London Homebuilding & Renovating Show reports Brexit-defying levels of confidence from visitors
T he capital’s largest self-build
event – The London Homebuilding & Renovating Show – experienced an
11 per cent year on year increase in visitors, despite predictions that Brexit would cause uncertainty and slow down the market. More than 18 per cent of visitors said
that their renovation or construction was underway and 44 per cent said it was due to commence within six months. The London exhibition, which was
hosted for the second consecutive year at the ExCel arena, attracted both serious self-builders and renovators from central London, the home counties and the east of England. More than 350 specialist companies dis-
played their latest products and services to ensure that people attending the exhibition would be able to put theory into practice to bring life to a project, commence a build or complete a restoration. Nick Noble, deputy managing director
of show organiser Centaur Home Interest Media, said: “Figures following our internal research proved once again that we’ve been successful in delivering all services and products required to start, progress or finalise a project. “Another positive point to note is the
consumer confidence which was witnessed at this show which was the first event in the sector post-Brexit – we’ve noticed that visi- tors weren’t perturbed by the referendum result, hadn’t changed their build plans and
award
WeberHaus awarded first “medical” certification for healthy home standards
awarded the accolade of “recommended med- ical housing” for all homes it produces. This means that all houses manufactured by the com- pany have been recognised as complying with high standards of healthy building in terms of air quality, pollution levels, insulation and light. The Society of Residential Hygiene,
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Construction Medicine and Interior Toxicology which made the award requires that a rigor- ous testing process is carried out to evaluate the performance on healthy living criteria. The company has recognised that buildings
have a significant impact on the health of their inhabitants and the materials used by WeberHaus exceed the prescribed standards required for this certification.
erman self-build homes specialist WeberHaus is thought to be the first housebuilder in Europe to have been
Peter Liehner, CMO at WeberHaus said:
“We factor in healthy living down to the smallest detail when designing and manu- facturing our homes, from electromagnetic and noise pollution, to levels of daylight and room temperature. We used medically safe materials and incorporate health- promoting elements such as pollen filters in ventilation systems. “Our homes are constructed with local,
sustainable timber, which provides natural heat, cold and sound insulation, plus we use
formaldehyde-free glues and low-emission mineral insulation made of up to 85 per cent recycled glass.”
were continuing to work on their live proj- ects, for which they have also put a higher budget aside. If we fuel this momentum,
we’ll become a nation of self-builders, con- tributing proactively to increase the UK’s housing quota.”
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