It’s become increasingly fashionable for people to stray away from moving into a ready-made home, instead preferring to build something of their own from scratch. The self-build market is in rude health, with over 11,000 self-build properties constructed in the UK in 2012 (Source: www.homebuilding.co.uk). Going down the self-build route offers several advantages to aspiring property owners, most pertinently being that it ensures you get exactly what you want; a

This past weekend saw the 20th annual hosting of the Bolton Beer Festival, held in aid of Bolton Lads and Girls Club (BLGC) and JCW was delighted to sponsor two of the 200+ cask ales on offer to punters. It’s estimated that more than 6,000 people attended the three-day event and organisers hope that this year’s fundraising will have at least matched the £35,000 generated for BLGC last time around.

We love a demanding project, something we can really sink our teeth into as we always rise to the challenge, no matter how big or small it happens to be. Our team is currently undertaking an extensive acoustic flooring assignment at Oakgrove Village; an exciting new housing development in Milton Keynes, due to be comprised of up to 1,100 two, three, four and five-bedroom houses and one and two-bedroom apartments.

We live in a world that seems to get noisier by the day. The population continues to grow and with that inevitably comes an abundance of noise in various forms, therefore finding peace and quiet can often be difficult. You could always try to get away from noise by venturing into the world’s quietest room, a 99% sound absorbing anechoic chamber comprised of comprised of 3.3-foot-thick fiberglass acoustic flooring wedges,

The installation of acoustic flooring in the home, either as part of a redevelopment project or brand new build, is incredibly important; in fact it’s a legal requirement! Not only that, but it also has to adhere to current building regulations in relation to noise emissions. Failure to implement it or choosing the incorrect type of acoustic flooring could prove very costly further down the line. Why is it so