Partnership will deliver 199 new homes in Sandymoor

Work has started in Sandymoor to deliver almost 200 new homes, representing a £44.5 million investment from top 10 housebuilder Keepmoat. 40 of the homes will be delivered through a section 106 agreement scheme in partnership with Magenta Living, to create... View Article

Work begins on building 66 new council homes

Milton Keynes City Council and Higgins Partnerships have started work to build 66 new council homes at the former Cripps Lodge site in Netherfield. Key partners and local representatives marked the start of the project onsite to see the work... View Article

Why rubber flooring deserves a seat at the (work) table

 Laura Light, concept design team lead at Interface Laura Light, the concept design team leader at Interface, discusses the merits of using rubber flooring for office spaces. With properties such as ease of cleaning and high longevity, it’s time to consider why rubber flooring deserves a seat... View Article

AG Strengthens Brick Offering with Clay-Like Range

AG, a Tyrone headquartered, manufacturer of low carbon paving and building products, has launched Heathfield, a new clay-like concrete brick range. Developed by the team behind AG’s market-leading Woodward range, Heathfield combines the authentic look of traditional clay bricks with... View Article

Cast stone versus natural stone

Natural stone has been used in building and construction for thousands of years, but it was in the eighteenth century – when classically inspired country houses rose in popularity – that it became the preferred material of choice for the... View Article

White Arkitekter’s board appoints Oskar Norelius as CEO

White Arkitekter, one of the Nordics’ leading architecture practices, has appointed architect Oskar Norelius as CEO. Norelius will assume the role following the company’s annual general meeting on 7 May. The appointment comes as projects in the built environment are... View Article

Government to make “plug-in solar” available within months

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP and The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP More households will be helped to save money on bills through plug-in solar panels as the government vows to go further and... View Article

Mears Group make homes warmer and more efficient in Westminster

The £2m project saw 122 properties in Westminster benefit from energy efficient upgrades, partly funded by the government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund. Mears Group delivered works on behalf of client Octavia (part of the Abri Group), aiming to improve both the condition and performance of Octavia’s social... View Article