Fibo UK is set to be the sole supplier of high-performance wall panels to Merseyside’s leading independent builders and plumbers merchant, Beers Timber and Building Supplies. Beers’ Director Paul Conboy comments: “We’ve tried other wall panels in the past, but the quality across Fibo’s product range really stands out. The range of colours and finishes […]

Sympathetic locally-sourced materials, technical expertise and market-leading guarantees led Vale of Glamorgan Council to choose BMI Redland and BMI Icopal materials when re-roofing an early 20th century primary school. “We chose BMI because it could offer us 15-year guarantees on the products; the roof slate was made from locally-sourced materials and because the pitched and […]

The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Welsh Slate has been specified for its aesthetics and robustness, for the roof and innovative cladding of a ground-breaking new hospice. The £21 million Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park features Welsh Slate’s Penrhyn Heather Blue Celtic grade 270mm […]

BSRIA is pleased to announce that Mike Smith, Engineering Director, BSRIA, has been made an Honorary Member of BSRIA. This is only the 11th time this honour has been awarded in the 64-year history of the Association. The award recognises an extraordinary contribution to the Association and the independent promotion of best practice in the building […]

MRA Research, which focuses on market and customer insight in the building materials and construction markets and is the specialist research division of MRA Marketing, has recently boosted its team with the appointment of a Research Development Manager, Anna Eriksson. Anna has worked in market research and insight since 2003, and has joined MRA from […]

Furniture fittings and architectural hardware specialist Häfele has added to its portfolio of services for customers with the introduction of Häfele to Order; a new cut-and-assemble service for sizing, finishing, assembling and packaging selected products to customers’ specifications. For a small charge, the company’s brand-new cutting machinery is able to trim products to fit customers’ […]

British Precast, the trade association for the UK precast concrete industry, has appointed Christopher Stanley as its new Housing Manager. In this role he will lead Modern Masonry, a group of sub-associations which represents the UK’s brick, block and mortar manufacturers. Stanley succeeds Andrew Minson, who recently stepped down as British Precast’s Executive Director to […]