Entries by Lyn

The Retention Protection Pledge

With the recent news that ISG has entered administration, the spotlight has returned once more to the challenges and risks facing contractors and sub-contractors in the UK’s construction sector. On turnover, ISG was the sixth-biggest construction company in the UK, with a turnover of around £2.2bn. This led to the immediate loss of 2,200 jobs […]

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Online Sustainable Construction Academy

With a curriculum designed by Holcim’s experts and partners from leading research institutions and architecture and engineering firms such as the University of Cambridge and Zaha Hadid Architects, the Holcim Sustainable Construction Academy is a free online training program aimed at upskilling built environment professionals who want to drive low-carbon, circular and regenerative design in the buildings sector. […]

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Fake Certificates Lead to Prison Sentence

  Building firm boss jailed over fake certificates A property developer is jailed for using fake certificates for a Newmarket residential development following a prosecution brought by Suffolk Trading Standards. A building company director who falsified building work completion certificates during the sale of flats in a development in Newmarket has been jailed for more […]

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Autumn Budget Predictions

Autumn Budget predictions for the property and construction sector The Labour Government has already warned that its first fiscal budget will be painful. With an estimated £22 billion black hole to fill, it’s likely that taxes will increase and public spending will be cut. A number of announcements have already been made on the Government’s […]

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The Need to Change Architectural Training

By Scott McAulay,  founder of the Anthropocene Architecture School and a regenerative design and infrastructures specialist with Architype Schools are preparing students for climate conditions that no longer exist Six years ago, in the wake of 2018’s conservative-yet-still-nightmarish IPCC Special Report on 1.5⁰C of global warming, I wrote as a student about a need for […]

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The Tallest Mass Timber Building in Melbourne

Following six months of planning and feasibility testing, BTR innovator MODEL shares its first project – a 13,000sqm (GFA) structure in Abbotsford – which will not only be the tallest mass timber residential building in Melbourne, but also the first large scale apartment complex in Australia to achieve Passive House certification. MODEL on Johnston will […]

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MKM Launches ‘Dug the Digger’ Competition

MKM Building Supplies (MKM) Launches ‘Dug the Digger’ Competition to Celebrate Upcoming Tool Hire Milestone   MKM Building Supplies (MKM), the UK’s proper independent builder’s merchants, has announced its ‘Dug the Digger’ competition, coinciding with the upcoming addition of the 100th machine to its Tool Hire fleet this October. To mark this significant milestone, MKM […]

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Profile: Michael Simpson – technical advisor at SFS

Michael Simpson, Technical Advisor at SFS SFS Group Fastening Technology’s Construction Division is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of carbon and stainless-steel fastening solutions for roofing, cladding and façade systems. Additionally, SFS manufactures an award-winning fall protection range, innovative rainscreen subframe systems and high-quality hinges for windows and doors.  The reputation of this established […]

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Building with West Fraser on Mudeford redevelopment

Popular with sailors and surfers, Mudeford lies on a spit of land between Christchurch Harbour and the open sea, where residential properties rival Sandbanks in nearby Poole in terms of luxury and prestige. One of West Fraser’s customers, in a redevelopment project, is employing the company’s high performance panel products where a building is being […]

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