Revamp, don’t replace

Lindsay Appleton of William Smith Group looks at how vinyl wrapping can enhance interior designs using architectural finishes, as part of the trend to reuse and recover furniture on sustainability grounds, rather than rip out and replace The trend for... View Article

Formica Group design competition: Winner Announced

European design students invited to enter the new Formica® Formations Design Competition – Winner Announced This year Formica Group, manufacturer of interior surfacing solutions and the original inventor of Formica® laminate, launched an exciting pan-European furniture design competition. They called... View Article

Bradite floors the competition

A warehouse floor in Barnsley was transformed using Bradite’s new single pack water-based floor paint, DP9 Floor-It. The 1200 sq metre power floated, porous concrete floor had been penetrated with oil so required preparation for painting with Bradite’s TD39 Industrial... View Article

Improved differential movement sealed with ISO BLOCO T-Max

Improved compensation of differential movement in timber frame structures is provided by ISO-BLOCO T-Max from construction foam tape specialists, ISO Chemie. Designed for multi-storey timber frame structures, ISO BLOCO T-Max compensates for the large amount of differential movement which can... View Article

Britain’s Future workforce

In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, the construction industry is doing what it can to carry on ‘as normal’ but with the current climate as it is, along with the UK’s recent exit from the European Union, it leads... View Article

Comar 7P.i FSDX – British by Design

The next generation of aluminium bi-fold, folding sliding door has arrived from Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems. Comar FSDX: Superior, stabilised rolling action with the quietest roller in the industry and improved weight bearing capacity means fit-once and reduced call outs.... View Article

Innovative Crittall-Fendor window for secure hospital

Leading provider of secure windows for medical establishments Crittall-Fendor worked closely with architects throughout the design phase of a new state of the art mental health hospital in Kent. Cygnet Hospital Maidstone is a low level secure and rehabilitation unit... View Article

Technique (Laser House)

Clerkenwell, London, UK TOTAL AREA 5000 m² SYSTEM CAM-C – floor supply, floor return The Laser House redevelopment will convert two historic Clerkenwell buildings, a former gin distillery and bank headquarters, into a new art-led creative hub. The original buildings... View Article

New measures to make lifts cleaner and healthier

A revolutionary new professional lift sanitiser is now available through The Platform Lift Company. The lift sanitiser system (ISO certified device) uses innovative air and light technology to sanitise lift cabins with antimicrobial cleaning. The way it works is refreshingly... View Article