We are all well aware that aluminium can be recycled many times over with very little loss, taking just 5% of the original production energy to recycle. What is less known is that aluminium comes in many various grades of alloy that are created to offer specific characteristics for various uses in construction, automotive and […]
UK construction output is predicted to decrease by 2.9% in 2024, followed by a rebound of 2.0% in 2025. This forecast is slightly more pessimistic than what was anticipated three months ago. The downward revision in the projections is mainly attributed to the delay in recovery of the private housing new build and repair, maintenance, […]
If you already supply architectural aluminium for commercial or home improvement markets, or just getting into aluminium fabrication and installation, no doubt you will have questions about the material, standards and legislation. You may have a product or service which benefits the aluminium supply chain, or you may just be interested in getting into the […]
The Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB) are pleased to announce that hardware company FUHR have recently applied for and been approved into membership of the Association. Providing security products for over 165 years FUHR specialise in the development and production of multipoint locking systems for doors. With hardware manufacturing based in Germany the UK […]
An EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) is designed to inform a Specifier about a product’s environmental and human health impact during its life cycle and follows recognised standards, known as the ‘core rules’, in BS EN 15804+A2. Based on a product’s Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), the aim of an EPD is to inform the Specifier about a product’s […]