Taking lessons from the old to inspire the new

David Churchill discusses what the right strategic framework should look like for the Government’s ‘new’ new towns.  In March the Government named the locations for consideration as new towns, as part of the most ambitious housebuilding programme in more than... View Article

Pastures new

Working closely with architects, Q New Homes transformed a redundant dairy farm on the Kent/East Sussex border into a high spec, highly sustainable development, within strict constraints. Roseanne Field reports. A development on a disused dairy farm littered with dilapidated buildings,... View Article

Bellway buys land in Holt for 88 new homes

Bellway has exchanged contracts on land in the Wiltshire village of Holt with plans to build 88 new homes for the area, including 40 per cent affordable housing. The nine-acre site, off Melksham Road, is being purchased with detailed planning... View Article

Platform Housing Group appoints Amanda Holgate as Chief Financial Officer

Platform Housing Group has appointed experienced housing finance leader Amanda Holgate as its new Chief Financial Officer. Amanda will join Platform on Monday 28 September, bringing extensive executive leadership experience and a strong track record across social housing and other commercial sectors. She was most... View Article

Assisted bathing solutions from Kinedo

Designed with the whole family in mind, Kinedo’s assisted bathing solutions are not only practical and efficient, but are high quality, modern, attractive solutions. Perfect for future proofing the bathroom, they are built to last and designed to complement any... View Article

New radiators from Stelrad….

The arrival of a number of new and extended radiator ranges from Stelrad over the past few months has been warmly welcomed by the heating industry. First off the line was the new extended range of cast iron radiators followed... View Article

Delivering Confidence in Every SuDS Project

As surface water management becomes an increasingly important consideration across commercial and infrastructure developments, Klargester continues to support specifiers with a complete portfolio of Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) solutions. Our Klargester AquaCore range combines attenuation, water and oil separators and... View Article