32 BUILDING PRODUCTS; CLADDING & FACADES; DOORS, WINDOWS & CONSERVATORIES Protect your most important tools
Your hands are your most important tools so keep them protected with Hand Armour, a new multi-use barrier cream from Everbuild – A Sika Company.
Providing protection against any wet or dry contaminants, it has been designed to help stop the skin from absorbing harmful substances as well as protecting against abrasion. The non-greasy, unscented formula is easily absorbed into the skin, and with only a small amount needed to provide unbeatable protection, a little tube goes a long way. Available in 100ml tubes, Hand Armour is packed into printed display boxes which are sure to attract attention when sat on the counter, bringing builders back for this product time and time again.
For further information about Hand Armour or any other product within the Everbuild and Sika ranges, contact your local sales representative, call the sales office or visit the Everbuild website.
0113 240 2424
www.everbuild.co.uk Cladding makes an ‘Ideal Home’
Every year one of the most popular elements of the Ideal Home Show at Olympia is the full size show homes. Visitors to this year’s show were treated to two stunning properties, both featuring FreefoamFortex cladding. Pale Gold Double Shiplap cladding formed the exterior finish of a three apartment structure designed to reflect the three stages in life, first time buyer, family home and downsizing. Visitors were invited to ‘climb the property ladder’ apartments to navigate first-hand the design and practical challenges faced by designers and city dwellers alike. Pale Blue Weatherboard cladding was used to great effect on the second show home. A traditional cottage with a contemporary twist designed to appeal to metropolitan families relocating to the countryside. The house featured a beautiful thatch roof and timber cladding with the lower level also clad with ultra hard-wearing, low maintenance Freefoam Fortex PVC cladding. Freefoam Marketing Manager, Louise Sanderson commented “ With over 20,000 visitors each day we were really pleased to have the Freefoam cladding range exposed to such a large, engaged homeowner audience. Available in a choice of eight subtle colours the range has been developed specifically for both renovation and new build projects, the perfect product to create an ‘Ideal Home!”
01604 591110
www.freefoam.com UK Construction could lose 8 per cent of its workforce post-Brexit
A new report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has revealed that should the UK lose access to the EU single market, the UK construction industry could lose almost 200,000 EU workers post-Brexit. The report warns that failure to secure access to the single market could place the UK’s predicted £500 billion infrastructure pipeline under threat. Duncan Wietscher, Director of Newview Windows & Conservatories, comments: “It is in our best interests to make a success of Brexit and secure the best trade deals we can but a loss of access to the single market has the potential to impact in the short term, making it harder for our cities to compete on a global stage and negatively impacting the economy. We desperately need to secure access to the single market or put alternative plans in place to safeguard the future of construction and our country.” Much of the industry is dependent on EU workers, with 30 per cent of construction professionals surveyed by RICS stating that hiring non-UK workers was important to the success of their businesses. But overseas construction professionals are not currently regarded as critical by the government and therefore are not prioritised during the VISA application. Duncan stresses that more importance should be placed on technical construction skills.
01903 244 449
www.newview-homes.co.uk Could modular homes be the answer to Britain’s housing crisis?
It is a widely-reported fact that not enough houses are being built in the UK. The race is on to meet housing requirements and the industry needs to find more efficient ways of constructing housing. One solution is modular homes. Off-site built homes can be produced in half the time of traditional constructed homes and reduce the requirement for skilled labour, which may help relieve the burden of the skills shortage, should it intensify following Brexit. Modular homes have become widespread in Europe. But will modular homes spark interest in the UK? Michele Wietscher, director of Newview Windows & Conservatories, comments: “Modular homes have gained a bad reputation over the years for their quality and perhaps haven’t been taken seriously by the industry or potential buyers, but this is changing. Recently a 48-home modular housing scheme in Manchester has been sold and occupied, showing buyer interest is definitely there as well as the opportunity for similar schemes across the UK.” Although some original common features of modular homes made them undesirable to buyers, newer models can go toe-to-toe with traditionally built homes on quality. And an increase in quality does not equate to an increase in cost; the cost for a modular home can be up to 15 per cent cheaper than a traditional one.
01903 244 449
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