Entries by Lyn

Worrying Underlying Trends

A decrease in repair and maintenance drove the decline in construction UK construction output has continued to shrink as companies struggle to build at the pace required by the government’s far-reaching housing goals. Output fell 0.3 per cent month on month in August, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), with the most pronounced […]

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Planning changes need to go much further

  Further proposed planning law changes brought forward before November’s budget offer no guarantees in speeding up infrastructure planning and development processes in the UK, according to an expert. The UK government has tabled a raft of amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill currently going through parliament – including giving the housing secretary a […]

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Scotland’s last shoemaker’s shop awarded funding for conservation

  Birse Community Trust will receive over £74,000 from Historic Environment Scotland to conserve and reopen the 125-year-old building Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has awarded Birse Community Trust grant funding to conserve and reopen The Souter’s Shop in Birse, a purpose-built shoemaker’s shop left largely untouched for over half a century and the only surviving […]

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EJOT CROSSFIX® helps shape the future of sustainable housing

    The construction of two apartment buildings within the ground-breaking Climate Innovation District urban regeneration project in Leeds demonstrates how the EJOT CROSSFIX® substructure system can be used to incorporate rainscreen facades into highly sustainable buildings, without vastly increasing insulation depth. Developed by Citu in partnership with one of Scandinavia’s leading architectural practices, White […]

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New halogen-free acoustic insulation from Armacell

  ArmaComfort® NH-S Alu – high-performing multi-layer solution in space-saving design Excellent fire performance: B-s1,d0 Visually attractive and easy-to-clean aluminium foil covering Highly flexible, easy to cut and install Also available as self-adhesive material   Armacell, a global leader in flexible foam for the equipment insulation market and a leading provider of engineered foams, is […]

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ARBOSHIELD Pro® range of self-adhesive and pasted Class A and B membrane systems

CARLISLE® provides complete ARBOSHIELD Pro® range of self-adhesive and pasted Class A and B membrane systems CARLISLE®, the waterproofing and building envelope specialist, has extended the company’s market-leading ARBOSHIELD Pro® fire-rated façade systems range with the launch of two new pasted fire-resistant membrane systems. The new products mean that specifiers can now choose both the […]

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Government Urged to Rethink Flawed Business Costs

BCIS urges government rethink on flawed business costs   The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has urged the government to use November’s Autumn Budget to lower business costs, after a poll it carried out with more than 300 construction professionals named it the top action to improve sector confidence in the year ahead.   Reducing […]

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Brownfield Housing for West Yorkshire

In a major win for housebuilding in the region, West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has announced an additional £20 million to expand the Brownfield Housing Fund. The extra government funding has been confirmed ahead of a meeting of the full West Yorkshire Combined Authority this Thursday 16 October. It reflects the strong performance of the region’s […]

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Technical Apprenticeships Needed More than Degrees

by Tony McDonough    As she opens a multi-million pound academy for construction skills, City of Liverpool College CEO Elaine Bowker says too many parents are still pushing their kids to university instead of technical apprenticeships. Liverpool Waters is one of the biggest development sites in Europe and on the Liverpool/Sefton border there are plans […]

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