All Housing articles – Page 284

  • News

    Timer switches

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Hager has launched a yearly time switch that can be retrofitted and offers a simple way of saving energy through the electricity distribution board.

  • Kevin Cammack
    Comment

    What remains

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    The housebuilding industry that emerges from this recession will bear little resemblance to the one that grew out of the nineties slump

  • News

    Pipe insulation

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Groundbreaker Systems has launched the Shalloduct, a pipe insulation system which can be used to protect water pipes from freezing in situations where a minimum trench depth of 750mm cannot be achieved.

  • News

    High-pressure laminates

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Polyrey’s has launched the Wooden Spirit range of high-pressure laminates which can be used for applications such as wall panelling, shelving and counter tops

  • News

    Gloss paint

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Crown Trade has launched Next Generation Gloss, a gloss paint system developed to comply with phase two of the European Paint Directive 2004/42/EC regarding Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions.

  • Selectaglaze
    News

    Secondary glazing

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Knightstone Housing Association has converted a grade II-listed primary school in Long Ashton on the outskirts of Bristol into five apartments

  • Optima range
    News

    Shower enclosures

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Shower enclosure manufacturer, Coram Showers, has re-designed its Optima range of enclosures

  • Julian Thompson
    News

    It’s time we earned to share

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Shared ownership has been hailed as one of the ways to kickstart the housing market, but it will never work while mortgages on offer are so uncompetitive

  • News

    Threshold drainage system

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    ACO Technologies has launched ACO DoorWay Drain, a new threshold-level drain system

  • News

    Breathable plaster

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    A breathable plaster that the manufacturer claims offers a long-term solution against wet walls and damp has been launched in the UK

  • News

    Lib Dems plan grants, tax cuts and loans to boost social housing

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    The government should encourage housebuilders to sell homes to housing associations by offering grants to bring them up to social housing standards, the Liberal Democrats have said

  • News

    High-efficiency boiler system

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Alpha Heating Innovation’s FlowSmart package has now been added to BRE’s SAP Appendix Q, which allows the energy performance of new technologies and advanced versions of existing technologies to be evaluated for inclusion in SAP assessments

  • Bellway worker
    News

    Bellway customers may sue over social housing influx

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    ‘Executive’ homeowners on Hampshire scheme complain they are living on ‘glorified council estate’

  • News

    Camden mixed-use scheme: The grass is always greener

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    A London architect has got planning permission for a £1m development of four homes and office space in Camden, north London

  • Greg Fitzgerald
    News

    Housing slump drives Galliford Try £37.5m into the red

    2009-02-19T08:46:00Z

    Writedowns of £48m on housebuilding side wipe out firm's record profit in non-housing construction

  • Richard Hawkes' Crossway eco-house prototype
    News

    Medieval architecture inspires zero-carbon home

    2009-02-18T10:10:00Z

    Innovative energy-efficient home based on historic technique of arched overlapping thin clay bricks will star in TV's Grand Designs

  • Pete Redfern
    News

    No debt deal this month for Taylor Wimpey

    2009-02-18T09:56:00Z

    Sources close to the talks between the housebuilder and its lenders say accounting hold-ups are behind latest delay

  • McCarthy and Stone
    News

    McCarthy & Stone closes in on rescue deal

    2009-02-17T15:02:00Z

    Retirement housebuilder is set to get backing of its lenders for debt-for-equity swap

  • Danger asbestos
    News

    Kier managers sacked for breaching asbestos rules

    2009-02-17T11:23:00Z

    Workers violated health and safety procedures by dumping old tiles and cisterns in skip

  • Sale and let boards
    News

    House purchase enquiries rise steadily

    2009-02-17T08:31:00Z

    RICS predicts rise in mortgage approvals on the back of the third monthly increase in homebuyer hopefuls