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Avoiding application troubles with mortar

|Date: 30 Jan 2018

Avoiding application troubles with mortar

A fundamental housebuilding material, mortar is typically both easy to use and specify. However, it can b ...

A fundamental housebuilding material, mortar is typically both easy to use and specify. However, it can be susceptible to a number of issues stemming from different application conditions. Iain Betts ...

30 Jan 2018
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A hidden socket system for discreet home automation

|Date: 29 Jan 2018

A hidden socket system for discreet home automation

PHPD takes a look at Syncbox, a hidden socket system that can be used to facilitate a home’s automation r ...

PHPD takes a look at Syncbox, a hidden socket system that can be used to facilitate a home’s automation requirements. Although vital for running the latest smart homes solutions, we all know that cabl ...

29 Jan 2018
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Bathrooms for multi-generational living

|Date: 18 Jan 2018

Bathrooms for multi-generational living

With multi-generational living on the increase in the UK, what are the products to look out for that ensu ...

With multi-generational living on the increase in the UK, what are the products to look out for that ensure that the bathroom meets the needs of all the family? Daniel Ward, Senior Ceramics Product Ma ...

18 Jan 2018
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M Webster Building Contractors implements rapid growth with consumables supplier Quest

|Date: 05 Jan 2018

M Webster Building Contractors implements rapid growth with consumables supplier Quest

Warwickshire-based housebuilder M Webster Building Contactors (MWBC) has partnered with consumables suppl ...

Warwickshire-based housebuilder M Webster Building Contactors (MWBC) has partnered with consumables supplier Quest. MWBC will open a shop in April 2018 next to its architectural office where customers ...

05 Jan 2018
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Noise disturbance within the home

|Date: 04 Jan 2018

Noise disturbance within the home

Alun Price, Product Manager at Isover UK, discusses how to improve acoustic performance in a building and ...

Alun Price, Product Manager at Isover UK, discusses how to improve acoustic performance in a building and outlines the commercial benefits for housebuilders. In Britain, today’s homes can be very nois ...

04 Jan 2018
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Natural lighting options

|Date: 03 Jan 2018

Natural lighting options

With many housebuilders looking to deliver inviting open-plan family spaces at the heart of a new propert ...

With many housebuilders looking to deliver inviting open-plan family spaces at the heart of a new property, PHPD discovered how Stockton-on-Tees based Made For Trade is developing solutions to help br ...

03 Jan 2018
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Retirement living priorities for older people

|Date: 20 Dec 2017

Retirement living priorities for older people

With 11.8m people aged over 65 in the UK, the options available to those in the later stages of life have ...

With 11.8m people aged over 65 in the UK, the options available to those in the later stages of life have never been more important. Independence and dignity are key themes of concern for many of thos ...

20 Dec 2017
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2018 bathroom trend predictions

|Date: 14 Dec 2017

2018 bathroom trend predictions

With 2018 just around the corner, Ideal Standard International Designer Robin Levien gives his bathroom t ...

With 2018 just around the corner, Ideal Standard International Designer Robin Levien gives his bathroom trends predictions for the next 12 months. The trends we expect to see in 2018 reflect our incre ...

14 Dec 2017
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Door canopies

|Date: 12 Dec 2017

Door canopies

A door canopy can add important aesthetic appeal to the exterior of a new home. PHPD visited Canopies UK ...

A door canopy can add important aesthetic appeal to the exterior of a new home. PHPD visited Canopies UK in Darwen to discover the options available to housebuilders. Door canopies are a popular featu ...

12 Dec 2017
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Profile – Strata Homes

|Date: 11 Dec 2017

Profile – Strata Homes

With double digit growth for two consecutive years, Strata is making a name for itself – and its developm ...

With double digit growth for two consecutive years, Strata is making a name for itself – and its developments – as PHPD found out when we joined Chief Executive Andrew Weaver at the company’s Ackworth ...

11 Dec 2017
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