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Sliding In Style: Tigerplay And HIMACS Put The Fun Into Safe And Durable Play Area Design
The ways in which HIMACS can elevate a design are extensive, as are the ways in which it can bring joy into a project. As soft play experts Tigerplay have discovered, it’s also ideal for designing slides that deliver just as much fun on the way back down! The properties that make the premium solid surface material perfect for such applications are considerable: strong, yet thermoformable into any shape desired; warm and silky to the touch, yet robust and durable; inherently


Preserving Steel Heritage: ASWS Delivers Excellence At The Northcliffe
The Steel Window Association (SWA) represents the UK’s leading specialists in the preservation and refurbishment of steel windows and doors – particularly in listed buildings, heritage properties, and conservation areas. Its members, including London-based Associated Steel Window Services (ASWS), are trusted custodians of architectural legacy, combining traditional craftsmanship with modern performance standards. The Northcliffe’s revitalised exterior showcases ASWS’ comp


Marmox Multiboard Used By NE Renovation Specialist To Tackle Damp And Cold
A highly experienced contractor, specialising in energy upgrade refurbishments, underfloor heating and heating installations, has cited ease of installation, as well as the waterproofing and high insulation values of Marmox Multiboard, for his practice of using the coated XPS boards for all of his bathroom fit-outs and many other projects. Richard Percy, a former firefighter, who has been carrying out challenging contracts across the country for the past 15 years and trading


West Sussex STEM Project Sees SFS JB-D Plus Window Installation Brackets Speed Progress
SFS UK ’s JB‑D Plus pre‑wall window installation brackets have been specified by façade specialist Leay Ltd for the £725 k window‑and‑curtain‑wall package on Chichester College’s new STEM Academy in West Sussex, a choice Leay says streamlines site logistics while guaranteeing the structural integrity of the double‑skinned façade. Established in 1937 and now a nationwide fabricator of Kawneer aluminium systems, the Aylesford‑based company designed, supplied and installed AA1


Stelrad Radiators Feature In Major Ipswich Housing Development
A large 7.66-acre site on the north bank of the River Orwell in Ipswich, Suffolk is the site of a new 173 home housing development being built by a partnership of Galliard Homes, Aviva Investors and Packaged Living. And Stelrad has supplied just short of 1,200 of its Vita Deco radiators to share heat around the homes on the development. The main contractor for the heating installations on site is Loughton based Link 365 and the Stelrad radiators were supplied via BSS in Colch


Global Fintech Company Chooses Style For Moveable Walls
UK financial technology company Wise recently moved into new global headquarters in London, expanding its footprint by 40% and providing workspace for more than 1,000 employees. Partitioning experts Style worked with HLW Architects and contractor, Overbury, to add flexibility to the office’s expansive meeting space. Enabling the area to be quickly reconfigured for groups of between 10 to 150 people, Style installed a combination of Dorma Hüppe Variflex solid and glass moveabl


Schlüter Stars In Stunning Bathroom
Schlüter Systems offers more than 10,000 products designed for the long-lasting installation of tiles and natural stone. The portfolios include trims, waterproofing, underfloor heating and shower drainage systems. Worldwide, the products and systems have created the very best in bathroom design in both style and durability. One example is a renovation and extension project which included the refurbishment of the residence’s 4.8m x 2.7m master en-suite. Enlisting the servi


Firefly® Phoenix Curtain Specified To Protect Medway Logistics Warehouse
Part of an international supply chain and logistics business, a vast warehouse in the Medway area of Kent enclosing almost 380,000 sq. ft. of storage space, has had its fire performance upgraded by a regular FIREFLY® customer utilising the manufacturer’s Phoenix barrier material together with the recently launched 180 ablative batt and ancillary products to create a curtain running around the building perimeter. The work at the Noatum Logistics ePort warehouse on the Isle of


Protect Your Asset With A TORMAX Automatic Door Service Contract
In an era where convenience and inclusivity define modern spaces, automatic doors have become the standard for modern buildings, with key access points often being integral to the smooth functioning of the premises. Experts in door automation, TORMAX UK provides nationwide coverage through its team of service engineers, offering 24-hour emergency callouts alongside scheduled maintenance and repairs for almost any automatic door system. These services protect capital investmen


FP McCann Thin Flat Duo Roof Tiles Installed On Manchester Care Facility
FP McCann has supplied its thin leading edge interlocking concrete roof tiles branded ”Thin Flat Duo” to a brand-new care facility in Manchester. On completion later this year, the 59-bed “Upland Manor” care home on Yew Tree Lane in Northern Moor, Wythenshawe, Manchester will replace the existing Yewtree Care Home. Client, Lovett Care Ltd in conjunction with Chester based property developer Liberty Care Developments, are building the 3 storey modern facility. Specialist comme


ASWS Extends Life Of Hardwood Windows Atop Ikea’s New Oxford Street Store
As arguably the best-known retailer of timber furniture across Europe and beyond, Ikea takes its environmental responsibilities; these include the sustainable sourcing of materials, very seriously. It is fitting, therefore, that the creation of the company’s latest store in the UK has featured the conservation of 14 large hardwood windows which had been exposed to the worst of the weather for more than a century. The Swedish chain’s ESG commitments focus on three key areas


SWA Member Shines In Heritage Refurbishment Project At Woolwich Arsenal
Steel Window Association member, Associated Steel Window Services , is a long-established member of the Steel Window Association and expert in the repair of metal windows, from the earliest wrought iron examples through to contemporary curtain walling. ASWS also undertakes full restoration works to timber windows and doors, architectural metalwork, specialist glazing, bronze windows and shopfronts. Members of the Steel Window Association together offer a UK wide service for
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