Insulation Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

ROCKWOOL UK & Ireland welcomes new Commercial Director

|Date: 22 Sep 2026

ROCKWOOL UK & Ireland welcomes new Commercial Director

ROCKWOOL UK & Ireland has appointed Melanie Marquard as Commercial Director to “help deliver its ambitiou ...

ROCKWOOL UK & Ireland has appointed Melanie Marquard as Commercial Director to “help deliver its ambitious growth strategy and strengthen its relationships with customers and partners across the const ...

22 Sep 2026
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Actis welcomes first £10bn tranche of social homes funding

|Date: 11 Sep 2026

Actis welcomes first £10bn tranche of social homes funding

Insulation specialist Actis has welcomed the announcement this week of the first wave of funding from the ...

Insulation specialist Actis has welcomed the announcement this week of the first wave of funding from the government’s £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP). ...

11 Sep 2026
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Actis appoints new ASM to help home counties merchants and builders

|Date: 20 May 2026

Actis appoints new ASM to help home counties merchants and builders

Actis has appointed a new ASM for the South East and London to help merchants, builders and specifiers in ...

Actis has appointed a new ASM for the South East and London to help merchants, builders and specifiers in the capital and home counties. ...

20 May 2026
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Rockwool’s full range “completes CCPI marketing integrity assessment”

|Date: 06 May 2026

Rockwool’s full range “completes CCPI marketing integrity assessment”

ROCKWOOL has announced that its entire product range has passed Code for Construction Product Information ...

ROCKWOOL has announced that its entire product range has passed Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) assessment. ...

06 May 2026
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The Future Homes Standard: the industry responds

|Date: 26 Mar 2026

The Future Homes Standard: the industry responds

After much delay, the Government has finally published its long-awaited Future Homes Standard. PBM rounds ...

After much delay, the Government has finally published its long-awaited Future Homes Standard. PBM rounds up a number of views and perspectives from the industry. ...

26 Mar 2026
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Industry reaction to the Warm Homes Plan

|Date: 22 Jan 2026

Industry reaction to the Warm Homes Plan

PBM presents a number of responses to the Government's Warm Homes Plan proposals from across the construc ...

PBM presents a number of responses to the Government's Warm Homes Plan proposals from across the construction industry. ...

22 Jan 2026
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BMF “calls out costly mistake” in newly-announced Warm Homes Plan

|Date: 21 Jan 2026

BMF “calls out costly mistake” in newly-announced Warm Homes Plan

The BMF has “broadly welcomed” the release of the Warm Homes Plan but argues that the Government has made ...

The BMF has “broadly welcomed” the release of the Warm Homes Plan but argues that the Government has made a “significant error by neglecting the fabric first” approach and omitting the requirement for ...

21 Jan 2026
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Helping merchants navigate the Future Homes Standard

|Date: 05 Nov 2025

Helping merchants navigate the Future Homes Standard

Daniel McKane, Sales Director - Retail, Merchants and Buying Groups at YBS Insulation, considers the regu ...

Daniel McKane, Sales Director - Retail, Merchants and Buying Groups at YBS Insulation, considers the regulatory requirements of the Future Homes Standard and how merchants can best advise their custom ...

05 Nov 2025
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Knauf Insulation launches OmniFit Thermal and Sound Slab

|Date: 21 Oct 2025

Knauf Insulation launches OmniFit Thermal and Sound Slab

Billed as a product “made for merchants” to offer, Knauf Insulation has launched OmniFit Thermal and Soun ...

Billed as a product “made for merchants” to offer, Knauf Insulation has launched OmniFit Thermal and Sound Slab - an alternative to low-density rock mineral wool insulation said to offer superior ther ...

21 Oct 2025
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Celotex puts the case for the impact of insulation in controlling condensation

|Date: 07 Oct 2025

Celotex puts the case for the impact of insulation in controlling condensation

Preventing condensation in buildings takes a joined-up approach — and insulation is a big part of the sol ...

Preventing condensation in buildings takes a joined-up approach — and insulation is a big part of the solution. David Milner, Technical Team Lead at Celotex, considers the advice merchants can give to ...

07 Oct 2025
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