Structural fixings manufacturer, Ancon, has won a 2018 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category, for the successful introduction and on-going development of its advanced composite, low thermal conductivity, Teplo wall tie range.

Students starting as the University of Salford in September 2016 are the first intake to reap the benefits of the award-winning New Adelphi Building.

Almost a year on from the devastating Grenfell Tower blaze, the ordered Hackitt Review was delivered at the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee session on Thursday 17th May. While many welcomed some aspects of the review, others weren’t as accepting when it came to the review falling short of banning combustible cladding. Here, FC&A looks at some of the responses from both the industry and the public realm.

Stewart Dalgarno, Director of Product Development at Stewart Milne Group – the independent, award-winning house-builder and leading timber systems manufacturer – discusses how utilising digital technologies in the design and build process can bring added value and yield savings for UK house-builders.

Leading European supplier of specialist building materials SIG has appointed Philip Johns as SIG UK Managing Director.

Powdertech (Corby) Ltd, the specialist metal finisher, has recently appointed Harriet Truss as Assistant Commercial Manager. This new role demonstrates Powdertech’s ongoing proactive commitment to customer service.

GEZE UK has reinforced its presence in Scotland with the appointment of Rodger Allan as Area Sales Manager for automatic door systems.