Platform Housing Group appoints Emma Palmer as Chief Executive

Platform Housing Group has appointed Emma Palmer as its new Chief Executive. Bringing more than 30 years’ experience across housing associations and local government, Emma joins the Group to lead one of England’s largest housing providers into its next chapter. Emma... View Article

Seddon completes 177-home housing scheme in Salford

Construction and development specialist Seddon has completed work on Longshaw Drive, a new housing development in Salford, providing 177 much-needed homes on a former brownfield site. Delivered on behalf of Salford City Council, the scheme forms part of its wider Salford Passivhaus... View Article

Designer Contract’s summer starters and stars

Designer Contracts, the UK’s largest flooring contractor, has announced a raft of new appointments, promotions and returners in its latest ‘Who’s Who’ company listings. Stepping down after heading up the Scotland operation for more than a decade as regional director... View Article

Altecnic release new 2026/2027 general product guide

Altecnic Ltd, the UK’s leading supplier of hydronic solutions, has launched its new 2026/27 General Product Guide, introducing over 130 new products alongside an expanded heat pump section showcasing solutions designed to support the energy transition. The latest edition features... View Article

Decked out: pedestal super structures hold it together

Suspended deck systems are the unseen hero of many successful paving/decking schemes. For hidden beneath ultra flat porcelain tiles or composite boards, for example, is a carefully planned substructure of plastic or metal pedestals supporting the surface finish. Not only... View Article

New look column radiators from Stelrad

Leading radiator manufacturer, Stelrad Radiators has introduced an Italian-designed new look, improved range of its popular Column radiators – in both its vertical and horizontal column radiator ranges. The most obvious changes are to the design of the radiators that... View Article

NatWest provides £250 million boost to Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) for affordable housing across London and the South East, East Midlands and East of England.

Metropolitan Housing Trust, which trades under Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH), has secured £250 million in funding from NatWest Investment will support the delivery of new homes and community programmes Deal underlines both NatWest’s and MTVH’s commitment to supporting affordable... View Article

Glidevale Protect signs up to NBS Chorus

Building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has joined the global NBS Chorus specification writing platform, providing further collaborative technical support for specifiers and architects. NBS Chorus is a leading cloud-based specification writing platform designed to help construction industry professionals create, edit... View Article