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Wavin: Can plastic still be sustainable?

|Date: 19 Sep 2025

Wavin: Can plastic still be sustainable?

It’s not bye-bye to plastic anytime soon. Martin Lambley, Senior Product Manager for Urban Climate Resili ...

It’s not bye-bye to plastic anytime soon. Martin Lambley, Senior Product Manager for Urban Climate Resilience at Wavin, explains how plastic can still be sustainable, particularly when recycled and pa ...

19 Sep 2025
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Why housebuilders need to specify scalable internet connectivity

|Date: 12 Sep 2025

Why housebuilders need to specify scalable internet connectivity

As the digital world accelerates, future-ready digital infrastructure and high-speed internet connection ...

As the digital world accelerates, future-ready digital infrastructure and high-speed internet connection has become just as critical as water or electricity. In this feature, Nathan Davis, Head of Dev ...

12 Sep 2025
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West Fraser flooring panel range

|Date: 08 Sep 2025

West Fraser flooring panel range

Jigsaw Construction Essex is making extensive use of panel products from the West Fraser range – includin ...

Jigsaw Construction Essex is making extensive use of panel products from the West Fraser range – including CaberDek. Founder David Bellinger explains that installing the product across first-floor lev ...

08 Sep 2025
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Structural Timber Buildings

|Date: 02 Sep 2025

Structural Timber Buildings

To support best practice in the growing use of timber within buildings, the Structural Timber Association ...

To support best practice in the growing use of timber within buildings, the Structural Timber Association (STA) has released ‘Structural Timber: Design and Construction Guidance’. It will provide valu ...

02 Sep 2025
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SME implements reforms

|Date: 01 Sep 2025

SME implements reforms

Award-winning SME housebuilder calls for fast implementation of reforms Sophie Horgan, director of Midlan ...

Award-winning SME housebuilder calls for fast implementation of reforms Sophie Horgan, director of Midland-based Horgan Homes, gave a cautious welcome to June's planning and building announcements – b ...

01 Sep 2025
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Kingspan Insulation discusses the growing trend of rooms in the roof

|Date: 27 Aug 2025

Kingspan Insulation discusses the growing trend of rooms in the roof

Jonathan Ducker, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Kingspan Insulation, discusses the growing trend of rooms ...

Jonathan Ducker, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Kingspan Insulation, discusses the growing trend of rooms in the roof in new builds and how the Future Homes Standard is set to affect it. When designing ...

27 Aug 2025
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Catnic launches Solarseam

|Date: 22 Aug 2025

Catnic launches Solarseam

PHPD talks to Catnic about its latest launch, Solarseam, a bonded integrated solar solution that’s easy o ...

PHPD talks to Catnic about its latest launch, Solarseam, a bonded integrated solar solution that’s easy on the eye. Just last month the Government announced that the long-awaited Future Homes Standard ...

22 Aug 2025
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Why insulation impacts indoor air quality more than you think

|Date: 20 Aug 2025

Why insulation impacts indoor air quality more than you think

Bradley Hirst, Technical Services Manager at Knauf Insulation, explores why insulation impacts indoor air ...

Bradley Hirst, Technical Services Manager at Knauf Insulation, explores why insulation impacts indoor air quality more than you think. With the Future Homes Standard on the horizon and the government’ ...

20 Aug 2025
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What the green paper means for housebuilders

|Date: 19 Aug 2025

What the green paper means for housebuilders

Paul Newman, Technical Director at Structural Timber Association (STA) talks raising standards: what the ...

Paul Newman, Technical Director at Structural Timber Association (STA) talks raising standards: what the Green Paper means for housebuilders The UK Government's 2025 Construction Products Reform Gree ...

19 Aug 2025
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How Takeuchi can help with groundworks

|Date: 19 Aug 2025

How Takeuchi can help with groundworks

PHPD talks to Takeuchi’s Marketing Manager, Holly Cooke about Takeuchi excavators and how they can help w ...

PHPD talks to Takeuchi’s Marketing Manager, Holly Cooke about Takeuchi excavators and how they can help with groundworks. PHPD: What’s the best way to start groundworks? Holly Cooke (HC): For initial ...

19 Aug 2025
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