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Metsä Wood calls for collaboration in timber innovation

|Date: 21 Dec 2017

Metsä Wood calls for collaboration in timber innovation

Modular construction, using timber as a key element, is a credible solution to fast and sustainable house ...

Modular construction, using timber as a key element, is a credible solution to fast and sustainable housebuilding. However, Metsä Wood believes that more needs to be done in terms of sharing knowledge ...

21 Dec 2017
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New research reveals the advantages of child-friendly developments  

|Date: 20 Dec 2017

New research reveals the advantages of child-friendly developments  

A new study by ZCD Architects, supported by the NHBC Foundation, found that the design of neighbourhoods ...

A new study by ZCD Architects, supported by the NHBC Foundation, found that the design of neighbourhoods can influence the way space is used for play and wider social use by all ages. The study, Makin ...

20 Dec 2017
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90% of MPs say converting empty spaces above shops could help solve the housing crisis

|Date: 12 Dec 2017

90% of MPs say converting empty spaces above shops could help solve the housing crisis

More than 90% of MPs think that converting empty spaces above shops could help reverse the current housin ...

More than 90% of MPs think that converting empty spaces above shops could help reverse the current housing shortage, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The survey re ...

12 Dec 2017
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Ibstock Brick extends its Tradesman Range

|Date: 11 Dec 2017

Ibstock Brick extends its Tradesman Range

Ibstock Brick has extended its Tradesman Range to include the Windsor Regent, which will be manufactured ...

Ibstock Brick has extended its Tradesman Range to include the Windsor Regent, which will be manufactured at its Walsall-based Atlas factory. Sarah Holey, Ibstock Brick’s Market Manager, commented: “Th ...

11 Dec 2017
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Skills and Quality to be key themes for NHBC’s Building for tomorrow 2018 roadshows

|Date: 11 Dec 2017

Skills and Quality to be key themes for NHBC’s Building for tomorrow 2018 roadshows

Next year’s NHBC Building for tomorrow roadshows will focus on attracting young people into construction ...

Next year’s NHBC Building for tomorrow roadshows will focus on attracting young people into construction and new home quality. Building for tomorrow is the annual series of seminars presenting the lat ...

11 Dec 2017
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Industry groups press skills minister for SME representation

|Date: 11 Dec 2017

Industry groups press skills minister for SME representation

Four construction industry bodies have asked the skills minister to reconsider the makeup of the panel ch ...

Four construction industry bodies have asked the skills minister to reconsider the makeup of the panel chosen to select the next chair of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). ...

11 Dec 2017
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£37m to be invested in Superglass manufacturing facility in Stirling

|Date: 07 Dec 2017

£37m to be invested in Superglass manufacturing facility in Stirling

Boost for glass wool insulation manufacturing in Scotland. The owner of TechnoNICOL, Sergey Kolesnikov, i ...

Boost for glass wool insulation manufacturing in Scotland. The owner of TechnoNICOL, Sergey Kolesnikov, is to invest £36.8m in the Superglass facility in Stirling. The facility will be benefitting fro ...

07 Dec 2017
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Consumers twice as likely to be satisfied with homes built by small housebuilders, new FMB research reveals

|Date: 06 Dec 2017

Consumers twice as likely to be satisfied with homes built by small housebuilders, new FMB research reveals

Consumers are twice as likely to be ‘very satisfied’ with the quality of their new home if it was built b ...

Consumers are twice as likely to be ‘very satisfied’ with the quality of their new home if it was built by a small- or medium-sized (SME) housebuilder, according to new research by the Federation of M ...

06 Dec 2017
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Polypipe Ventilation rebrands as Domus Ventilation

|Date: 06 Dec 2017

Polypipe Ventilation rebrands as Domus Ventilation

Polypipe Ventilation has been rebranded as Domus Ventilation with a move to new premises in South Wales, ...

Polypipe Ventilation has been rebranded as Domus Ventilation with a move to new premises in South Wales, new management and customer services teams, an expanded sales network and new branding and iden ...

06 Dec 2017
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£25m Planning Delivery Fund open for bids

|Date: 04 Dec 2017

£25m Planning Delivery Fund open for bids

A new £25 million fund has been launched to help local authorities to deliver the high quality, well desi ...

A new £25 million fund has been launched to help local authorities to deliver the high quality, well designed homes. ...

04 Dec 2017
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