Knauf Insulation completes major upgrade at glass mineral wool plant
KNAUF Insulation has completed a £40 million upgrade of its glass mineral wool manufacturing plant in St Helens, which features 'UK-first' forming technology.
The upgrade...
Distributor makes HVO fuel investment to support green goals
INSULATION, drywall and ceiling product distributor CCF has announced it has invested in a new sustainable fuel source to cut carbon emissions across its...
Farming hemp could be the building block for decarbonising construction in Scotland
By Iain Riddell, principal consultant at SAC Consulting, part of SRUC
INDUSTRIAL hemp is cultivated globally – around 35,000 hectares in the EU alone –...
The art of thermal improvements to listed buildings in Aberdeen
John Rennie from NBT discusses the use of woodfibre insulation from the Pavatex range to enable thermal performance improvements to Aberdeen Art Gallery
A grade...
Private investor completes acquisition of Avonside Energy
PRIVATE investor Rcapital has completed the acquisition of Avonside Energy Limited, the insulation and solar PV service provider.
Avonside Energy is a standalone division of...
Spray foam insulation tipped to help tackle fuel poverty
THE British Urethane Foam Contractors Association (BUFCA) has urged specifiers and landlords to evaluate the energy performance of their housing during the Big Energy...
Building supply companies abandon merger
THE Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced it is cancelling its Phase 2 merger investigation after Kingspan abandoned its proposed deal with Building...
Engineer creates insulation inspired by polar bear fur
AN engineer has used his passion for biomimicry to create a new type of home insulation inspired by the technical properties of polar bear...
Knauf Insulation to invest over £45 million in UK glass mineral wool plants
KNAUF insulation has announced a series of investments in its two UK glass mineral wool plants, with the aim of boosting capacity and improving...
Online hubs offer insulation advice
ROCKWOOL has created a series of technical resource hubs to help specifiers access information and advice on specialist insulation solutions.
The online hubs comprise passive...
267 Glasgow homes to benefit from external wall insulation project
HAMILTON-based Procast Group has started work on a £5 million project to install external wall insulation across 267 flats managed by Calvay Housing Association.
This...
Is an airtight seal just an airtight seal?
By Peter Thompson, general manager of ISO-CHEMIE UK
THE more airtight we make our buildings the less fresh air is able to penetrate through unwanted...
Tapered insulation points way to long-term warm, dry flat roof performance
By James Wilkinson, design team manager at flat roof and single-layer tapered insulation specialist, Gradient
PONDING caused by inadequately-designed falls is a significant contributor to...
Procast Group completes £4.7m project in Glasgow’s east end
HAMILTON-based Procast Group has completed work on a £4.7 million project to install external wall insulation across 167 flats managed by Calvay Housing Association.
The project,...
New natural insulation product for suspended ceilings launched
PERFORMANCE Technology Group business Mayplas has launched a thermal and acoustic insulation product for suspended ceiling systems made from UK-grown industrial hemp.
Named ‘Thermapad’, the...
Industrial hemp insulation is a natural fit to help meet decarbonisation goals
A Scottish Borders-based insulation manufacturer is on a mission to disrupt the market with a range of products made from industrial hemp plants.
IndiNature was...
Harnessing the power of natural insulation
Andy Cook, technical specification advisor at Ecological Building Systems, explains why natural insulation is the perfect complement to timber frame construction
TIMBER frame has, for...
Glasgow-based housing association embarks on major upgrade project
CALVAY Housing Association is poised to help lower the energy bills of its residents, thanks to support from CAF Bank and Scottish Government funding.
The...
Stirling insulation specialist joins reusable pallet scheme
GLASS mineral wool insulation manufacturer Superglass is removing white pallets from its supply chain as part of its sustainability commitments by becoming an early...
Aberdeen factory to tackle fuel poverty
A new factory in Aberdeen is to produce an “extraordinary new innovation” in internal wall insulation designed to make homes warmer and healthier.
The site...
