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Knauf Insulation, the UK's leading manufacturer of insulation products, has supplied Malcolm Allan Housing with Crown Rafter Roll 32 to thermally and acoustically insulate the pitched roofs of its three hundred residential property development at
Knauf Insulation has teamed up with specialist sustainable development architect, the ZEDfactory and contractors Midas, for the production of Jubilee Wharf, Penryn, Cornwall, for the property developers, Robot Mother Ltd.
Knauf Insulation, the UK's leading manufacturer of insulation products, has joined forces with Allan Roofing and regeneration and renewal specialist Michael Auckett Architects, to kit out one of Barratt Homes' latest developments.
Knauf Insulation is the only insulation manufacturer to offer a free online calculation suite designed to help the building and construction industry comply with the Building Regulations. The KICC includes the only free BRE approved SAP 2005 calculator
Knauf Insulation, the UK's leading manufacturer of insulation products, has supported the Energy Savings Trust (EST) by providing its products to create the energy efficient home unveiled at the Grand Design’s Live Show in ExCeL.
Knauf Insulation announce that Crown DriTherm full fill cavity insulation is the only insulation solution able to achieve a U-value of 0.27 (the minimum permitted in 2006’s revised Building Regulations)
Knauf Insulation - the UK's leading insulation manufacturer– and Corus have helped create a milestone in modern aviation building design at the redevelopment of Farnborough Airport in Hampshire.
UK homeowners can use Government-funded grants to add to the value of their homes under the new Home Improvement Pack scheme being implemented from June this year.
Knauf Insulation, the UK’s leading manufacturer of insulation products, and the only producer of four types of insulation: glass and rock mineral wool, extruded polystyrene (XPS) and extruded polyethylene (XPE), is helping self builders
Knauf Insulation - the UK's leading manufacturer of glass and rock mineral wool, extruded polystyrene (XPS) and extruded polyethylene (XPE) insulation – is working with the residents of Queensferry in Flintshire to reduce energy emissions from the town’s
Knauf Insulation - the UK's leading manufacturer of glass and rock mineral wool, extruded polystyrene (XPS) and extruded polyethylene (XPE) insulation – has joined forces with private developer Berkeley First through the production of its Paragon
Knauf Insulation - the UK's leading manufacturer of glass and rock mineral wool, extruded polystyrene (XPS) and extruded polyethylene (XPE) insulation – is the only insulation manufacturer to be awarded Energy Savings Trust recommended
As you are aware, the Chancellor proposed that all new homes should be zero carbon by 2016 in his pre-budget statement in December. This ambitious target reconfirms the Government’s strong commitment to tackling climate change, a step that is
“That’s what the front cover of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy says to calm it’s readers - maybe we should write it across the front of the Part L guidelines too?!
Knauf Insulation’s Rocksilk® Universal Slab was specified by structural engineering consultants JBS (Northwest) Ltd, to help insulate Chester Zoo’s new Asian elephant house.
Knauf Insulation has launched a new, high-performance insulation product for use with built-up, profiled-metal cladding systems.
Knauf Insulation’s Rocksilk® RainScreen® Slab is ideal for use with rainscreen cladding systems in both new-build and refurbishment projects.
Knauf Insulation has published the Health Sector Guide, the first in a series of comprehensive design manuals that provide a compendium of information about the use of insulation in specific types of building.
Knauf Insulation has launched the first in a series of online learning programmes.
Knauf Insulation is launching new products to fulfil its promise of providing straightforward insulation solutions to help the industry meet the new, 2006 version of Part L of the Building Regulations.
Knauf Insulation has published four ‘Part L Compliance Guides’ to help the industry prepare for the introduction of the new version of the Building Regulation’s Approved Document L that comes into force on April 6, 2006.
Knauf Insulation’s Polyfoam® Slimline System is featured in this year’s Construction Products Association’s showcase publication, Construction Products Innovations and Achievements.
B&Q is stocking Crown® Rafter Roll 32; Knauf Insulation’s high-performance glass mineral wool insulation that’s proving just the job for loft conversions.
Knauf Insulation has added two new thicknesses to the Crown® Rafter Roll 32 range of glass mineral wool insulation.
Knauf Insulation has helped give Rothesay on the Isle of Bute something to really ‘crow’ about!
Knauf Insulation is gearing up to launch new products that fulfil its promise of providing straightforward insulation solutions to help the industry meet the 2006 version of Part L of the Building Regulations.
Curtain walling contractor Schmidlin (UK) Ltd is installing Knauf Insulation’s new, insulated soffit lining board at BAA’s Heathrow Terminal 5.
Prompted by the demand for insulated loft decking, Knauf Insulation has launched Polyfoam® Supadeck® Loftboard Insulation.
Following the success of their Part E roadshow last autumn – over 1,000 delegates attended the 20 seminars throughout England and Wales – Knauf Insulation, Travis Perkins, Keyline and CCF are back on tour by popular demand!
Knauf Insulation’s recent multimillion-pound investment at its rock mineral wool production facility in Queensferry, North Wales, has strengthened its market leading range of HVAC insulation products.
Rock mineral wool is totally non-combustible: it has excellent fire insulation properties.
Knauf Insulation has launched Rocksilk® KrimpactTM Facade Slab, a rock mineral wool slab designed specifically for external wall insulation systems.
Knauf Insulation has launched Rocksilk® KrimpactTM Flat Roof Slabs, a range of high-performance, rock mineral wool slabs specifically designed for flat roof insulation
Knauf Insulation has launched Rocksilk® Flexible Slab, a new, multi-purpose, rock mineral wool insulation slab.
