NBS Source
The construction product information you need, when you need it
Find
Powerful, intuitive search enables you to easily find the products and manufacturers you’re looking for, that are right for your projects.
Select
Quickly assess and select products using structured properties, values and technical information; together with new product comparison features.
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Introducing NBS Source
NBS Source provides the construction product information you need, when you need it. Including new enhanced product data, along with everything from Product Selector, NBS BIM Library, and NBS Plus. Source integrates directly into your project workflow, helping you find and select products fast.
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Featured manufacturers
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Kingspan insulates beachfront Grand Design
Kingspan Insulation
A range of premium and high performance products from Kingspan Insulation has been installed on a stunning new beachfront home on the Isle of Wight, featured on Grand Designs. This includes Kingspan Kooltherm K8 Cavity Board, which was used to insulate the majority of the walls throughout the property, and Kingspan Kooltherm K7 Pitched Roof Board, which was were applied to the ground floor overhang. With thermal conductivities as low as 0.020 W/m.K, the products delivered the required thermal performance with a slim build-up, helping to maximise space within the rooms.
Converted warehouse into luxury living with Selectaglaze secondary glazing
Selectaglaze Ltd
The Grade II Listed Aberdeen Wharf had thermal and acoustic secondary glazing installed by Selectaglaze to help reconfigure, redesign and renovate the 2-floor apartment.
Press-fit technology on ACR project helps P&R Heating save over a week in time
Conex Bänninger
BackgroundGloucestershire-based P&R Heating calculated it managed to save days on a recent project to renew Gloucester Library’s air conditioning system by simply switching from traditional brazing methods to press-fit technology.
Featured products
JUTA GP1
Juta UK Ltd
Multi-layer, low-density polyethylene membrane, reinforced with a polypropylene grid and integral aluminium foil.
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Conex Bänninger
Copper pipe fittings.
Arctic PVC® Hygienic Wall Cladding
Igloo Surfaces Limited
A rigid Hygienic PVC-U wall cladding system that offers superior quality.
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What our customers are saying
NBS Source provides the opportunity to engage more closely during the decision making and specification writing process. This is to the advantage of both manufacturers and specifiers, leading to more accurate specification in terms of both product and technical content.
Jacqui Hughes
The idea of bringing it altogether under one platform, actually making easier for our products to be searched, and to be seen, and to be understood. We’re pleased we are on board already.
Colin Sinclair
NBS Source looks fantastic, really clear and really good user interface, and really good product information. It’s key for manufacturers to utilise it, add in the right product information and keep it up to date.
George Brickwood
at Schneider Electric (SE)