Wealden Homes are a prestigious housing developer specialising in quality new build homes in Kent and the South East. Keen to provide the best design and build, locations are carefully selected and the quality and aesthetic appearance are key factors in the choice of building materials. The latest development in Hollingbourne, for 14 detached family homes, consisting of 3 detached bungalows and 11 4/5 houses. Wealden Homes required a rainwater system that was in keeping with the surrounding area for the 3 detached bungalows.
Housebuilding is hitting levels not seen since the worldwide financial crisis of a decade ago. The Department of Communities and Local Government has reported that work on more than 160,000 homes was started in the 2016/17 financial year, with almost 150,000 homes being completed during the same period.
As timber frame continues to grow its share of the housing market, Alex Goodfellow, Group Managing Director of Witney-based building materials supplier Stewart Milne Timber Systems, draws on more than 30 years of experience in the house-building industry to explain why off-site construction with timber systems could be key to delivering new home targets across the UK.
At its most simplistic, a home is bricks and mortar, so making sure that the right products are selected for a certain project is vitally important. Here Richard Brown, Category Marketing Manager for Walls at Wienerberger, elaborates on the considerations you should regard when choosing brick for a building project.
A pioneering low-carbon housing development in Sheffield has used Marley Eternit’s fibre cement slates, cladding and profiled sheeting to create a striking, long-lasting aesthetic that is challenging the conventions of urban design.
Following the Government’s White Paper pledge to cut red tape to boost house-building, Dave Bennett, Business Manager for Topcon GB and Ireland, argues that making construction more efficient through better use and sharing of data is key.
Developer Bloor Homes has opted for a centralised LPG supply from Flogas to power its brand-new, off-grid housing development in Suffolk. Not only does the new miniature LPG grid deliver instant and reliable gas to residents, but it also helps ensure the development meets the minimum new-build efficiency requirements outlined in Building Regulations.
RendaClad has helped to transform one of Plymouth’s most important regeneration projects, the Trelawny Gardens housing scheme. The development has breathed new life into the former South Trelawny School site, creating much-needed, vibrant, energy-efficient affordable housing for rent and shared ownership in the North Prospect area of Plymouth.
Hardly a day goes by right now without housing hitting the headlines. Whether it is the shortage of new homes and skilled labour to build them, soaring rents and sales prices, or the latest twist and turn of government policy, the h-word is constantly in the news.
Flowcrete UK has undertaken the extensive refurbishment of a large garage and car park area owned by Cambridge Council alongside Total Protections, its exclusive applicator partner for social housing projects in the South of England.
