Both are regional terms used to describe a deviance in level between the two skins of a cavity wall. According to textbooks they should not occur, as every three bricks laid in the outer leaf should match the height of one block laid on the inside skin.

Leading Italian render manufacturer, Fassa Bortolo, will be exhibiting at this year’s UK Construction Week (UKCW) at London ExCeL. A first for the brand, the exhibition will provide Fassa with a valuable opportunity to meet with existing customers face-to-face and forge relationships with potential new housebuilders, contractors, specifiers and architects.

Responding to a growing awareness of the importance of indoor air quality, Style’s manufacturing partner, Dorma Hüppe, is pleased to announce that their Variflex moveable wall system far exceeded expectations in a recent emissions test carried out by the independent laboratory, eco-INSTITUT.

Design and specify effective high rise structures with the new sector guide, ‘ROCKWOOL for High Rise Residential Projects’.

Profab Access has launched a revolutionary certified frame system that sets a new standard for innovation, fire performance and functionality, making the installation of riser doors on site safer, faster and simpler.

George Spreckley, the Brick Development Association’s Events Manager, explicates the Brick Awards.

Already recognised as a leader in offering stylish wall paneling systems for bathrooms and showers, Showerwall announces its dedication to creating a sustainable business by unveiling its Environmental Story.

Design and construction habits can obscure logic. Two good examples are frequently witnessed occurring on sites. At the end of this article is a BBC link to a video lasting just 15 seconds – it puts everything into perspective, watch it.

Fully in step with the sustainable construction goals of Futurebuild, Marmox will be exhibiting its well proven and versatile Thermoblocks on stand K10 from March 1st to the 3rd.

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