Knauf Insulation, the UK’s leading manufacturer of insulation material, has added a Domestic grade of floor insulation to the Polyfoam® Floorboard range.
Following a multimillion-pound investment, Knauf Insulation has rebranded its versatile Rocksil® Rock Mineral Wool range of insulation products.
Knauf Insulation is offering a 15-year guarantee on Knauf Breatheline, its vapour permeable breather membrane and roofing underlay.
A Knauf Insulation roofing system has been specified by architects, the Stanley Bragg Partnership Ltd, for use on a new primary school in Great Dunmow, Essex.
Knauf Insulation’s new, high-performance, glass mineral wool product, Crown® Rafter Roll 32, solves the problem of how to satisfy both ‘Part E’ and ‘Part L’ of the Building Regulations in warm roof constructions.
Keen to support the local community, Knauf Insulation are proud to be sponsoring St Helens Rugby League Football Club – the Saints – in their quest for further success in this year’s Rugby Superleague.
Knauf Insulation’s Polyfoam® Combi-Closer is a one-size-fits-all cavity-closer that’s transforming the insulated cavity-closer market.
Knauf Insulation’s Polyfoam® Roofboard is being used to put the ‘protect’ into the protected membrane roof system at seven new police stations being built for the Greater Manchester Police Force.
Knauf Insulation is proud to join the ‘energy elite’ after receiving accreditation from the National Energy Foundation (NEF) for energy efficiency at its UK manufacturing plants.
Mark Andrews has been appointed Managing Director of Knauf Insulation Limited, the UK’s leading manufacturer of mineral wool insulation materials.
Knauf Insulation has announced plans to both accelerate and expand its investment in additional glasswool capacity in the UK at both its St. Helens, Merseyside, and Cwmbran, South Wales, factories.
Thinksulation®, the energy efficiency initiative sponsored by the Energy Saving Trust and Knauf Insulation, has launched a new website at www.thinksulation.com.
Thinksulation® is an energy efficiency initiative sponsored by the Energy Saving Trust and Knauf Insulation.
Knauf Insulation’s catch of the day!
To make insulating masonry walls as easy as possible, Knauf Insulation has launched the Crown® AcoustiTherm Independent Lining System.
Knauf Insulation is delighted to have helped Vinnie Jones in his mission to save his first football club from extinction.
Thinksulation® is offering five lucky readers of a new magazine, At Home With Sarah Beeny, the opportunity to win an insulation makeover for their homes.
Knauf Insulation, the UK’s leading supplier of insulation products, has supplied Rocksilk® Rock Mineral Wool Insulation to the UK’s leading rock group, The Darkness.
Knauf Insulation, the UK’s leading supplier of insulation products, has launched a new, interactive website.
Knauf Insulation and Travis Perkins have combined forces to run a series of free seminars aimed at giving a robust understanding of the acoustic insulation requirements covered by ‘Part E’ of the Building Regulations for England and Wales.
Knauf Insulation is to appear in Channel 4’s new series, Grand Designs Abroad, which is due to be screened during September and October this year (Stop Press: Wednesday, 29 September).
Knauf Insulation has launched Crown® Rafter Roll 32 in response to demands for the ideal insulation material for warm roofs and loft conversions.
Knauf Insulation has launched the Polyfoam® Slimline System, a protected membrane, flat roof insulation system.
Knauf Insulation has launched the Polyfoam® Slimline System, a protected membrane, flat roof insulation system.
Knauf Insulation announces major expansion programme
Knauf Insulation, the UK’s leading manufacturer of insulation material, has added a new, Domestic grade of floor insulation to the Polyfoam® Floorboard range
Knauf Insulation guarantees that each Crown® DriTherm® Cavity Slab supplied by us to you has been manufactured so as to be resistant to the passage of water from the outer leaf to the inner leaf…
Knauf Insulation has published a free, 40-page design manual – Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Solutions – to support its market leading range of HVAC insulation products and also announced a number of product developments.
Knauf Insulation has introduced an innovative new method of packaging that will deliver major benefits to customers using Crown® Insulation, its market leading brand of glass mineral wool insulation.
Knauf Insulation, the UK’s leading manufacturer of insulation materials, has carried out a renaming exercise across its range of rock and glass mineral wool products.
Contractors Hacquoil and Cook used Knauf Insulation’s Polyfoam® Insulation to insulate the new roof of the prestigious St Brelade’s Bay Hotel on the island of Jersey.
Knauf Insulation’s new Polyfoam® Combi-Closer is a ‘one-size-fits-all’ cavity-closer that is set to transform the insulated cavity-closer market.
Knauf Insulation has launched one of its popular continental products, Crown® Encapsulated Loft Roll, into the UK insulation market.
Knauf Insulation’s Polyfoam® Supadeck® Insulation Board is a unique product designed to solve that common headache: installing loft decking in an attic roof space.
Knauf Insulation has launched the Crown® AcoustiTherm Lining System, specifically designed to provide thermal and / or acoustic insulation for new or existing masonry walls.
On the surface, choosing the right floor insulation may seem a relatively straight forward task. But, warns Mark Thompson, Knauf Insulation’s Foam Market Development Manager, get it wrong at your peril – it can be an expensive mistake!
Knauf Insulation has developed the range of Polyfoam® Insulation Products to address the growing demand for warm pitched roofs in both new build and refurbishment projects.