One other weight issue to note: Storing too much in the overhead cabinets in cubicle furniture systems can cause the wall to topple in shaking, taking anything on the other side with it. Always be aware of how much you're …

With the plumbing and heating industry beginning to return to work, boiler maker Baxi and MENTalk have launched a charity playlist challenge to raise money for The OLLIE Foundation and help motivate tradespeople as they get back to working life. The #TradesTopTunes playlist challenge has been created to encourage installers to share their favourite feel-good […]

The announcement by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to encourage London’s SMEs to replace their old, inefficient boilers with modern, energy-efficient models has been welcomed by the Builders Merchants’ Federation. The  £10 million Cleaner Heat Cashback scheme is designed to help London’s smaller companies save money on their energy bills and improve the capital’s […]

Altecnic is kicking off 2020 with a focus on customer service excellence with a new management appointment and a boosted team. Melanie Stoddart, Altecnic’s new sales and customer service manager, has been brought on board to further improve Altecnic’s best-in-class customer journey. Melanie joins with a background in customer service and sales gained from experience […]

Having sold its Plumbing & Heating distribution business to an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital in May, Travis Perkins plc expects to complete the disposal next week and will distribute the net proceeds to shareholders through a combination of a special dividend and a share buyback programme. A special dividend of approximately £79m in aggregate, representing […]

While attending the ISH show in Frankfurt, Germany, this past March, I was able to join a Viega facility tour in Attendorn, and the first night was at … Continue reading On location with Viega: The 'health' of plumbing systems →.

ARC Building Solutions Ltd is pleased to announce the launch of its new ARC Wired Tile Batten Barrier. Manufactured from wire reinforced rockfibre mineral wool insulation, it has been designed to provide a fire, thermal and acoustic break at the party wall between the roof tiles and the roof membrane. Developed to comply with NHBC […]