Entries by Lyn

SUPPLY CHAIN FOCUS AT OXFORDSHIRE EVENT

Next week, the latest in a series of regional retrofit conferences opens. The Low Carbon Homes online event, hosted by Cosy Homes Oxfordshire, will focus on the key barrier for increasing the uptake of home retrofit – the supply chain. Low Carbon Homes Oxfordshire, (Tuesday 9th – Thursday 10th March), supported by MCS is staged […]

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Boris moves from Bridge to Burrow

After seeming to support the construction of a Bridge between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, the Prime Minister seems to be leaning more to the idea of under rather than over the dangerous waters of the Irish Sea. In some parts of the proposed route the waters are 1000 feet deep, there […]

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LATHAMS LAUNCHES NEW A&D SPECIFICATION TEAM 

A new team at materials supplier James Latham will connect architects, designers and specifiers with the most innovative and exciting products on the market today. Bringing together expertise and insight from around the company, the Lathams Specification Team has been launched as a one-stop solution for materials specifiers. There is a strong focus on products […]

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TO BE OR NOT TO BE OSB?

For those specifiers who have contemplated using SterlingOSB Zero for a new project, Norbord has produced a CPD video presentation which highlights the features and benefits of the popular, versatile board. There are variants available and applications include roofing, timber framing and interior fit outs.  Available on RIBA’s CPD website, the video presentation, which features […]

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employers warned against the risks of mandatory ‘no jab, no job’ policies 

Simon deMaid, Partner and employment law expert at Howes Percival Law firm answers Covid-19 vaccination questions for employers  Leading law firm Howes Percival is urging companies to consider the risks of adopting a blanket ‘no jab, no job’ employment policy.   Currently, vaccination against COVID-19 is not compulsory, with the Government leaving it up to businesses […]

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Why don’t we put it on the roof?

In the video at the end of this article you can watch David Attenboroughs recent speech to the UN.  We cannot stop the impact of global warming but we can mitigate it and if we don’t act, today’s youngsters will have far more to worry about than the impact of Covid on their education

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Temporary or Permanent, a fast and sustainable system

An innovative Scottish company has launched a unique rapid-building technology which offers an efficient solution for temporary and permanent structures. QuickBlock invented and makes a flat-packed, 100% recycled plastic, lightweight, modular building system. The blocks are easy to stack, like children’s building blocks, with no need for additional or specialist materials, tools or skills. Like […]

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PRINCIPLE DESIGNER ROLE – TAKE PART IN THE HSE SURVEY

New construction industry research to broaden understanding of how the vital CDM 2015 Principal Designer role is working in practice The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging the construction industry to get involved in important new research to develop a broader picture of the benefits and challenges of the Principal Designer (PD) role under […]

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Gilberts steps up to enable school re-opening

Working together, safely, was central to enabling one construction team to deliver a £19.5m new school build project on time, ahead of usual schedules. The team from main contractor Bowmer + Kirkland, in partnership with Gilberts Blackpool, at Ealing Fields High School in West London overcame the impact of COVID on site working to still […]

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