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Special Report | Enhancing fire safety with Resideo

|Date: 11 Oct 2022

Special Report | Enhancing fire safety with Resideo

The latest guidance from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has taken a ren ...

The latest guidance from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has taken a renewed approach to smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. This will mandate that new build developers ...

11 Oct 2022
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JCB’s Rotating Telehandlers | Need a lift?

|Date: 10 Oct 2022

JCB’s Rotating Telehandlers | Need a lift?

PHPD takes look at JCB’s rotating telehandlers – machines designed to perform a range of tasks on busy bu ...

PHPD takes look at JCB’s rotating telehandlers – machines designed to perform a range of tasks on busy building sites. Machines that can perform a number of tasks on a housebuilding site can increase ...

10 Oct 2022
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Hyundai Construction Equipment | On manoeuvres…

|Date: 07 Oct 2022

Hyundai Construction Equipment | On manoeuvres…

Hyundai has expanded its wheeled excavator line-up with a machine offering high levels of manoeuvrability ...

Hyundai has expanded its wheeled excavator line-up with a machine offering high levels of manoeuvrability and operator convenience. With many building sites featuring tight spaces the need for machine ...

07 Oct 2022
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Overcoming thermal bridging in masonry facades

|Date: 06 Oct 2022

Overcoming thermal bridging in masonry facades

With thermal bridging responsible for up to 30% of a home’s heat loss, which thermally-efficient solution ...

With thermal bridging responsible for up to 30% of a home’s heat loss, which thermally-efficient solutions are available to the specifier in terms of a building’s lintel specification? Keystone Lintel ...

06 Oct 2022
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Beams & joists: select the right solution

|Date: 22 Sep 2022

Beams & joists: select the right solution

Charlie Cannon, Design Manager at Beesley & Fildes’ engineered timber department, looks at some of th ...

Charlie Cannon, Design Manager at Beesley & Fildes’ engineered timber department, looks at some of the considerations when selecting the most appropriate timbers for roofing projects. Constructio ...

22 Sep 2022
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Vaillant | Modular sustainable living

|Date: 21 Sep 2022

Vaillant | Modular sustainable living

Heating specialist, Vaillant, examines the role the company’s heat pumps played in a new development in R ...

Heating specialist, Vaillant, examines the role the company’s heat pumps played in a new development in Rugby, built using offsite modular construction. As the drive to provide low carbon housing int ...

21 Sep 2022
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WMS | Combining UFH & Heat Pumps

|Date: 20 Sep 2022

WMS | Combining UFH & Heat Pumps

With the combination of Heat Pumps and Underfloor Heating (UFH) becoming increasingly of interest to hous ...

With the combination of Heat Pumps and Underfloor Heating (UFH) becoming increasingly of interest to housebuilders, Joanna Crown, Marketing Director at WMS Underfloor Heating, answers some questions a ...

20 Sep 2022
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Marley | Safety first for roof spaces

|Date: 16 Sep 2022

Marley | Safety first for roof spaces

Building regulations in the UK currently require that all new homes are built with robust fire protection ...

Building regulations in the UK currently require that all new homes are built with robust fire protection measures in place to not only delay the spread of fire, but also allow time for escape. Stuart ...

16 Sep 2022
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Marshalls | Time for a brick switch? 

|Date: 15 Sep 2022

Marshalls | Time for a brick switch? 

Marshalls outline why the recent changes to the building regulations could mean it is a good time to cons ...

Marshalls outline why the recent changes to the building regulations could mean it is a good time to consider switching to concrete bricks. From the 15th June 2022, changes were made to Approved Docu ...

15 Sep 2022
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The Inside View | Wall coverings

|Date: 14 Sep 2022

The Inside View | Wall coverings

For some, the idea of redecorating a room or space in the home is a daunting prospect. Steve Hird, Direct ...

For some, the idea of redecorating a room or space in the home is a daunting prospect. Steve Hird, Director at interior design specialists, Edward Thomas Interiors suggests this needn’t be the case an ...

14 Sep 2022
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