How can early manufacturer engagement provide better building envelope warranties?
Hitesh Pattni, Northern Specification Manager at SFS, discusses how working with a product manufacturer in construction to select an appropriate system solution, provides more reassurance that building envelope performance will be maintained for the length of the given warranty. Attempts to specify system solutions, however, are often undermined More...
What the Part L changes means for the future of glazing
Victoria Brocklesby, Co-Founder and COO of Origin, explores the immediate impact of the Part L changes on the fenestration industry and considers what this means for the future of glazing Following the introduction More...
Venting frustration with legislation
CONSERVATORY OUTLET‘S GREG KANE CALLS FOR CHANGE IN TRICKLE VENT LEGISLATION THAT COULD ESCALATE ENERGY PRICES FOR HOME OWNERS The boss of a major window and door fabricator has hit out at new Government More...
Helping homeowners make the right choice
Victoria Brocklesby, COO and Co-Founder at Origin, explores sliding doors and their increasing popularity amongst homeowners In recent years, there has been a noticeable change in consumer behaviour, More...
Investing in youth is this industry’s saviour
Dr Sachin Saigal, Avocet Hardware Group’s Managing Director, discusses how Avocet are developing the next generation of workers through apprenticeship schemes Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID19 and now simply More...
Home improvement race not run yet
With the Government’s determination to ensure its road map out of the coronavirus pandemic on July 19 is irreversible, Andrew Scott, MD of full-service marketing agency Purplex, discusses the state of the More...
Construction worker retirement ‘black hole’
Research from trade union Unite shows construction workers face retirement ‘black hole’ as pension take-up limited The majority of construction workers are not saving towards their retirement, research More...
‘Supply chains and price increases’ by Mike Parczuk, Managing Director of Sternfenster
I speak to our installers every day. ‘Exhausted’, ‘stretched’, ‘frazzled’, probably describe how they feel best. We’re in a boom but that’s come with a unique set of challenges, so to be More...
The rise of the machines
Johnny Dobbyn of Facta discusses whether automation and robotshave an increased role to play in the future shape of the building industry At the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, construction was stuck between More...
Steps construction firms can take to mitigate materials shortages
The UK construction industry manufactures and uses an incredible amount of materials each year, producing around 2bn bricks, over 70 million sq m of concrete blocks and 30 million sq m of roof tiles per annum. More...