London needs 50,000 new homes a year to meet its growing needs. [3] To reach this target, an innovative approach is vital. In the seventies, prefabricated housing contributed significantly to supply. The new model of factory manufactured homes is light years away… Continue Reading →

Apex Lifts is delighted to receive a Gold Medal for the eighth consecutive year at the RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Health and Safety Awards 2017. The accolade was for the ‘Achievement’ category recognising Apex Lifts’ exceptional… Continue Reading →

Baumit supplied the external wall insulation system to ensure the future occupants of a large housing development inherit a home which provides the optimum comfort and well-being. The 72-property scheme, based in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland, comprises a mixture of… Continue Reading →

Liverpool-based construction and fit-out firm, Aztec, has secured a trio of ecclesiastical projects in Merseyside with a combined value of more than £1million. Aztec has been appointed to complete the refurbishment of the Grade II listed St Nicholas Church in… Continue Reading →

Design and technology firm IBI Group has submitted planning a £1.8m Therapy Hub and ward refurbishment programme at The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN) in Putney, South West London. Set within a picturesque estate comprising an impressive Grade II-listed building,… Continue Reading →

A fourth aluminium cladding material system has failed the Government’s fire safety testing regime set up after the London Grenfell disaster. Phenolic foam board fire test result with FR classified ACM The latest cladding system using phenolic foam board insulation… Continue Reading →

The Government is set to award Sir Robert McAlpine the prestigious contract to restore the Big Ben tower at the Palace of Westminster despite the on-going row over plans to silence the famous bell for four years. McAlpine’s special projects division picked… Continue Reading →