Steni panels help with hard-to-heat homes

Work has now drawn to a close on the £3.6million refurbishment with Steni cladding panels of three residential tower blocks in Aberdeen. Morven and Grampian Courts, and the sheltered housing scheme Brimmond Court, which were built in 1969/70 in the Balnagask area of...

Waxman Training Academy on board with the RHI TSS

Renewable energy training centre, Waxman Training Academy, has now been approved to offer courses under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Training Support Scheme (TSS). The great new initiative, set up by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), will give...

Ventrolla receives top marks from Harrogate school

Students and staff at St. Aidan’s High School in Harrogate are reaping the benefits during a chilly start to the year after calling in Ventrolla to upgrade the Bede House Sixth-Form building’s ageing sash windows. The restoration specialists renovated 46 of the Grade...

A and E stays warm and clean with ThermaSkirt

When the underfloor heating in the A&E department of North Tees Hospital failed, the hospital faced the critical challenge of providing heating with the minimum of disruption. ThermaSkirt, the innovative heating system offered by Discrete Heat, provided the ideal...

No end in sight to housing shortage – George Osborne

Building technology provider, Buildpod International’s innovative construction method could lead to more more-affordable homes. The Chancellor, George Osborne, recently gave evidence to the Lords’ Economic Affairs Committee. In it he said that demand for housing...