The shortage of land supply for new developments and the latest housing and planning rules (PPG3) have led to taller and narrower homes being built occupying a smaller footprint. These developments require energy efficient roofing solutions that are quick to construct and make it easier to meet U-values.

Expanded polystyrene is widely renowned throughout industry for its lightweight properties. Nowhere was this more appropriate than for the Flood Wall rebuild at the flood plain for the River Trent in Nottingham.

Jabfloor insulation from Jablite was chosen to provide the required thermal performance for two new buildings at Suffolk College in Ipswich. Main contractor MAN Construction specified the expanded polystyrene insulation from Jablite as it met their needs for being easy to install, durable and cost-effective.

Jablite's Fillmaster expanded polystyrene product is proving an attractive fill material for a wide variety of options from bridge abutments to ground settlement.

With over thirty years of experience supplying the construction industry with Jablite insulation, Jablite has launched new 'Jablite Premium'. Jablite Premium is an innovative Low Lambda expanded polystyrene (EPS) material that gives an improved thermal performance of up to 20 per cent, compared to traditional insulation materials.

Jablite, the manufacturer of Jablite Insulation, is celebrating the results of research carried out by the BRE (British Research Establishment), in which expanded polystyrene (EPS) was awarded an A+ rating.

Roofing contractor Fenland Roofing has chosen Jablite insulation by Jablite for the newly built Cambridge Science Park building. Jablite is the leading brand of expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation products for the construction industry.

Expanded polystyrene proved just what a versatile material it is when it was used by Harris Construction Management Ltd for the conversion of a warehousing unit for ASDA in Belvedere, Kent.

Fillmaster from Jablite was chosen to upgrade the Hoole Road Bridge in Chester. Originally built in the 1880s, the 15 brick pier road bridge was designed to take a maximum load of only 7.5 tonnes and was therefore unable to cope with modern traffic loading.