Test explained: how well does your product stand up to sunlight?

How long does it take before sunlight makes your product fade? In this edition of Test explained we show how accelerated weathering tests work, what you can do with the result and where things often go wrong.

Coating under the microscope: why is this fence in Domburg rusting in exactly this spot?

From a distance the paintwork looks immaculate, but at the bottom the steel is already being eaten away by corrosion after just a few years. What this terrace fence shows about specifying, testing and who ends up paying.

Padel court in Tilburg: the cage holds up, the net posts do not

After a few years outdoors the structure is still fine. The cover plates on the net posts are not. What this court shows about risks you could have covered upfront.