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Airborne sound insulation panels

|Date: 21 Feb 2025

Airborne sound insulation panels

MEDITE SMARTPLY’s SMARTPLY MAX DB and SMARTPLY SURE STEP DB OSB panels achieve an airborne sound insulati ...

MEDITE SMARTPLY’s SMARTPLY MAX DB and SMARTPLY SURE STEP DB OSB panels achieve an airborne sound insulation performance of 40dB. Opting for SMARTPLY MAX DB enables a thinner, stronger and 30% lighter ...

21 Feb 2025
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JCB’s 145XR reduced tailswing crawler excavator swings into action

|Date: 19 Feb 2025

JCB’s 145XR reduced tailswing crawler excavator swings into action

With an in-depth product test, the JCB 145XR reduced tailswing crawler excavator swings into action! JCB’ ...

With an in-depth product test, the JCB 145XR reduced tailswing crawler excavator swings into action! JCB’s X-Series of crawler excavators has been a major success for the company, eclipsing the perfor ...

19 Feb 2025
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Wavin UK delves into why choosing the right materials is crucial

|Date: 06 Feb 2025

Wavin UK delves into why choosing the right materials is crucial

Wavin is ‘claying’ the foundations for effective water management Housebuilding is a key priority for the ...

Wavin is ‘claying’ the foundations for effective water management Housebuilding is a key priority for the new government, with plans to deliver 1.5 million additional homes in the next five years. The ...

06 Feb 2025
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Is a four-day work week beneficial?

|Date: 16 Jan 2025

Is a four-day work week beneficial?

Four-day workweek could increase construction turnover by £5.2 billion This figure comes from the sales e ...

Four-day workweek could increase construction turnover by £5.2 billion This figure comes from the sales engagement experts at Sopro, who have analysed the data from the UK's largest four-day workweek ...

16 Jan 2025
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Donaldson Timber Systems explains Net Zero

|Date: 14 Jan 2025

Donaldson Timber Systems explains Net Zero

The journey to Net Zero is underway, but using current standards, new buildings may never achieve true ze ...

The journey to Net Zero is underway, but using current standards, new buildings may never achieve true zero carbon. Donaldson Timber Systems Technical Director, John Smith, explains. While it sounds c ...

14 Jan 2025
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The future of decarbonisation in homes

|Date: 23 Dec 2024

The future of decarbonisation in homes

In an effort to decarbonise the built environment, homes and other buildings must now be built to a highe ...

In an effort to decarbonise the built environment, homes and other buildings must now be built to a higher, more energy efficient standard. Here, Mike Vaczi, technical Director at YBs by soPrEMA looks ...

23 Dec 2024
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How digital workflows can help housebuilders to achieve compliance with construction regulations

|Date: 04 Dec 2024

How digital workflows can help housebuilders to achieve compliance with construction regulations

Benedict Wallbank, Trimble’s BIM Strategy and Partnerships Manager, explores how digital workflows can he ...

Benedict Wallbank, Trimble’s BIM Strategy and Partnerships Manager, explores how digital workflows can help housebuilders to achieve compliance with recent and forthcoming construction regulations, de ...

04 Dec 2024
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How Russell Homes is championing green-led design

|Date: 03 Dec 2024

How Russell Homes is championing green-led design

Neil Walker, Design Manager at Russell Homes, explains how the housebuilder is championing green-led desi ...

Neil Walker, Design Manager at Russell Homes, explains how the housebuilder is championing green-led design. With all new housing developments comprising ten or more homes having to demonstrate a mini ...

03 Dec 2024
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The future of housebuilding

|Date: 02 Dec 2024

The future of housebuilding

Being the last issue of the year, this “First Word” is also a “Last Word” of sorts and marks the end of 2 ...

Being the last issue of the year, this “First Word” is also a “Last Word” of sorts and marks the end of 2024. As this time of year is best suited to reflecting, there seems no better occasion to look ...

02 Dec 2024
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Why insulation choice isn’t just about U-value

|Date: 22 Nov 2024

Why insulation choice isn’t just about U-value

James Francis, Product Manager at ROCKWOOL UK, explains why insulation choice isn’t just about U-value. I ...

James Francis, Product Manager at ROCKWOOL UK, explains why insulation choice isn’t just about U-value. In the past, selecting insulation was a straightforward task of choosing a product that meets th ...

22 Nov 2024
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