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Close collaboration between interior and brand designer realised founder’s vision Valarie Jerome, is the eponymous name of a new optometrist in Newbury, Berkshire. With a focus on eye care advice and guidance, rather than just the sale of multiple frames,... View Article

Global fire systems leader, Advanced, has been specified on another landmark tall building. Set to stand at 62-storeys high, 22 Bishopsgate in the City of London will, on completion, become the second-tallest building in Western Europe. The 278m office building... View Article

Crittall’s Corporate MW40 steel windows can be specified where superior air, wind or water resistance and greater sound attenuation are required. Offering the same high-quality appearance as the company’s successful Corporate W20 range the MW40 variant can accept glass up... View Article

AET Flexible Space was contracted to supply the innovative underfloor air conditioning (UfAC) system to 24 St James Square. The brief for AET was to maximise floor-to-ceiling heights within the constraints of the original building while providing flexible air conditioning... View Article

In 2016 Imperial College London acquired the neighbouring disused Royal Mail Post Sorting Office from the Science Museum, sitting on the corner of Exhibition Road and Imperial College Road. Architects Pascall+Watson were employed to devise a sensitive yet practical design... View Article

Specialist external cladding supplier Aquarian Cladding Systems has announced an agreement with Ash and Lacy and Ibstock Kevington to distribute MechSlip. The innovative brick cladding system will uniquely allow architects and developers the creative freedom to design robust and versatile... View Article

A dedicated laboratory air management system, supplied by TROX, has been installed to optimise safety and environmental performance in a major new clinical and research facility. The TROX EASYLAB system, incorporating TROX VAV controllers, specialist filters, grilles and diffusers, will... View Article

Garador have just launched their much anticipated Series 4GaraMatic garage door operators. There are three models to choose from: GaraMatic 9, GaraMatic 10 and GaraMatic 20. The new Series 4 operators retain important safety and security features, such as automatically... View Article

The acoustics had to be perfect SamsungKX has been designed to provide the ultimate immersive brand experience. Located at Coal Drops Yard, in the new Heatherwick Studio-designed King’s Cross retail and lifestyle district of London, SamsungKX is an experience space... View Article

A £52 million student accommodation development in Coventry is using smoke and heat exhaust ventilation (SHEV) systems from SE Controls to enhance fire safety by providing smoke free escape routes for almost 1000 students living at Paradise Student Village. Located... View Article

Kalwall® translucent cladding, exclusively available in the UK and Ireland from Structura UK Ltd, has been used for a clever retractable roof system at Club One in Maryland, USA. Kalwall and its subsidiary, Structures Unlimited, worked with SEI Architects to... View Article

Aico, the market leader in domestic Fire and Carbon Monoxide protection, has launched the SmartLINK Gateway, the Ei1000G. This is a first in asset management and compliance, providing full visibility and remote whole system monitoring of Aico Fire and Carbon... View Article

With a growing trend towards flexible working how can building design keep up? The growth in flexible working has seen the way organisations utilise workspace radically evolve. In response to this growing trend, commercial real estate is seeing a seismic... View Article

Aerospace company Blue Origin’s vast new 70,000 square metre factory in Kennedy Space Centre’s Exploration Park in Florida is now manufacturing ‘Glenn’ rockets for launches at Cape Canaveral 10 miles away. In addition, it is expected that the factory’s upper-level... View Article

Project: Nexus Building Location: Leeds Client: University of Leeds Landscape Architects: AHR Architects Ltd Landscape Contrator: Gavin Jones Ltd Product/Services supplied: Specialist Soil Background: The idea behind the Nexus Building was one of collaboration – setting up a “community of innovators”, as... View Article

As glass is increasingly being used to breathe new life into old architectural buildings Simon Boocock, MD of CRL Europe, looks at the benefits of the material and some of the systems available to aid installation and maintenance. What do... View Article

Market-leading single ply roofing manufacturer Sika Sarnafil and leading Glasgow-based contractor Ashton Building Systems (Scotland) Ltd have triumphed at the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC), Scottish Roofing Contractor of the Year Awards 2019. The awards, which recognise outstanding standards... View Article

Decorative specialists Armourcoat will be exhibiting at The Surface Design Show in February 2020, a must-visit event for architects, designers and specifiers looking for material inspiration from the UK and around the world, with this year’s chosen theme of ‘Close... View Article

Industry-leading PVCu systems supplier VEKA UK has launched a brand new specification guide providing manufacturers, installers and specifiers with comprehensive information on all the products within the VEKA UK portfolio. For a brand that is world renowned for both its... View Article

RCM are delighted to announce that three further products have successfully achieved the prestigious BBA accreditation. Through extensive testing RCM have secured BBA approval for its Supertech Weatherboard, Multipurpose sheathing board and Renderflex render carrier board. The BBA – British... View Article