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November Trade Village Newsletter

Our Trade Village is home to over 200 permanent exhibitors, chosen for their respected and relevant offering and their knowledge and understanding of the self build and renovation community. 

Read on for this month's news and highlights from the Trade Village...


Mixergy: We’re thrilled to be exhibiting at the NSBRC!

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Mixergy are market leaders in smart and connected hot water tank innovation.
Our tanks enable households to live better, save money, and reduce their impact on the environment.
Compared to conventional tanks, you could save up to 40% on your hot water bills and heat your water 10x faster.
You stay in control with the Mixergy app or simple gauge, and it can connect it to any heat source, including gas or oil, boilers, electric heating, solar PV, solar thermal, or heat pumps.

Find out how you can save here.


Bel'm: TIMBER 100 ACCOYA® HIGH PERFORMANCE & DURABLE

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Our new Accoya® timber range offers optimal and innovative thermal, acoustic and environmental performance.
Thanks to this stability, the timber 100 Accoya® doors are guaranteed to hold their finish for 10 years.

AN ECO-DESIGNED RANGE.

Eco-design integrates environmental aspects into the design of the product.
It is measured by integrating 3 criteria:

  • The thermal performance Ud, which will influence the insulating properties of the home.
  • Greenhouse effect, using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
  • The resource and origin rating.

The 94 mm leaf achieves a Ud value of  = 0.75 W/m².K*

As part of this eco-design approach, Bel'M has chosen to use bio-sourced thermal insulation (wood fibres).

Click here for further information.


The Rooflight Company: Contemporary Pitched Rooflight

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From the inside looking out, the neo® rooflight from the Rooflight Company replicates the look of a sheet of glass placed directly in the ceiling, offering a completely unobtrusive view out with its clean lines. It achieves this look through its thoughtful design which allows the plasterboard to be taken right up to the white internal lining, leaving behind no remnants of frames or surround.
On the outside, it can sit seamlessly level with the roof tile to offer a perfect balance of form and function.
Produced from high quality materials with optional concealed electric openings, the neo® perfectly complements any project.
Standard sizes and bespoke options available.

Find Out More


Structural Timber Association: Why use an STA member for your self-build project?

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As the leading organisation for the structural timber industry, our quality assurance programme – STA Assure - is specifically designed to offer reassurances that all STA members operate to an independently audited quality standard.

The robust assessment process ensures that design, production, and site assembly processes and quality controls are in line with customers’ expectations for consistent, high levels of quality. The scheme has formal recognition from all leading UK warranty providers plus installers must also successfully completed the STA’s Timber Frame Competency Award Scheme (TFCAS).
To build with confidence – choose an STA member! Search for an STA member by clicking here.


Airflow Developments: MEV (Mechanical Extract Ventilation)

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Ventilation has become extremely important and due to the Government updating their regulations, many designers and construction experts are thinking about what ventilation solution suits the project(s) they’re working on and comply with the new regulations.


MEV is a popular system that can be used to fulfil the government’s building requirements for ventilation. And It’s recently become more popular than ever due to homes becoming much more airtight.

But what does MEV mean and how does it work?

Click here to find out more information from Airflow on MEV.


ROCKWOOL® launches the UK & Ireland’s most thermally efficient stone wool insulation

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Insulation manufacturer ROCKWOOL has launched two new products with increase energy efficiency benefits. Please click the button below for further information. 



Thermal Insulation Cavity Slab 32:

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and Thermal Frame Slab 32:

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Click here to read the press release.


Halycan: Top 3 reasons you should treat your home’s hard water

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Hard water is truly healthy for you but has one bad habit – limescale. Taking action to deal with this offers you all sorts of benefits. You can..

  • Protect – your systems against limescale damage, that leads to premature failure for your boiler, hot water cylinders, washing machine, dishwasher and boiling water tap.
  • Enhance – the interiors ensuring all your lovely new fixtures and fittings remain looking beautiful and working smoothly for years to come, while enjoying healthy water from every tap.
  • Save – money and carbon, reduce your annual energy consumption by 14%
    Halcyan is THE long-term sustainable solution for your self-build or renovation project. It prevents and removes limescale and is effective for over 30 years.

No Salts  | No Power | No Chemicals

Truly Fit and Forget

Find out further information here.


Plumis: Listed Barn Conversion Protected with Automist

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When converting a large Grade II Listed barn into their dream home, one couple from Oxfordshire’s plans ran into difficulty when they realised that installing a traditional sprinkler system would be unfeasible.
Discover how their renovation project was rescued by turning to modern alternative Automist, which offered enhanced fire protection that not only fit with their design aesthetic, but also allowed their open plan vision for the property to become a reality – and all at a fraction of the cost.

Please click here to read the case study in full.


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April Trade Village Newsletter 2024

Our Trade Village is home to over 200 permanent exhibitors, chosen for their respected and relevant offering and their knowledge and understanding of the self build and renovation community. 

Read on for this month's news and highlights from the Trade Village...

Good Energy sponsors The Festival of Sustainable Homes

We are delighted to announce Good Energy as the official sponsor of our brand new ‘Festival of Sustainable Homes’, held on Friday and Saturday 17th - 18th May.

The family-friendly show at the National Self Build & Renovation Centre will feature more than 200 exhibitors offering advice and information on how to make homes more sustainable, together with inspiring talks and educational tours.