As a sculptor, designer, and former college art professor, Propst specialized not so much in inventing new things but in revamping entire systems (he'd previously designed new quality controls for manufacturing concrete and …

Construction students at Chichester College are celebrating following the college’s Construction Prize Giving ceremony. The awards are held annually and aim to highlight students’ achievements in plumbing, carpentry, joinery, brickwork, painting and decorating, and electrical and construction skills. Winners are selected by the lecturing teams at the college and are categorised into Level 1, 2 […]

Possibly their most innovative and crucial invention was an integrated drainage and plumbing system that connected to almost every house. Each house had at least 2 bathrooms with a tunnel taking the waste to the central …

Product News. Bushboard re-launches Prima laminate ran. … Nicholls & Clarke has made sanitaryware and washrooms for a very long time and we look forward to celebrating our 140th anniversary later this year.

Saint-Gobain PAM, the leading cast iron drainage solutions manufacturer aims to ease the burden on developers, specifiers and contractors in the early stages of construction by launching its BIM library and supporting elements. The business first began working on its BIM journey five years ago and was one of the first drainage manufacturers to release […]

Polypipe, one of Europe’s largest and most innovative manufacturers of piping solutions, underfloor heating and energy efficient ventilation, was given a royal seal of approval last week during a visit by HRH the Princess Royal. The Princess was escorted on a guided tour of one of the FTSE 250-listed multinational’s manufacturing sites in Doncaster, Yorkshire, […]

During yesterday’s (March 24) Construction Leadership Council Taskforce briefing with BEIS, the Builders Merchants Federation requested and received clarification on builders’ merchants’ operational status following the additional restrictions announced last night by the Government. Builders merchants are essential service providers, the Government has agreed. This confirmed that merchants are a vital part of the construction […]