offers an advisory guide to specifying sustainable roofing and cladding materials. (Header Image: Hyperion Decking from EnviroBuild installed at Goat Lees Primary ...

14 December, 2018
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Langley Delivers Award-Winning Girdlestone Estate Refurbishment

|Date: 22 November, 2018

Langley Delivers Award-Winning Girdlestone Estate Refurbishment

Langley Waterproofing Systems has delivered one of its high quality torch applied roofing systems and exp ...

Langley Waterproofing Systems has delivered one of its high quality torch applied roofing systems and expert technical support to the award winning refurbishment of the Girdlestone Estate in the Londo ...

22 November, 2018
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Wates Living Space has housing insulation wrapped up in Sheffield

|Date: 5 September, 2018

Wates Living Space has housing insulation wrapped up in Sheffield

Social housing maintenance provider, Wates Living Space, has been appointed by Sheffield City Council to ...

Social housing maintenance provider, Wates Living Space, has been appointed by Sheffield City Council to deliver a £2.7m contract to install new external wall insulation to homes throughout the city. ...

5 September, 2018
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Redland’s SpecMaster helps solve thorny problem at Gorse Hill School

|Date: 1 August, 2018

Redland’s SpecMaster helps solve thorny problem at Gorse Hill School

Gorse Hill School in Swindon, a shortlisted project in this year’s NFRC UK Roofing Awards, has been resto ...

Gorse Hill School in Swindon, a shortlisted project in this year’s NFRC UK Roofing Awards, has been restored to its Victorian splendour thanks to contractor, Davis Roofing, who used Redland tiles and ...

1 August, 2018
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