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Mythbusting building with timber misconceptions

|Date: 23 Oct 2025

Mythbusting building with timber misconceptions

While the government is focused on eradicating the ‘blockers to building’, the housebuilding industry’s p ...

While the government is focused on eradicating the ‘blockers to building’, the housebuilding industry’s preoccupation with brick and block masonry construction may start to stand in the way of the req ...

23 Oct 2025
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Ideal Standard explores the evolution of bathroom furniture

|Date: 22 Oct 2025

Ideal Standard explores the evolution of bathroom furniture

Jo Edwards, Channel Director – Residential and Trade at Ideal Standard explores the evolution of bathroom ...

Jo Edwards, Channel Director – Residential and Trade at Ideal Standard explores the evolution of bathroom furniture – function, flexibility, and personalisation With smaller bathrooms becoming more co ...

22 Oct 2025
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MEDITE SMARTPLY explores Framing the Future

|Date: 21 Oct 2025

MEDITE SMARTPLY explores Framing the Future

MEDITE SMARTPLY explores its Framing the Future survey and reframing timber in the age of carbonconscious ...

MEDITE SMARTPLY explores its Framing the Future survey and reframing timber in the age of carbonconscious design Once chosen largely for appearance or basic protection, external cladding now plays a m ...

21 Oct 2025
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PHPD visits Haddonstone

|Date: 20 Oct 2025

PHPD visits Haddonstone

PHPD visits Haddonstone, the family-owned cast stone manufacturer The consistent use of stone in construc ...

PHPD visits Haddonstone, the family-owned cast stone manufacturer The consistent use of stone in construction goes back longer than records themselves. Indeed, from castles and pyramids to churches an ...

20 Oct 2025
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Balancing governmental pressure, flooding and water contamination

|Date: 20 Oct 2025

Balancing governmental pressure, flooding and water contamination

Housing Secretary Steve Reed says ‘Build, baby, build’, but with growing concern over flooding and water ...

Housing Secretary Steve Reed says ‘Build, baby, build’, but with growing concern over flooding and water contamination on new build sites, how do housebuilders balance governmental pressure with safeg ...

20 Oct 2025
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How timber technology can transform challenging brownfield sites

|Date: 17 Oct 2025

How timber technology can transform challenging brownfield sites

The New Kingsland development in Henbury, Bristol, demonstrates how thoughtful design innovation and timb ...

The New Kingsland development in Henbury, Bristol, demonstrates how thoughtful design innovation and timber technology can transform challenging brownfield sites into exemplary social housing that mee ...

17 Oct 2025
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Ambiente: Why UFH is central to long-term sustainability

|Date: 16 Oct 2025

Ambiente: Why UFH is central to long-term sustainability

As the UK housebuilding sector adapts to evolving regulations, energy-efficient, low-carbon heating syste ...

As the UK housebuilding sector adapts to evolving regulations, energy-efficient, low-carbon heating systems are becoming a non-negotiable part of future developments. With updated Building Regulations ...

16 Oct 2025
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Knightsbridge offers a few pointers to enhance buyer appeal

|Date: 15 Oct 2025

Knightsbridge offers a few pointers to enhance buyer appeal

In a competitive market, differentiation is everything. While bathrooms have long been recognised as crit ...

In a competitive market, differentiation is everything. While bathrooms have long been recognised as critical selling points, the finer details – particularly electrical accessories – are often overlo ...

15 Oct 2025
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Why a circular economy is key to sustainable construction

|Date: 14 Oct 2025

Why a circular economy is key to sustainable construction

A circular economy is key to sustainable construction, minimising waste and maximising resource efficienc ...

A circular economy is key to sustainable construction, minimising waste and maximising resource efficiency. Here, Scott Wolters, Building Products Sales Director at EGGER UK explains how choosing the ...

14 Oct 2025
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What do housebuilders need to consider in the ‘grey belt’?

|Date: 13 Oct 2025

What do housebuilders need to consider in the ‘grey belt’?

As the government continues to push housing delivery through the reclassification of green belt land, dev ...

As the government continues to push housing delivery through the reclassification of green belt land, developers are increasingly working in the ‘grey belt’. But building in these ecologically sensiti ...

13 Oct 2025
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