Product News

The latest news from the UK housebuilding product manufacturers and suppliers

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Eurocell Modus fills Bath with light

July 6, 2017 Product News

Eurocell – manufacturer, distributor and recycler of window, door, conservatory and roofline products – says that heritage colours and kerb-side appeal were among the factors that persuaded the planning authorities of Bath that Eurocell’s Modus PVCu windows were the appropriate alternative to timber on an exposed location near the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Apartments airtight thanks to Wraptite

July 6, 2017 Product News

A new contemporary apartment development in Salford is set to benefit from the “superior” airtightness performance qualities of Wraptite from the A Proctor Group, according to the company.

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New plant at Tamdown

July 6, 2017 Product News

Tamdown, the provider of infrastructure and civil engineering services for residential, commercial and public-sector developments, has made various additions to enhance its fleet.

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Cupa Pizarras celebrates 125 years

July 6, 2017 Product News

It has been 125 years since the founders of Cupa Pizarras extracted the first slate from the Solana de Forcadas quarry in Northern Spain, according to the slate company. “This significant milestone is unrivalled by competitors in the slate industry and reinforces the company’s position in the market,” it claims.

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Redland’s Fontenelle provides finishing touch

July 6, 2017 Product News

As the director of housebuilding company Mell Homes, Natalie O’Connor wanted something “rather special” when she built her own home, so she chose the Fontenelle Interlocking Clay Plain Tile, supplied by Redland, the UK's supplier of concrete roof tiles, clay tiles, roof slates, roofing product accessories and fittings.

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Schueco systems gain Q-Mark certification

July 6, 2017 Product News

Building envelope specialist Schueco UK has announced that as a system supplier two more of its sliding door systems – the Schueco ASS 70.HI lift/slide door and the Schueco ASS 70 FD folding/sliding door – have been awarded Q Mark Product Certification by Exova BM Trada.

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Tornagrain goes live on GTC’s Fibre Network

July 6, 2017 Product News

The first homes in Tornagrain, the Highlands’ newest town near Inverness, have now gone live on GTC’s ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network, GTC says. Tornagrain is benefiting from the utility infrastructure provider’s “reliable, future-proofed, ultrafast fibre-optic Ultrastream300 network,” which it says offers speeds of 300Mbps and a choice of five Independent Service Providers.

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tp24 delivers LED light as art form

July 6, 2017 Product News

tp24, maker of LED lighting solutions, has recently launched its G30 Abstract range of linear LED light fittings, which is a system based lighting solution offering advanced simplicity and design flexibility, the company says.

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Reflectatherm chosen for Dundee homes scheme

July 6, 2017 Product News

Relectatherm Plus from the A Proctor Group has been chosen as a high performance reflective, vapour resistant membrane to protect the homes in a new £9.5 million housing development in Dundee, it says.

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Nuaire claims the best IAQ

July 6, 2017 Product News

Ventilation designer Nuaire has introduced a new range of in-line carbon filters that remove the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide from the air, as verified by the BRE, Nuaire claims. IAQ-BOX removes up to 99.5% of NO2, and up to 80% of harmful Particulate Matter, the main by-products of traffic fumes and industrial pollution.