Visitors to the Ravago Building Solutions UK stand at Futurebuild 2024 discovered that Europe’s largest manufacturer of XPS insulation was claiming that people are the secret to its success.

Recticel Insulation is delighted to announce that its Eurothane® GP PIR board has become one of the first UK construction products to receive Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) accreditation.

ROCKWOOL guide provides clarity to HVAC and building services professionals on changes to BS 5422 guidance.

CPD helps to deal with fire risks for flat roofs utilised for additional social and practical applications.

Building on its own commitment to sustainable construction, leading insulation, drywall, and ceiling products distributor CCF has supported the delivery of the UK’s first low carbon leisure facility and public pool.

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 assist specifiers by providing clear sustainability and life cycle assessment data.

Last December, Part B (Fire safety) of the Building Regulations (England and Wales) banned the use of combustible materials in certain build-ups, such as rainscreen façade systems, of residential buildings between 11m and 18m.

Calculating prospective U-Values is a routine part of the building design process, so routine that you could be forgiven for not giving all that much thought to the intricacies of each and every calculation.

A potentially catastrophic blaze, which consumed the garage containing a parked vehicle adjoining a £1M house in rural Surrey, was stopped in its tracks thanks to the use of 12mm A1 non combustible Magply being chosen as the render substrate board on the contract.

The updated Part L (Conservation of fuel and power) Building Regulations for England came into full force this June and there’s a lot for the housebuilding industry to adapt to.

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