Entries by Lyn

Getting Through Gateway 2

By Christopher Worrall is a housing columnist for LFF. He is on the Executive Committee of the Labour Housing Group, Co-Host of the Priced Out Podcast, and Chair of the Local Government and Housing Member Policy Group of the Fabian Society.  The Bottleneck in UK’s Building Safety Approval: A Threat to Housing Development Without reform, […]

UK Nuclear Engineering Career Opportunities

  The UK nuclear energy sector offers a broad range of career opportunities for engineering students and graduates, from roles in building nuclear power plants and reactors, to safety and environmental research. The UK nuclear energy sector plays a significant role in the country’s energy generation and economic landscape. Nuclear power provides about 15-20 per […]

HYBRID COOLING SYSTEM FROM NUAIRE TACKLES RESIDENTIAL OVERHEATING

    Nuaire’s Hybrid Cooling System is a cooling extension for its boxed-ventilation range designed to tackle residential overheating and provide a solution that meets Building Regulations.   The Nuaire Hybrid Cooling System is an ancillary cooling module that works with the existing Nuaire MRXBOX MVHR products to provide a hybrid MVHR and cooling system – […]

STANNAH – Brave charity abseil at Northampton Lift Tower

  Stannah, a leading lift specialist established in 1867, is proud to announce that 32 of its colleagues participated in a thrilling and challenging charity abseil at the iconic Northampton Lift Tower on Saturday 26th October 2024. Originally designed as a testing facility for lifts and now a centre for research and development, the 127-metre […]

NOT GOING TO BREAK THE BANK

  Overflows from an adjacent river into the Grand Union Canal had increased water pressure in one of the waterway’s locks, damaging nearby banks and towpaths. With the possibility of the river and canal merging becoming increasingly likely, The Rothen Group stepped in to mitigate this risk.   The Grand Union Canal is the longest […]

Innovative precast foundation system

Engineering specialist Akela Ground Engineering, part of Akela Group, has achieved NHBC Accepts certification for its precast foundation system, ABeam. Launched earlier this year, ABeam features a special mechanical pinned joint, allowing for prefabricated ground beams to be installed in a matter of hours, offering housebuilders an exciting new and sustainable alternative to ground beam […]

The French Budget, Cuts and Tax Hikes

France’s 2025 budget plan targets €60bn in spending cuts and tax hikes to reduce the deficit to 5% of GDP. However, economists remain sceptical, with some forecasting a higher deficit and lower growth, raising concerns about the sustainability of tax-driven consolidation. The French government has unveiled a sweeping budget plan for 2025, featuring major spending […]

Employer NI changes puts jobs and growth at risk, warns SNIPEF

New employer tax increase threatens stability of plumbing and heating industry, jeopardising investment and job creation in an already fragile construction sector.   Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcement of a rise in employer National Insurance from 13.8% to 15%, alongside a lowered threshold for NI payments, has drawn strong criticism from the UK’s plumbing and heating […]