Entries by Lyn

Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority kicks off early market engagement for Strategic Partners

The Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority (the ‘Delivery Authority’) today announces a preliminary market consultation in connection with the future appointment of three long-term Strategic Partners. The Delivery Authority invites prospective suppliers to its first major early market engagement event, in the Palace of Westminster on Monday 16 October, at which it […]

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M-AR and Biffa waste no time tackling waste reduction

M-AR Offsite has partnered with Biffa, the UK’s leading sustainable waste management company, to ensure all waste generated through its manufacturing and construction operations is reused or recycled.   Through the partnership M-AR is refreshing its current waste management programme with the aim of diverting 100 per cent of its waste from landfill. The new […]

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Richi Sunaks ‘Sensible, Green Leadership’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has set out his vision of a revised path to net zero and his plans for sensible, green leadership, you can read the speech in full on this LINK. Many in the industry have responded with their views, some of the comments are shown below. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on […]

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DIMETA AND RINNAI TEAM UP ON GREENER GAS APPLIANCES

Tony Gittings, Managing Director at Rinnai (left) and Frankie Ugboma, Chief Executive at Dimeta The partnership will explore the use of renewable & recycled carbon DME in appliances to decarbonise the LPG market.   [Leiden, Netherlands]-[21 September 2023] – Dimeta, a global joint venture to accelerate the production and use of renewable and recycled carbon […]

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Apprenticeship expands to address skills gaps across the globe

A unique apprenticeship established in North East England to give young people a solid foundation for a career in the built environment has proven so successful it has expanded nationally and internationally. The industry-driven PlanBEE programme developed by Ryder and Gateshead College to plug a skills and talent gap in the built environment sector is expanding to […]

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Lindapter Fire Rated Hollo-Bolts

Lindapter Hollo-Bolts are now independently Fire Rated for up to 120 minutes.   As part of our continued commitment and investment in product development and testing Lindapter commissioned the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to independently fire test Lindapter Hollo-Bolts. Lindapter’s Hollo-Bolt Hexagonal Head is an expansion bolt that only requires access from one side of […]

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Yale Expede Window Bracket reduces site times

  Yale has launched an innovative new window bracket which can reduce housebuilding programmes dramatically. It allows fully glazed windows to be installed into external timber wall panels and delivered flat to the building site.   The patented Yale Expede Window Bracket allows fabricators to fit fully glazed windows straight into the external timber wall […]

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BREAKTHROUGH REPORT REDEFINES BUILT ENVIRONMENT PACKAGING 

Image source: IBstock Brick The report by the Supply Chain Sustainability School offers innovative strategies for optimising packaging practices in the housebuilding sector, highlighting real-world examples, barriers to change, and policy challenges, with implications reaching across the entire built environment industry.    18 September 2023, London, UK — The Supply Chain Sustainability School (the “School”) […]

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