Entries by Lyn

Builders Shares Slump as Gove says Repair Unsafe Buildings

House builders lost more than £1 billion in value today after the government gave the industry just a few weeks to come up with fully costed plans fix the £4 billion cladding scandal. Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, today wrote to industry chiefs telling them to draw up plans […]

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Wellington ‘Gets Building’

The plans for the former New College site in Wellington and nearby flats owned by Wrekin Housing Group will see more than 70 affordable rented homes built, in part thanks to a £2.38 million boost from the government’s Getting Building Fund. Telford & Wrekin Council has now agreed to step in and push through the […]

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Seasonal ease in construction matched with supply chain improvement

Weakness centred on commercial and civil engineering segments House building regains its place as fastest-growing category Supplier delays are now the least widespread since November 2020 Data were collected 6-22 December 2021. December PMI® data pointed to another solid increase in business activity across the UK construction sector, but the rate of expansion slipped to […]

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WELCOME BACK MATT

GEZE UK is delighted to welcome back Matt Gregory as Specification Manager for the north.   Matt will be responsible for assisting architects and specifiers with compliant solutions for all products in the GEZE range which includes automatic doors, window technology and manual overhead door controls. In addition, he will produce detailed and risk assessed […]

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THIS WINTER SEAL IT WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT TAPES

Improved energy efficiency of the whole window installation, not just the frame, can be provided this winter with ISO BLOCO 600 self-adhesive sealant tapes from ISO-Chemie. The pre-compressed tapes, which have been independently tested and are both BBA and Passivhaus certified, can be used on joints up to 42 mm, providing a high-performance weather tightness […]

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Building a 2022 that works for everyone

With 2021 finally behind us, a year marked by major problems that few of us could have predicted, what is the present mood of our industry? What mindset should we adopt as we take our first tentative steps into the New Year? Buildingspecifier.com Editor Joe Bradbury discusses: Many of us have been left bruised and […]

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Saniflo parent company SFA Group wins social responsibility award

SFA Group –Saniflo UK’s parent company – has been awarded a Bronze Medal for Corporate Social Responsibility from EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings. This result places the SFA Group among the top 50% of companies assessed by EcoVadis.   The EcoVadis assessment is built on international sustainability standards, including the […]

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SIKA LAUNCHES NEW LOW ODOUR BALCONY WATERPROOFING RANGE

Responding to the continual growth in popularity of versatile liquid applied waterproofing solutions, Sika has launched Monoflex LO, an innovative low odour waterproofing range for balconies, walkways and terraces. Developed at Sika’s world-leading Global Technology Centre in Preston, the new liquid applied MonoFlex LO range harnesses Sika’s pioneering patented i-Cure technology within its polyurethane waterproofing […]

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LC International to rebrand as BBI Services

Business improvement specialists LC International has rebranded and unveiled a new name, BBI Services which is effective from Friday 10 December.   The name change to BBI Services, which stands for Building Business Improvement, is intended to truly reflect the organisation’s purpose, capabilities and business impact. It comes at a significant time for the business […]

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