Norbord’s CaberFloor P5 – the UK’s most specified chipboard flooring product, has been upgraded to produce a high performance floor with reduced impact and airborne noise transmission. Called CaberAcoustic, the new product comprises 18mm or 22mm CaberFloor P5 chipboard with a 10mm acoustic felt layer permanently bonded to the underside. …
Read More »Busy March for Saniflo at Future Build in London and ISH in Frankfurt
March is set to be a busy month for Saniflo with two important exhibitions. From 5-7 March, catch the experts from Saniflo at Future Build, Excel, London on stand B165. At Future Build, Saniflo will also deliver a talk in the ‘Let’s Talk Specification’ seminar programme. From 11-15 March 2018, …
Read More »Charcon Supply Maidstone Borough Council for High Street Project
Charcon Hard Landscaping, a division of Aggregate Industries, has developed and supplied a bespoke concrete block paver for Maidstone Borough Council’s new pedestrianised area on two of the town’s most historic streets. The £3.1 million investment by Maidstone Borough Council to regenerate Week Street and Gabriel’s Hill aims to enhance …
Read More »Rainstop adds accessibility
Door seal specialist Norseal is launching RainStop, a seal which delivers total protection against rain and weather combined with completely zero-threshold, barrier-free access. RainStop’s seal self-adjusts, coping automatically with frame gaps.thus eliminating wind and rain penetration around doors, improving thermal efficiency, increasing comfort, and reducing energy bills. This is achieved while …
Read More »Ideal Bathrooms’ Race to Dubai
For the fifth year, Ideal Bathrooms has launched its annual customer incentive, offering bathroom retailers the chance to win a VIP trip. After four successful races, which have seen over 350 winners travel the world, from Mauritius to Cape Town and Thailand, the ingenious bathroom distributor has announced that to …
Read More »Södra launches new digital hub for UK customers
Södra, the UK’s market-leading supply partners of structural timber and engineered wood products, has launched a brand-new website for its UK timber customers. The site, which went live on Tuesday 22 January, will serve as an industry-leading, go-to source of information for those interested in specifying and working with timber. …
Read More »Epicor connects e-commerce for merchants
The next-generation software solutions from softer supplier Epicor are set to make it easy for builders’ merchants to establish an online storefront and serve customers more efficiently and effectively. Epicor Commerce Connect (ECC) for BisTrack enables builders’ merchants to create unique e-Commerce stores quickly—providing all the tools needed to facilitate …
Read More »To be or not to be OSB?
For those specifiers who have contemplated using SterlingOSB Zero for a new project, Norbord has produced a CPD video presentation which highlights the features and benefits of the popular, versatile board. There are variants available and applications include roofing, timber framing and interior fit outs. Available on RIBA’s CPD website, …
Read More »Saint-Gobain PAM launches new Rodding branches
Saint-Gobain PAM UK, leading ductile-iron solutions manufacturer has launched its new Ensign rodding branches. Designed in collaboration with plumbing installers, the rodding branch combines up to eight components into one fitting to simplify and save on installation time. After working alongside installers, Saint-Gobain PAM recognised that an opportunity to …
Read More »P C Henderson Expands its Range of Sliding Barn Door Style Hardware
P C Henderson has this month introduced a number of new additions to its range of Rustic sliding barn door hardware – including a new top mounted version and a new ‘antique rust effect’ finish. The new Rustic Top Mount offers a stylish, contemporary twist on the company’s classic Rustic …
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