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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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How the UK can meet the challenge of steep housing targets

|Date: 29 Aug 2025

How the UK can meet the challenge of steep housing targets

Mark Cooper, UK and Ireland sales director at insulation specialist Actis, looks at how the UK can meet t ...

Mark Cooper, UK and Ireland sales director at insulation specialist Actis, looks at how the UK can meet the challenge of steep housing targets with an underpowered construction workforce The governmen ...

29 Aug 2025
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The NFB reacts to the introduction of ‘medium’ sized builders

|Date: 28 Aug 2025

The NFB reacts to the introduction of ‘medium’ sized builders

The Government has announced a package of proposals to directly help small and medium sized builders (SME ...

The Government has announced a package of proposals to directly help small and medium sized builders (SMEs) and they include a ‘Medium’ sized site definition to enable more proportionate planning requ ...

28 Aug 2025
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MP applauds zero carbon homes by regional housebuilder

|Date: 26 Aug 2025

MP applauds zero carbon homes by regional housebuilder

Newland Homes’ latest collection of zero carbon homes in Wiltshire has been praised by Melksham and Deviz ...

Newland Homes’ latest collection of zero carbon homes in Wiltshire has been praised by Melksham and Devizes MP, Brian Mathew, following a recent site visit. As a long-standing advocate for environment ...

26 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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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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Pre-plumbed ASHP Cylinder

|Date: 18 Aug 2025

Pre-plumbed ASHP Cylinder

With the increasing demand for air source heat pumps (ASHPs), Baxi is helping developers complete project ...

With the increasing demand for air source heat pumps (ASHPs), Baxi is helping developers complete projects faster with the launch of its ASHP Pre-plumbed Cylinder. With much of the pipework, fittings ...

18 Aug 2025
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Donald Timber Systems offers environmental product declaration

|Date: 11 Aug 2025

Donald Timber Systems offers environmental product declaration

In 2024, the Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS) open panel Alpha system became the first off-site assembled t ...

In 2024, the Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS) open panel Alpha system became the first off-site assembled timber frame wall panel in the UK to offer an approved environmental product declaration (EPD). ...

11 Aug 2025
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Superglass partners with The Pallet LOOP

|Date: 23 Jul 2025

Superglass partners with The Pallet LOOP

From early April, the manufacturer’s cured glass mineral wool insulation products have been distributed o ...

From early April, the manufacturer’s cured glass mineral wool insulation products have been distributed on The Pallet LOOP’s distinctive green pallets, which are designed to be collected and put back ...

23 Jul 2025
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