The reconstruction of a rambling old farmyard close to Ely in East Cambridgeshire is making use of well proven Marmox Thermoblocks, specified in three widths as the ideal solution for tackling thermal-bridging around the building perimeter as part of a well-insulated design. Mitchell’s Barn is replacing a sprawling complex of dilapidated tin cowsheds and a rather more attractive oak barn which was founded on a plinth of Tudor era bricks. The original planning permission allow

Toby Marlow, Building and Construction team Director, considers Haddonstone’s commitment to reducing its impact on the environment... Extending across a significant percentage of the total roof area of Haddonstone ’s Northamptonshire production plant, the solar panel array installed in 2023 has been performing reliably, feeding into the manufacturing processes as well as exporting surplus power to the National Grid. This is, however, only one aspect to the cast stone speciali

The Glade House is a bespoke five-bedroom home situated in a secluded woodland clearing in Surrey. Designed by award-winning AR Design Studio, this contemporary new-build redefines the family home with a clear architectural intent: to create seamless connections between the built form and the natural landscape through structure, material, and light. Replacing an outdated property that no longer met modern standards, the new home was shaped through close collaboration between

FP McCann has completed a unique supply and build project consisting of 64 luxury apartments in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. The high-end development is set on 200 acres of historic private gated grounds offering new-build houses and apartments next to a grand Grade II listed Georgian era mansion house.  Newland Park is a development by London based Comer Homes. The collection of new apartments and houses sits within the modern country estate and is set to become one o

Haddonstone , supplier of quality cast stone to the architectural, construction and garden industries, will celebrate 55 years in industry in 2026.  With the proven business continually developing, three new members have been added to the project and design teams. Haddonstone's newest additions to the project and design team - pictured (left to right): Ben Hughes, Marco Van De Water, and Joe Blatchly. Joe Blatchly has been appointed as Projects Administrator  to support the c

Prolonged exposure to moisture can derail even the most carefully planned cross-laminated timber (CLT) project. Swelling, staining and structural setbacks are some of the reasons why protecting CLT and other structural timber systems isn’t just good practice—it’s essential. Adam Salt, Head of Global Sales Modular Offsite at Proctor Group explores how manufacturers and specifiers of CLT systems can work together to best effect to guard against moisture risks. Structural mass t

A specialist timber engineering company, active throughout East Anglia and the Home Counties, is making extensive use of West Fraser ’s SterlingOSB Zero  in the production of its diverse offering of high performance, sustainable offsite solutions. Based in the village of Gamlingay on the Cambridgeshire-Bedfordshire border, Pinewood Structures  was established in 1981 and has grown steadily to become one of the UK’s foremost suppliers of timber-based systems across a variety o

Building on its well-founded reputation as a manufacturer of cladding support systems and high-performance fasteners, SFS Group Fastening Technology  has developed an advance, user-friendly new system for installing flat panels across both steel and aluminium sub-frames. Amongst the benefits of the patented Center Point System is the fact that it answers the challenge of accurately positioning the self-drilling, double thread fastener at the exact centre of the hole in the pa

Here we celebrate a total of 96 years and the stories behind them. Haddonstone , supplier of quality cast stone to the architectural,...

ISO Chemie’s thermal insulating and load bearing bracket support system has been put to the (weight) test – and passed with flying...

Here Callum Gouldbourne, Project Manager at Haddonstone , one of the UK’s leading architectural cast stone manufacturers, gives an...

FP McCann has recently supplied and installed its precast concrete ‘L’ Wall system on behalf  of Heidelberg Materials owned Bristol &...