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Addaset resin bound driveway for Scandia-Hus show house

Addaset resin bound driveway for Scandia-Hus show house

Addagrip are delighted to have been asked to install a beautiful resin bound porous driveway for Scandia-Hus, who design and manufacture energy-saving timber frame homes, as part of their stunning new Show Home at their site in Felcourt, West Sussex. The Addaset resin...

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Windhager biomass warms 16th century tudor towers

Windhager biomass warms 16th century tudor towers

Kirtling Towers, the remains of a Grade I 16th Century Tudor house, has recently received its first two installations of Windhager biomass heating systems. Located near Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, Kirtling Towers now form part of the Fairhaven Estates, owned by Lord...

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New lighting rental scheme aids cash flow

New lighting rental scheme aids cash flow

Using LED lighting with the latest in lighting management systems, it is now relatively easy to achieve 50% to 80% energy savings on most projects with these energy savings paying for the systems and installation. With this in mind, Aura Light has launched a ‘Rent...

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Councils save money on street lighting with Venture

Councils save money on street lighting with Venture

Venture Lighting Europe has supplied to a number of street lighting projects throughout the UK as a cost-effective replacement of previous lamps. The company has seen many successful applications of its lamps across London with over 2000 of Venture’s street lighting...

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World-first for “carbon literate” students

World-first for “carbon literate” students

Manchester Metropolitan University is leading the world when it comes to teaching students to become “carbon literate”. Students from the Department of Food and Tourism Management have become the first in the world to gain a Carbon Literacy Certificate as part of...

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Improvements from the outside, in with StoTherm

Improvements from the outside, in with StoTherm

A portion of Falkirk Council’s hard to treat social housing stock has recently benefited from Sto’s external wall insulation in order to meet the requirements of the newest Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS). The refurbishment in Avonbridge – a small village in...

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Wavin donation gives CRASH course in below ground drainage

Wavin donation gives CRASH course in below ground drainage

The Pilsdon Community is a small working farm that offers accommodation and work for homeless people suffering from mental health issues. As part of its redevelopment led by construction charity CRASH – including a barn restoration and conversion of stable blocks into...

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Stroma pursues Group expansion with Greendoor acquisition

Stroma Group Ltd has completed the acquisition of multidisciplinary Building Control service provider, Greendoor Building Control & Specialist Services Limited (“Greendoor”). Greendoor have provided market leading support to their clients in the Building Control...

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