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In the backdrop of rumours that the Building Safety Bill, the first draft of which is due immently, may not come into force until 7 years after the horrors of the Grenfell tragedy which prompted it’s introduction. Zurich is warning of another risk to our high-rise accommodation. With the UK summer well underway, new data […]
Naylor Industries has opened a new £2m lintel factory at its concrete products plant at Barugh Green, near Barnsley. The investment allows the family-owned company to increase its supply to the UK construction industry. Naylor has been manufacturing lintels – structural concrete beams – for more than half a century and has seen considerable growth […]
Today’s ONS (Office for National Statistics) report is good news! Construction is turning the tables on Covid and beginning the climb back. Held against the massive 40% drop experienced in the Spring an 8% increase seems less impressive, but as Fraser Johns comments below, in any other year an 8% month on month increase would […]
The UK government has announced £40 million of funding to unlock thousands of green jobs by developing the next generation of nuclear energy technology. Part of this funding will support 3 Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) projects, which are far smaller than traditional nuclear plants and use intense heat generated in nuclear reactions to produce low-carbon […]
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in partnership with the Land Development Agency (LDA) have received confirmation of full planning permission being granted for a development of 597 new homes at Shanganagh, Co Dublin. This is currently Ireland’s largest proposed social and affordable scheme to receive planning permission. 100% of the proposed development is for social and […]
Increasing acoustic requirements are becoming the norm when it comes to school specification. Here, Allan Barr, UK Sales Director at Technal, explores how early engagement with an architectural aluminium systems provider can facilitate an effective and adaptive approach to product selection right from the pre-contract phase. With increasing pressure in terms of student intake, schools are […]
The collapse and resulting tragedy which occurred on Wednesday in Bow, London has been well reported. Calls for an urgent and hopefully prompt enquiry have been voiced by many. It is hoped that the call will be heeded so that the cause of the accident can be found and precautions taken to prevent any further […]
Talent Retention Scheme aimed at redeploying construction staff that have lost their jobs A talent retention scheme to prevent thousands of staff leaving the industry because of redundancy has been formally set up by the chancellor. Rishi Sunak made the announcement in his summer statement this afternoon which will see an online portal launched later […]
Northumbria University chosen to participate in the project Northumbria University has been chosen to participate in a €4.8 million project to tackle the issue of renovating residential buildings in Europe to make them more energy efficient. More than three-quarters of European residential buildings were constructed before 1990. Many are thermal inefficient and of poor […]
Opinion Piece by David Hopkins, CEO, Timber Trade Federation The pandemic has certainly put us back in touch with nature: there’s less pollution, we’re able to hear birds sing, and there’s a growing appreciation of the importance of biodiversity in our surroundings. The Biophilia movement in construction is also happily gaining ground. Greater use […]
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