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Technical director Nigel Morrey has announced his retirement after nearly a decade at Etex Building Performance and nearly 37 years in the passive fire protection sector. An advocate for fire safety and competency, Morrey oversaw product performance and development for both passive fire protection specialist Promat and dry walling manufacturer …

Plasterboard manufacturer Siniat now has more than 85 per cent of its products sold covered by Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) as part of its commitment to more sustainable methods of construction. As part of its commitment to supporting low impact construction, Siniat has confirmed the number of products that carry EPDs …

Plasterboard manufacturer Siniat will be sponsoring a Building Safety Panel during the the Building the Future Conference, focusing on the impact of new regulations brought in to improve safety and accountability throughout the construction industry. The panel is part of a CPD event that aims to deliver insights to help …

Plasterboard manufacturer Siniat has launched a new in-store promotion, giving merchants and their customers a chance of prizes.  The promotion, which is open to builders’ merchants across the UK, challenges each participating branch to create the most impressive in-store point of sale display using a choice of Purple Reign branded merchandise, …

Plasterboard manufacturer Siniat has called for a renewed focus on technical standards to meet the evolving safety landscape. In a recent speech, Siniat country manager John Sinfield said that while the industry has seen sweeping changes in legislation, testing and standards, drywall systems are still being chosen out of habit …

Building materials producer Siniat is to formally take design responsibility for the system information and standard details it issues, marking a significant shift in accountability for construction risk and specification. Research by Siniat found that 65% of contractors say that the cascading of risk and liability is placing them under …

 XPO Logistics, the logistics solutions provider, has extended its partnership with building materials manufacturer Etex. The companies have been working together on transport operations since early 2019, across the three sites operated by Etex Building Performance in the UK—Portbury in Bristol, Ferrybridge in Knottingley, and Grangemouth in Falkirk. In the …

Over 98% of the Siniat boards sold in the UK and Ireland will be made in the UK, now that global lightweight construction materials manufacturer Etex, has officially opened its 200 million euros expansion of its plasterboard production facility in Bristol, United Kingdom. It is Etex’s largest production investment ever. …

The building materials sector turned yellow on September 20th – MaddiesDay – to raise money for, and awareness of, the Maddie Rose Campaign. Among the inititaives were a team from specialist civils merchant Keyline, who took to the streets of London on September 20 for a very special game of …

Lightweight construction manufacturer, Siniat, has announced that four of its product sets have been verified by the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) mark. It explained that its partition systems with 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes of fire resistance have been verified against the CCPI, which was developed by …