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Addagrip help Alan Titchmarsh create special garden for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Addagrip Terraco were honoured to be involved in a very special project for ITV's 'Love Your Garden' television programme with Alan Titchmarsh. Having helped out with our surfacing systems on previous ‘Love Your Garden’ projects, Addagrip approved contractor Resin...
MEDITE TRICOYA EXTREME helps create urban oasis in London Bridge
Marlborough Sports Garden, a long-time community recreation space in London Bridge, has been regenerated and reopened, featuring unique hexagonal planters made from MEDITE TRICOYA EXTREME. Transforming the once graffitied concrete space into an urban oasis, the...
Eurocell Modus takes pride of place for Lioncourt Homes
Low maintenance costs combined with a traditional appearance persuaded a social housing provider to join forces with a private developer in pressing for planners to approve the Modus flush casement PVC-U window system from Eurocell in preference to timber. Gloucester...
Housebuilders must belong to New Homes Ombudsman, say Parliamentarians
A cross-party group of Parliamentarians has set out proposals for a New Homes Ombudsman to help provide better redress for dissatisfied home buyers. In its report, published on June 26, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment calls on...
Entering an era of elegance
Giving the Moderne a contemporary edge while maintaining the tenets of iconic 1930’s design has been realised in the redevelopment of a prestigious London building. No 1 New Oxford Street – formerly known as Commonwealth House – now has an entrance which echoes its...
Sweden’s safe sanctuary: Recovery centre built with MEDITE TYRICOYA EXTREME
A hospital facility in Norrland, Sweden has been renovated extensively with wood-based products, owing to the universal belief that natural materials help people heal better. This serene and homely sanctuary functions as a temporary home for families with young...
Blenheim Palace among UK’s greenest attractions
Blenheim Palace is among the UK’s ‘greenest’ tourist attractions according to a new audit by Green Tourism. Blenheim Palace was assessed under 10 different categories including energy saving, waste minimisation, purchasing, social responsibility and equality and...
New £150m children’s hospital gets the Polypipe treatment
Polypipe, the UK’s leading manufacturer of sustainable drainage and water management solutions, has supplied more than 300,000 Permavoid and Polystorm-R components for water attenuation systems at the new £150m Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in...
Optigreen launch new RIBA approved Green Roof CPD
Optigreen, the specialist green roof systems supplier, has launched a new RIBA approved CPD seminar, Green Roofs in Practice. The seminar is designed to provide practical insight in to green and blue roof technology and covers important topics such as the...
Trivallis chooses inclusive Redland package for peace of mind
On-site training, top quality workmanship and a market-leading 15-year guarantee led Trivallis, one of the largest social landlords in Wales, to choose the free-of-charge roof specification service offered by Redland – the UK's leading manufacturer and supplier of...
CPD on the role of “Cradle to Cradle” design in the built environment
A powerful CPD presentation on the role of Cradle to Cradle design in the built environment has been approved by RIBA for Armstrong Ceiling Solutions. "The circular economy and Cradle to Cradle design," presentation is designed to help architects understand the...
Derek Warwick chooses Modus for its practical aesthetic
Appearance, quality and low maintenance led Derek Warwick Developments to equip its upmarket development on the Dorset coast with PVC-U systems from Eurocell – a UK leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of window, door, conservatory and roofline products....