Forming a fresh element to the UK’s critical food supply infrastructure, a new distribution warehouse in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, is near to completion with the specialist suspended ceiling installer making use of Zeus Lite 90:30 from the range of TBA FIREFLYTM, to create vertical fire barriers at intervals within the roof-space across the footprint of the building.

A Dutch manufacturer of fireproof flat roof coatings is recommending IPP Limited’s Magply boards as the ideal substrate on which to install its liquid applied treatments: based not only on their fire rating and stability, but also because of the material’s flatness.

The pandemic has heralded a fundamental rethink of our public realm showing that a fresh approach is needed to designing the spaces between buildings with multifunctional and long-life but adaptable solutions, ready to meet climate change requirements – as the trade association Interpave explains.

In a long line of projects for the Dakota Hotel chain, Comply 2 has specified and installed Tamlite Lighting City PT luminaires for their newest retrofit upgrade.

Flooring Leader Continues Journey to Become a Carbon Negative Enterprise by 2040.

This you can now do, for the first time, with Freeform™, Powdertech’s latest innovative powder coating, launched at London Build Expo in November 2021.

A striking rooftop extension, clad in Nordic Copper from Aurubis, announces the new teaching and learning centre for Birkbeck, University of London, housed in a prominent, refurbished corner building. Architectural practice Penoyre & Prasad, a studio of Perkins&Will, discusses its design.

With current challenges in the supply chain for construction materials, there has never been a better time to explore the new possibilities that modern glass processing can provide. Susan Sinden, Commercial Manager of ESG Group, advises to tap into the know-how and expertise of your glass processor’s technical design team before specifying.

Your new technical resource for steelwork connections.

Calcium sulphate screeds have become an increasingly common choice of subfloor to install in new builds, especially where underfloor heating is incorporated within the subfloor. This is because of the speed with which they can be applied over large areas and other advantages over concrete bases, including less shrinkage and fewer joints required within the subfloor. Neil Sanders, Technical Director at F. Ball and Co., gives his advice on achieving a long-lasting, professional flooring finish when working over this type of surface.

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