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Insulation | Build beyond the regulations

|Date: 29 Nov 2018

Insulation | Build beyond the regulations

Jol Berg from Isover explains why going above and beyond the Building Regulations can give your next proj ...

Jol Berg from Isover explains why going above and beyond the Building Regulations can give your next project the competitive edge, when it comes to acoustics and thermal performance. In recent years, ...

29 Nov 2018
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Profile | Hamilton Litestat

|Date: 23 Nov 2018

Profile | Hamilton Litestat

Electrical and lighting specialist Hamilton Litestat celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. PHPD cau ...

Electrical and lighting specialist Hamilton Litestat celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. PHPD caught up with Managing Director Ian Hamilton to discover the company’s roots and find out how it ...

23 Nov 2018
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Groundworks | JCB’s new piling solution

|Date: 20 Nov 2018

Groundworks | JCB’s new piling solution

PHPD has teamed up with JCB to look at the perennial challenge of effective piling solutions for housebui ...

PHPD has teamed up with JCB to look at the perennial challenge of effective piling solutions for housebuilders - and a ‘ground-breaking’ new machine that could provide the answer. Piling and ground en ...

20 Nov 2018
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Luxury Homes | Top interior design tips

|Date: 20 Nov 2018

Luxury Homes | Top interior design tips

Wimbledon-based boutique interior design company Suna offers its top five tips to housebuilders on ways t ...

Wimbledon-based boutique interior design company Suna offers its top five tips to housebuilders on ways to add value, appeal and luxury into a new build development. Tactile elements Assign a proporti ...

20 Nov 2018
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Finance Update | Purchasing plant

|Date: 20 Nov 2018

Finance Update | Purchasing plant

Jo White from Kreston Reeves investigates a number of ways plant and machinery can be acquired. It isn’t ...

Jo White from Kreston Reeves investigates a number of ways plant and machinery can be acquired. It isn’t uncommon for a construction company to invest heavily in plant and machinery through the course ...

20 Nov 2018
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Luxury Homes | Elegant design inspiration

|Date: 16 Nov 2018

Luxury Homes | Elegant design inspiration

Shardee Manzouri, Channel Marketing Manager at Sottini, believes that by using elegant design, housebuild ...

Shardee Manzouri, Channel Marketing Manager at Sottini, believes that by using elegant design, housebuilders can create inspirational and imaginative bathrooms. Over the years, residential bathrooms h ...

16 Nov 2018
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Unlocking the potential of brownfield sites

|Date: 31 Oct 2018

Unlocking the potential of brownfield sites

With more developers seeking to make use of brownfield sites for housing, Shaun Forrester, Sales Director ...

With more developers seeking to make use of brownfield sites for housing, Shaun Forrester, Sales Director at Anderton Concrete, looks at the ways in which housebuilders can unlock their potential. ...

31 Oct 2018
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Utilities | Providing water services – Q&A

|Date: 29 Oct 2018

Utilities | Providing water services – Q&A

The provision of water services to a development is a key consideration for any housebuilder. PHPD asked ...

The provision of water services to a development is a key consideration for any housebuilder. PHPD asked Albion Water about the market and some key challenges. ...

29 Oct 2018
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Energy efficiency – a housebuilder’s perspective

|Date: 02 Oct 2018

Energy efficiency – a housebuilder’s perspective

Edward Parker, Managing Director, Bennett Homes speaks to PHPD about energy efficiency and reveals the co ...

Edward Parker, Managing Director, Bennett Homes speaks to PHPD about energy efficiency and reveals the company's 'top tip' for delivering energy efficiency in its new homes. ...

02 Oct 2018
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Communications and IT solutions for the building site

|Date: 01 Oct 2018

Communications and IT solutions for the building site

Establishing IT and communications on a building site can slowdown the construction of a development befo ...

Establishing IT and communications on a building site can slowdown the construction of a development before it has barely started. ...

01 Oct 2018
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