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DECEMBER 06 - HISTORY MEETS STATE-OF-ART BUILDING IN NORWICH
A stylish development in Norwich is combining the history of its setting with modern living through the use of innovative building materials... more >

NOVEMBER 06 - SIMPLIFYING COMPLIANT TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION
Improved thermal performance of up to 170%+ can be achieved in timber frame wall construction simply by using a new, insulating vapour permeable wall membrane... more >

NOVEMBER 06 - NEW LOFT TRAP GIVES FIRE PROTECTION AND INSULATION
Minimum one hour fire protection, and insulation in compliance with Building Regulations Document L and NHBC requirements are achieved in one with Glidevale’s new LA6 hinge down loft trap... more >

OCTOBER 06 - TWO IN ONE VALLEY
Stockholding of valley troughs is halved with Glidevale’s Univalley 125 system... more >

OCTOBER 06 - HELPING STUDENT UNDERSTAND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Roofers of tomorrow are laying the foundations of their knowledge with help from Glidevale Ltd... more >

SEPTEMBER 06 - IMPROVED LIVING CONDITIONS FOR YORKSHIRE TENANTS
Tenants in the North West of Leeds have a brighter future, through a caring approach to re-roofing their homes... more >

AUGUST 06 - NEW HOUSING “REDI” TO ROLL
New life and a caring environment is being brought to a former hospital site on the Welsh borders... more >

JULY 06 - CALA THROWS LIGHT INTO NEW HOMES
CALA Homes is throwing new light into a former hospital development whilst maintaining the historic ambience of the project through innovative use of modern building materials and technology... more >

JUNE 06 - PRESTOPLAN FOR MMC
The drive to utilise and comply with Modern Methods of Construction and provide affordable housing is being met in one step by Lovell, with help from Prestoplan and Glidevale... more >

MAY 06 - DELEGATION HELPS ENSURE COMPLIANCE FOR HOME
When professional photographer Anthony Sanger-Davies decided to build his own family home, he called in the professionals to help!... more >

MAY 06 - LOFT TRAPS HELP ACHIEVE ECO HOMES STANDARD
The first range of loft traps on the market to offer an insulation level that helps achieve the new BREEAM EcoHomes environmental rating, simultaneously helping compliance with Building Regulations Document L, is available from Glidevale Ltd... more >

APRIL 06 - FOIL HEAT LOSS!
A 500+% reduction in heat flow through floors, roofs, ceilings and walls can be achieved with an innovative new membrane... more >

APRIL 06 - BS5250 AMENDMENTS: CLARIFYING THE ISSUES
The last six years have seen some heated debate regarding the need for roofspace ventilation in both warm (insulation at rafter line) and cold (insulation at joist level) roofs when vapour permeable (Type LR) underlays are used... more >

MARCH 06 - SINGLE-SOURCING COMPLIANCE FOR BOTH FLAT AND PITCHED ROOFS
Planning constraints on the height of a new development of apartments have been overcome by Taylor Woodrow for Bryant Homes by innovative design of the roof... more >

MARCH 06 - LINX FOR DECENT HOMES!
Glidevale is helping Linx Homes get ahead of Government requirements to provide social housing to Decent Homes Standard with a targeted upgrade programme of the Association's older properties... more >

FEBRUARY 06 - THE IMPORTANCE OF ROOFING UNDERLAYS IN REDUCING THE RISK OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY WIND UPLIFT
Some 200,000 buildings are damaged by high winds in the UK every year, costing the British economy up to £800+ million... more >

FEBRUARY 06 - "REDI" TO ROLL IN BICESTER
A new development of private and social housing in the Cotswolds is using latest technology to achieve compliance with Building Regulations and preserve the aesthetics of the environment... more >

JANUARY 06 - ILLUMINATING RESEARCH ON TUBULAR ROOFLIGHTS
New research by the Silsoe Research Institute (SRI) is throwing light on the performance of tubular rooflights, showing they can deliver up to eight times more light than a single conventional tungsten 60W electric bulb*... more >

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