Brett Martin’s StormCrate55 has been used for the Blue Group site at the New Cheshire Business Park to manage surface water on the site during periods of heavy rainfall. The Sustainable Drainage System was used to create a 325cu m storage tank below a parking area, featuring an attenuation tank and …

The new freestanding DRU fire is the Soren 5. It has a classic square shape with a distinctive new door design in a dark anthracite finish. The standard heat output is 4.9 kW so it can be used without additional ventilation and it has an A+ energy rating with 82% …

Sento, the Scandinavian inspired bathroom range from VitrA Bathrooms, has been extended to include a  Matt Fjord Green and a  Matt Grey finish.  The new  finishes complement existing matt palettes of Anthracite and White. The VitrA Sento range features delicately rounded profiles, with Oak accents in sizes and furniture combinations …

Well I’m standing by a river But the water doesn’t flow It boils with every poison you can think of The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Except, at the moment you can’t see what the road is paved with because of all the cars queuing to squeeze …

Sealants, adhesives and chemicals specialist Bond It has launched a new app, to provide quick and easy locating of technical data sheets, declarations of conformity, safety data sheets and application advice relating to their whole product range. A free, quick and easy reference guide providing key information on all Bond …

A team from Southern Sheeting raised more than £6,000 for homeless charity Crawley Open House when they took on a gruelling 50km hike across an SAS training ground. The Brecon Beacons trek took place on Saturday 18 September, with participants opting for either the more challenging 50km route or the …

A slight levelling off in construction demand, mostly in the domestic Repair, Maintenance and Improvement sector, has eased the supply shortages slightly, however, demand remains high. Overall product supply has improved slightly with lead times stabilising in some product areas. That said, certain items – remain in short supply.  timber …

Pitched roof tile manufacturer, Russell Roof Tiles’ Ryder Cup style charity golf tournament has raised over £5,000 for Shropshire, Staffordshire & Cheshire Blood Bikes. The tournament was held at Horsley Lodge Golf Club, Derbyshire, with around 80 players taking part from various organisations, customers, suppliers and partners. Entrants were split …

  Sadly, our industry lost a bright young talent on 27th August when the life of beautiful Maddie Durdant-Hollamby was tragically cut short in devastating circumstances. Maddie was advancing her marketing career in our industry and had just been appointed Project Director of Visibility on the Travis Perkins Youth Board. …

Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation is to reveal the latest thinking and innovations in smart water management during two key seminars at this year’s Flood Expo, held at the NEC in Birmingham on 22 and 23 September. On the first day at 2.45pm, Sean Robinson, specification director for Polypipe Civils …