… incorporated into the plumbing system design. The design of HVAC and Plumbing systems for wineries requires an integrated design approach to ensure the needs of the vintner are coordinated with the architectural and structural priorities.

Anglesey-based independent builders merchant Huws Gray has completed the purchase of Stockport-based Brick Market (trading as Woodford Building and Plumbing Supplies).

As National Apprenticeship Week 2019 fast approaches (4-8 March), Leeds College of Building is getting ready to showcase why it is a leader in the field of vocational training. Named BTEC Apprenticeship Provider of the Year in 2018, Leeds College of Building is pulling out all the stops and hosting an action-packed range of events […]

Many people claim to dislike cubicles. According to the Atlantic, 93% of cubicle workers surveyed in 1997 said that they would prefer an alternative to the cube, and a 2013 survey found that people who work in cubicles had …

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 […]

On Wednesday 3rd July, City Plumbing and PTS, part of the Plumbing and Heating Division of Travis Perkins based in Northampton, won the Fleet Van Operator of The Year award at the prestigious 2019 Motor Transport Awards, held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. The ceremony was hosted by TV presenter Claudia Winkleman with the award […]

Feature: the office cubicle turns 50 years old this year. Andrew Shanahan investigates the history of the system that revolutionised office design and which, after falling out of favour, is now being re-evaluated.