Kinedo unveils Kinewall panels tailored for specifiers and architects, offering a diverse range of 70 patterns and colours across four themes. These panels, featuring a sturdy core and aluminium layers, are available in six sizes, facilitating easy customisation for various architectural designs. Manufactured in France to meet stringent quality standards, Kinewall panels are lightweight and easily handled, streamlining installation for busy professionals. In partnership with Ideal Bathrooms, Kinewall ensures swift availability of popular panel sizes and colours essential for architectural proj ..read more

BoilerMag, part of the Spear & Jackson group of companies, has recently unveiled a brand-new addition to its range of heating system treatment products. The new BoilerMagHP magnetic filter has been specially designed to protect heat pump systems from loss of efficiency and breakdown caused by sludge and scale accumulation.  Supplied with 28mm bore isolation valves, the BoilerMagHP accommodates the greater flow rates common to heat pump systems. In addition, the bigger valves reduce the risk of pressure drops, which can affect heat pump efficiency.  BoilerMagHP utilises tried and ..read more

Senior Architectural Systems is making make its state of the art powder coating facility even more sustainable.  By utilising the latest gas burner technology and high performance insulation materials, Senior will be able to significantly reduce the gas consumption required for its powder coating process. Senior has also installed the latest automated profile handing conveyor system which will work with the advanced powder coating technology from Gema that is already in place to further boost productivity. These latest investments follow on from the significant IT process updates that hav ..read more

Junckers’ solid wood flooring forms an integral part of the interior scheme at the new South Asia gallery at Manchester Museum. Architects Purcell created a new two-storey extension which includes two new galleries, as well as re-designing the original buildings to add a new main entrance, foyer, and visitor facilities. The interior, designed by Studio C102 and Mobile Studio Architects, features Junckers Oak Natural Pearl flooring as part of a material palette of rich colours and textures. Junckers’ oak flooring provides the museum with a durable surface to accommodate high foot traffic. Made ..read more

Hunter Douglas, the global architectural products company, has launched a new CPD (continued professional development) seminar, focusing on wood ceilings and wall systems. Approved by RIBA, the 45-minute seminar, Why Wood? Advantages of Timber Ceilings & Walls, is an interactive presentation that covers a host of project-specific solutions, including service integration and exterior applications. Among the subjects covered are: solid and veneer wood systems as part of the sustainability agenda in the workplace; how a real or veneer wood system can have a positive impact ..read more

The Nantgarw student Campus is part of Coleg y Cymoedd (College of the Valleys) in Wales. When the Nantgarw campus required a fast refurbishment of their Library, they turned to international flooring specialist Gerflor to supply Gradus Carpets for the much-used library. This successful renovation, then resulted in the specification of a vast selection of other Gerflor products for other areas of the campus. Some of which included their Olympic pedigree Taraflex sports flooring for the main sports hall, Tarasafe Safety Vinyl Flooring for changing rooms and corridors, Powershock Tiles for the g ..read more

These new arts and cultural venues are now the home of Factory international, known as Aviva Studios, located in the centre of St John’s, which is a 13-acre regeneration project around the old Granada TV studios in Manchester. This prestige project’s architect was Ellen van Loon, partner in OMA (Office of Modern Architecture), who designed the buildings to create an eclectic environment, including striking and complex architectural facades, using industrial styled cladding with corrugated metal panels and exposed concrete surfaces. Structural Engineering was by Burro Happold Structural movemen ..read more

Victoria Ramwell, commercial manager at cold-applied liquid waterproofing specialist, Kemper System, explains the benefits of using Poly Methyl methacrylate (PMMA) as a liquid applied waterproofing membrane, and offers specification advice.  The popularity for PMMA liquid waterproofing solutions – (Polymethyl Methacrylate) – has grown in recent years, but the technology isn’t a new concept. PMMA was first developed more than 90 years ago and many liquid waterproofing manufacturers, including Kemper System, have offered a PMMA solution as part of their portfolio for many years.  The s ..read more

Innovation has run through the Proctor family since its earliest records, and since taking over in 2012, our Managing Director, Keira Proctor has continued this tradition, building on this foundation of trust, honesty, and hard work from the very same desk where her father and grandfather made us the company we are today. The A. Proctor Group Ltd has been at the forefront of pitched roofing membrane technology for over 25 years. 25 years working with our partners across the construction industry, helping to evolve standards, and delivering quality results on projects across the UK and around t ..read more

Mapei UK’s Zero line of carbon offset* products has been extended further, with the introduction of Mapelastic Zero. A two-component elastic cementitious waterproofing mortar, Mapelastic Zero provides permanent, durable protection of balconies, terraces, bathrooms and swimming pools, with CO2 fully offset in the entire life cycle. *CO2 emissions – measured throughout the life cycle of products from the Zero line in 2024 using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, verified and certified with EPDs – have been offset through reforestation projects and protection of biodiversity. The ..read more