We will be closed 24 December – 2 January. Orders placed during this period will be processed and delivery dates confirmed from week commencing 5 January.
Mon 22 & Tue 23 Dec: 8am–3pm.
Mon 29 & Tue 30 Dec: 8am–4pm (trade counter only)
Reopen as normal from Friday 2 January: 8am–4pm
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The UK retrofitting sector is currently operating under intense regulatory pressure. If you are a contractor upgrading the thermal performance of an existing solid brick property, building control is going to demand a maximum U-value of 0.30 W/m²K to comply with Part L of the Building Regulations. Achieving this target without triggering internal damp issues […]
Walk onto almost any active building site in the UK, from a high-end bespoke new build down to a weekend garage conversion, and you will inevitably spot the familiar foil-faced boards stacked in the corner. Celotex GA4000 has cemented its position as the default insulation board for British tradesmen. The reason for this dominance is […]
The UK rendering market is notoriously loyal to a handful of legacy brands, but loyalty does not always equal performance. Over the last few years, contractors and architects have begun quietly shifting their specifications away from the old guard. The reason is simple: modern site conditions demand materials that are highly workable, consistent from bag […]
Time is money on a building site, and few things eat up labour hours quite like internal wall insulation. In the past, bringing an older UK solid brick property up to modern thermal standards meant building an independent timber stud wall, cutting PIR boards to fit between the studs, laying a vapour barrier, and then […]
When an architect specifies Ceresit for an External Wall Insulation (EWI) project, or an experienced renderer insists on it, they are doing so for a very specific reason. They are not looking for the cheapest foam board on the market. They are looking for absolute structural reliability. The frustration for many tradespeople in the UK […]
If you own a solid-wall property built before the 1920s, you already know the reality of British winters. You can pump as much gas into the central heating as you like, but the heat bleeds straight out through the brickwork. Unlike modern homes with cavity walls that can be cheaply filled with blown beads, solid […]
Walk onto any active building site in the UK, and you will see stacks of foil-faced boards waiting to be fitted. Rigid PIR insulation has become the absolute standard for meeting modern Building Regulations, and EcoTherm is one of the names you will see most often at the merchant’s yard. But if you are planning […]
If you have ever been tasked with bringing a Victorian terrace loft up to modern building standards, you know the primary enemy is rarely the cold. It is a lack of space. By the time you factor in the required depth of traditional mineral wool or rigid PIR boards necessary to satisfy today’s strict Building […]
It is no secret that keeping a property warm in the UK right now is an expensive game. If you are living in or working on an older solid-wall property, you already know the drill. You turn the thermostat up, the boiler works overtime, and half that heat just bleeds straight out through the brickwork. […]
If you’ve been around a building site in the UK lately, you’ll know that the demand for “through-coloured” render has absolutely skyrocketed. People are tired of the old sand-and-cement cycle of cracking and painting every three years. They want a finish that looks like natural stone and stays that way. Among the top-tier options, VPI […]
