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Stunning hillside home transformation completed with sustainable Kebony wood
Beautifully perched on a sloping verdant hillside overlooking the fjord just outside of Oslo, Norway, a stunning family home renovation has now been completed with a striking combination of charred and natural Kebony wood…
Material delays pose threat to building growth
Timber, roof tiles and roofing membranes are proving pricier and harder to source with longer lead times threatening construction output…
The elegance of concrete-effect porcelain stoneware...
With the new Metropolis collection, Casalgrande Padana offers a new, modern slant on the austere, essential nature of concrete, creating original surfaces with a striking visual impact.
A new regulatory body for safety in construction materials
The government has announced that: ‘A national construction product regulator will operate within the Office for Product Safety and Standards which will be expanded with £10m in funding.
Schöck Combar improves sonar test tank performance
Schöck Combar glass fibre reinforcement is fast becoming the preferred choice over traditional steel rebar for a variety of new projects in unusual and demanding environments.
Reduce noise with CaberAcoustic
Designed to reduce both impact and airborne transmitted sounds, Norbord's CaberAcoustic chipboard flooring panel is specified by the UK's leading housebuilders and contractors for both domestic and non-domestic applications. The portfolio comprises 28mm and 32mm variants of tongue-and-grooved particleboard panels with a 10mm sound reducing layer bonded to the underside.
Norbord leads the way with carbon negative status
Norbord now holds a net carbon negative status across all its products and operations, locking up more CO2 than it emits.
Ironmongery Direct & Electrical Direct have expanded delivery options
Leading specialist trade suppliers, IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect are now offering Same Day Delivery for customers with a SS, CM, or RM postcode for orders placed before 12pm, Monday-Friday.
A Guide to UKCA Marking
The change in UK legislation from CE to UKCA Marking which will come into force on 1st January 2021 and what action needs to be taken by manufacturers, final resellers and customers.
Stora Enso invests in cross laminated timber (CLT) production in Czech Republic
Stora Enso has decided to invest approximately EUR 79 million in a new production line for cross laminated timber (CLT) at its Ždírec sawmill in the Czech Republic. The investment will further enhance Stora Enso’s position as a global provider of high-quality engineered wooden elements and as a market leader in CLT.