September 2025 Issue

Welcome to the latest issue of Showhome, where we connect future-focused housing trends with today’s priorities. This edition explores how sustainability, precision design, and technology are reshaping new build developments.

Our Big Interview features Trudie McCormick, Group Technical Director at Keepmoat, who discusses how the Future Homes Standard is transforming construction methods, operational behaviour, and long-term energy efficiency. In our Innovator interview, Jamie Sandilands of Grant Westfield highlights how sustainability and wall panelling innovations are redefining bathroom interiors.

Our Cover Story focuses on the kitchen, with Stephen Johnson of Quooker UK & Ireland introducing the COMBI tap system, a technology saving over 7,000 litres of water per home each year. It’s a clear example of how integrated design decisions can deliver significant sustainability gains.

In Bathrooms, we examine how the sector is setting benchmarks for quality through waterproofing integrity, rapid installation, and compliance-driven design. Meanwhile, in White Goods, we assess how appliances are evolving from lifestyle choices to essential infrastructure influencing space, efficiency, and energy modelling.

Our Heating feature looks beyond radiators to underfloor and hybrid systems combining renewables with modern controls, a balance of comfort, efficiency, and compliance.

This issue underscores a central theme: that homebuilding success lies in systems thinking, how every product and process interconnects to create homes fit for the environmental, regulatory, and behavioural challenges ahead. We hope you find valuable insight within and welcome your feedback.