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For the first time in the UK; Q-Bic Plus, a new modular Sustainable Urban Drainage system (SuDS), has been used to create a high-performance stormwater management system for a new park in central London.

Hep₂O underfloor heating keeps the Douglas’s family cosy and warm with the installation of their beautiful 25m² orangery extension. It goes without saying that one of the most fundamental requirements of any building is to keep occupants warm and comfortable, regardless of the weather outside and the nature of the property. One of the fastest growing solutions is underfloor heating (UFH) and has been identified as the one of the most popular trend homeowners want to come home to.

For the fast track fit out of 255 apartments at a stunning new multi-million pound residential development in London’s King’s Cross, a plumbing system that could be installed quickly, had a proven track record and came with a comprehensive guarantee was required. Contractors SES specified the market leading Hep2O Push-Fit plumbing system, a solution that has a 50-year guarantee and enabled the contractor to fit up to nine apartments per week.

As part of the £15 million redevelopment of the Yell House Building in Reading into student accommodation, Wavin has supplied a comprehensive range of drainage solutions which offered ease of installation, flexibility, low noise and proven performance. The former home of Yell (Yellow Pages) and located in the city centre, the six storey building on Queen’s Walk is being transformed by contractor Osborne on behalf of Crown Student Living into 284 flats, creating accommodation for 400 students from the University of Reading. Along with a landscaped piazza, a new two storey extension will feature a gym, cinema room and dance studio.

At a two-storey barn conversion in the Cotswolds, a comprehensive Hep2O underfloor heating system from Wavin has been specified to provide cost-effective and efficient heat distribution across both floors – helping the building to achieve BREEAM and CoSH targets for energy efficiency and thermal performance.

Built on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, a new 450 home development in South Queensferry, Edinburgh, required an underground drainage system that would address surface water run-off and alleviate flood risk. A combination of more than 6,000 AquaCell geocellular stormwater management units from Wavin proved the ideal solution.

A Grade I listed Victorian mansion, which holds significant architectural and historical interest, is being transformed back to its former glory, thanks to the help of Hepworth Terracotta, a brand of Wavin, a market-leading supplier to the construction industry.

The Tigris K1 Multilayer Press-fit plumbing system for potable, sanitary and heating applications has been installed throughout the site of a Monastery situated in the heart of Crossgar, County Down. Tigris K1, Wavin’s approach to above ground drainage and plumbing for industrial, public, commercial and multi-occupancy buildings, now forms the integral plumbing for a new heating system installed during the complete restoration of Tobar Mhuire, a 1950’s Passionist Order institution.