A Virtual Conference held by heat pump supplier LG highlighted the strange fact that heat pumps – in particular air to water heat pumps – are still lagging behind fossil fuelled heating systems across Europe. One of the reasons for this could be love affair this country in particular still has, with oil and gas […]

The longest established independent builders merchant in the South of the UK, Elliott Brothers, is undertaking a digital transformation of its HR and payroll processes in partnership with industry experts MHR to support its future growth. The family owned Hampshire-based business, established over 175 years ago, has invested in MHR’s leading cloud-based HR and payroll solution […]

Yorkshire based independent builders’ merchant West Building Supplies is celebrating 50 years of trading by expanding into the  market town of Beverley. The expansion means that the new depot will be West Building Supplies 4th site complementing the existing sites in Bridlington and Scarborough. The family owned business plan to distribute its wide range of […]

When it comes to building design, SLTC was created with integrated, efficient, cost-saving operational technologies that include smart utility services and HVAC systems, remote monitoring and control, improved security …

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 …