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Student representatives from the Greater Manchester Colleges competed in a Skills Demonstration Competition event held in the heart of MediaCityUK. The event, hosted by Salford City College’s new FutureSkills Centre in association with Alumasc Exterior Building Products Ltd, saw competitors install key … More >>

Alumasc’s Swistherm External Wall Insulation (EWI) system has been used to transform the thermal performance and aesthetic appeal of a social housing scheme in Salford. Managed by multi-award-winning social housing company, Salix Homes, the 54 flats at Stoney Knoll and … More >>

Alumasc Facades has recently launched a new External Wall Insulation (EWI) training video.  The film provides a step by step guide to the application of the Swisslab EWI system, incorporating a silicone render finish. Alumasc has been developing and delivering thermally … More >>

On Monday 28th January, the Department of Energy and Climate Change launched the Green Deal, giving people the opportunity to transform their homes by paying for energy efficient home improvements with the savings from their energy bills. The Green Deal … More >>

Last week, more than 100 energy companies, charities and businesses, collectively known as The Fuel Poverty Advisory Group (FPAG) joined forces to warn Prime Minister David Cameron that Britain is heading towards a fuel poverty crisis due to a failure of government … More >>

The National Insulation Association (NIA) has been working with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to seek relaxations and improvements to the planning process for Solid Wall Insulation (SWI) … More >>

Alumasc’s Swisrail External Wall Insulation (EWI) system has provided an NHBC approved facade solution for the new Keir Hardie Health Park in South Wales.  Designed by the Bristol studio of architects BDP, the health park in Merthyr Tydfil is scheduled … More >>

Swisslab and Swistherm External Wall Insulation (EWI) systems from Alumasc, have been used together to overcome a number of aesthetic and technical challenges in the extensive refurbishment of Croydon House in Bristol. Croydon House is an 18-storey residential tower block … More >>

The Homes and Communities Agency and Sustainable Homes have published a guide to help registered providers understand the Green Deal.   The publication details how local authorities and affordable housing providers could work with the Government’s energy efficiency initiative to realise the … More >>

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published new guidance to help local authorities in England improve the energy efficiency of their residential housing. Issued under the Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA), the guidance asks local authorities to … More >>