Product News

The latest news from the UK housebuilding product manufacturers and suppliers

Design matters for William Davis

Design matters for William Davis

Dec. 1, 2016 Product News

William Davis Homes has chosen the Design 50, the latest addition to the Design Range from Hager, to be installed into its new development of more than 700 homes at Copcut Rise in Droitwich.

Persimmon chooses Tobermore

Persimmon chooses Tobermore

Dec. 1, 2016 Product News

Persimmon Homes has recently launched The Links, a development in Llanelli on the west coast of Wales.

GTC brings UltraStream300

GTC brings UltraStream300

Dec. 1, 2016 Product News

UltraStream300 is GTC's Fibre-to-the-Home network, which it claims is one of the UK's fastest speeds at 300Mbps, rising in the future to 1Gbps where required.

Titon launches auramode

Titon launches auramode

Dec. 1, 2016 Product News

Titon's new auramode is a LCD display for programming, commissioning and occupancy control for Titon's range of Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery units (MVHR).

Makita drywall cutter for straight line

Makita drywall cutter for straight line

Dec. 1, 2016 Product News

Makita has launched a cordless drywall cutter that uses the orbiting blade principal from a jigsaw while achieving a "far superior straight line accuracy" for cutting plasterboard or wood panels, either as loose stock or when installed to create access apertures for electrical switches or water system connections, the company says.

Kawneer launches a new level in ventilation

Kawneer launches a new level in ventilation

Dec. 1, 2016 Product News

"Superior" automated ventilation for all types of projects is now available through a joint venture between architectural aluminium systems supplier Kawneer and GEZE UK, a manufacturer of door and window control systems and safety technology, Kawneer announces.

Kingspan Optim-R at London apartments

Kingspan Optim-R at London apartments

Dec. 1, 2016 Product News

The Kingspan Optim-R Balcony and Terrace System was "the product of choice" for an apartment building in the centre of London.

A Proctor offers first class protection

A Proctor offers first class protection

Dec. 1, 2016 Product News

Facadeshield UV - developed by the A Proctor Group to maintain the building fabric behind rainscreen cladding - has been installed as part of a new school sports complex at St Aloysius' College in Glasgow.

Gaia offers invisible heat control

Gaia offers invisible heat control

Dec. 1, 2016 Product News

A Proctor offers first class protection One of the advantages of underfloor heating over traditional wall-mounted radiators, according to Gaia, is that the heat source itself is invisible - hidden within the floor.

The difference between home builders and contractors

The difference between home builders and contractors

Nov. 1, 2016 Product News

The insurance market has traditionally failed to differentiate between home builders and general contractors, causing home builders to pay higher premiums for their site based insurances, according to MPW Insurance Brokers.