Designer Contracts, the UK’s largest flooring contractor, is sponsoring the services of leading children’s charity ChildLine for one day – for the fifth time.

The company is funding the charity’s ‘One Unforgettable Day’ programme on Friday December 3, 2021, meeting the £30,000 cost which ChildLine needs each day to operate its vital counselling services.

Companies sponsoring the service can do so on a memorable day of their choice – December 3 marks the formation of Designer Contracts 17 years ago. It is the fourth time the company has sponsored this particular date. Last year it also stepped in to fund a further day in April to help the charity with a much-needed cash injection during the pandemic.

AN ancient Scandinavian ceremony marked a milestone for a developer building 88 sustainable homes within an environmentally friendly community.

A tree branch was raised to the roof during the topping out ceremony for the show home at Orchard Field in Siddington, near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, as Stonewood Partnerships management and staff as well as contractors and guests celebrated with a glass of fizz and bacon rolls.

Deanestor, one of the UK’s leading furniture and fitout specialists, has won its second contract to provide bespoke kitchens for Grainger plc – the UK’s largest listed residential landlord.

The contract awarded by main contractor Bowmer + Kirkland is for the manufacture and installation of 261 high specification kitchens for a new £64m built-to-rent development in Milton Keynes.

The UK’s largest British designer and manufacturer of premium radiators and towel warmers, Vogue (UK), triumphed at this year’s long-awaited Bathroom & Kitchen Update [BKU] Awards, voted by industry peers as ‘Best Heating Brand’.

NHBC, the UK’s leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes, has launched the 2022 edition of its technical Standards. The new Standards will be effective for every new home covered by an NHBC warranty, where foundations are begun on or after 1 January 2022.

The UK and Europe’s leading shower designer and manufacturer, Roman, is delighted to announce they have won the ‘Circular Economy Award’ at the Bathroom Manufacturers Association’s first ever Sustainability Awards.

A new study has surveyed 2000 UK employees and analysed Spotify data to reveal the relationship workers, including manual labourers and construction labourers, have with music while working. 

Commissioned by Towergate Liability Insurance, the study shows 1 in 2 people listen to music more often since lockdowns began with UK employees believing it positively impacts their office lives.

When it comes to roofing, green roofs are, without doubt, fantastic. 

Green roofs or “living roofs” are roofs where planting or greenery is installed above the waterproofing layer. They are environmentally friendly because they are effectively giving back the footprint occupied by the building to nature.

Abode, award-winning designer and distributor of market leading kitchen taps, sinks, bathroom taps & showering solutions anticipate the latest 2022 market trends for kitchen sinks and taps, as they continue to play a leading role in the modern home.

Powerday, London’s leading, family-owned waste management and recycling business, and Hill Group – an award-winning, five-star housebuilder – have teamed up to support this year’s Children in Need appeal, collectively raising more than £16,000 for the charity.

Powerday and Hill Group reveal Pudsey skip

This week, the teams at Hill Group and Powerday worked hard to decorate a 16-yard skip in Children in Need colours, with Pudsey himself taking centre stage. Those passing-by the Lampton Parkside housing development in Hounslow, west London, on Thursday (18 November) will have witnessed the exclusive Pudsey skip being delivered to the site.

Winners of the RICS Matrics Young Surveyor of the Year Awards, 2021 announced

London-based construction professional Mirona Tomala has been crowned the ‘UK Young Surveyor of the Year’ at the RICS Matrics Young Surveyor of the Year Awards, which recognise the most inspiring and influential surveyors – aged 35 or under – in the UK.

The UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier, Howdens, is supporting BBC Children in Need this year, with a donation of a £10,000 kitchen. Our kitchen will form part of a ‘winner takes all’ bundle of prizes which will be available to win through a text to donate entry system.