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Glidevale Protect publishes EPDs for key ranges

|Date: 3 January, 2024

Glidevale Protect publishes EPDs for key ranges

Leading UK building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has published third party, independently veri ...

Leading UK building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has published third party, independently verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for three of its construction wall membranes to ...

3 January, 2024
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Hager | Electrical safety and compliance in social housing

|Date: 21 December, 2023

Hager | Electrical safety and compliance in social housing

Following changes in legislation to standardise processes across the board, greater scrutiny is being pla ...

Following changes in legislation to standardise processes across the board, greater scrutiny is being placed on electrical safety and compliance in the local authority sector. Therefore, manufacturers ...

21 December, 2023
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ROCKWOOL launches whitepaper to support fire safety of multifunctional roofs

|Date: 4 December, 2023

ROCKWOOL launches whitepaper to support fire safety of multifunctional roofs

New whitepaper explores how to identify and mitigate fire risks for flat roofs functioning as additional ...

New whitepaper explores how to identify and mitigate fire risks for flat roofs functioning as additional social or practical spaces of a building, including for solar installations. The role of the ro ...

4 December, 2023
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Aico introduces the Ei3030 — the next evolution in Home Life Safety

|Date: 27 November, 2023

Aico introduces the Ei3030 — the next evolution in Home Life Safety

Introducing the newest innovation in Multi-Sensor alarms from Aico, the Ei3030 Multi-Sensor Fire and Carb ...

Introducing the newest innovation in Multi-Sensor alarms from Aico, the Ei3030 Multi-Sensor Fire and Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm. The flagship alarm in Aico’s technologically advanced 3000 Series, the ...

27 November, 2023
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Liniar | Specifying low carbon windows and doors

|Date: 8 November, 2023

Liniar | Specifying low carbon windows and doors

In a bid to tackle the effects of climate change, the UK Government has proposed the Future Building Stan ...

In a bid to tackle the effects of climate change, the UK Government has proposed the Future Building Standards and Future Homes Standard, which will see changes to Part L (Conservation of fuel and pow ...

8 November, 2023
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ASSA ABLOY Door Group champions fire door inspections

|Date: 28 September, 2023

ASSA ABLOY Door Group champions fire door inspections

Door Group, a division of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, is calling for a higher calibre ...

Door Group, a division of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, is calling for a higher calibre of fire door inspections this Fire Door Safety Week, after research[1] found a third (32%) of t ...

28 September, 2023
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Uptake of third-party certification lags despite legislation boosting awareness and intention to specify

|Date: 12 September, 2023

Uptake of third-party certification lags despite legislation boosting awareness and intention to specify

In the year after the Building Safety Act became law, awareness of the benefits of fire door third-party ...

In the year after the Building Safety Act became law, awareness of the benefits of fire door third-party certification is growing, but the proportion of certified fire doors in use has dropped slightl ...

12 September, 2023
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HOPPE (UK) | Education matters

|Date: 1 September, 2023

HOPPE (UK) | Education matters

Here, Andy Matthews, Head of Sales at HOPPE (UK), discusses the scale of repair and maintenance works nee ...

Here, Andy Matthews, Head of Sales at HOPPE (UK), discusses the scale of repair and maintenance works needed in schools across the country and how the company’s products can help. At the end of 2022, ...

1 September, 2023
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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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Latest range of Baxi heat pumps supports housing associations and housebuilders with carbon reduction goals

|Date: 17 August, 2023

Latest range of Baxi heat pumps supports housing associations and housebuilders with carbon reduction goals

As demand for low carbon heating technologies for new-build homes grows in line with the 2025 Future Home ...

As demand for low carbon heating technologies for new-build homes grows in line with the 2025 Future Homes Standard, Baxi has introduced a new Baxi Assure Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) range for housing ...

17 August, 2023
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