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James Gooder, SFS’s Business Unit Manager Fall Protection Despite the huge progress which has been made in health and safety standards and practice across the UK construction industry over recent decades, falls from height continue to pose the biggest risk in terms of injury or worse. According to HSE figures, […]
Many of the UK’s national and regional housebuilders are opting to specify Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite) as their preferred supplier, due to the market-leading and innovative product solutions that come as standard. With several changes made to Building Regulations in England and Wales last year, including additions to ‘Approved Document L: Conservation of fuel […]
One of the UK’s biggest manufacturers of timber frame homes, with factories in England and Wales, is making full use of the performance and economic benefits to West Fraser’s SterlingOSB Zero boards, in different thicknesses for a range of applications. Taylor Lane Timber Frame was established in 1982 and has four factories across three […]
Rinnai’s regular focus groups based in London have called for greater clarity from UK policymakers in terms of both appliances and chosen fuels for domestic and commercial installations of heating and hot water systems. The Rinnai London group have questioned the lack of details to make future decarbonisation plans a reality and look […]
Nuaire, part of the Genuit group, has expanded its market-leading Xboxer heat recovery range with the addition of the UNI-X unit, which has now been rebranded to Xboxer Universal. Originally launched in 2017 as a ventilation solution for student accommodation, the UNI-X has been a favourite amongst Nuaire’s customers, even becoming an Innovation of the […]
Barmouth’s historic viaduct will close for up to 13 weeks this autumn for restoration Metal sections on the Grade II* listed structure will be reconstructed or repaired and railway tracks renewed tracks near to Barmouth Toll House, on the northern edge of the viaduct. Work began on the iconic structure back in 2020 in order […]
UK construction companies are going bankrupt at the highest rate in a decade as inflation, a drop in housebuilding and delays to major government infrastructure projects bite. Data released from the government’s Insolvency Service, analysed by the Financial Times, shows that 4,280 operators entered insolvency in the year to June, a 16.5 per cent jump […]
New legislation issued confirms the documents – and contents of those documents – that industry will need to submit to create the ‘golden thread’ of accurate, up-to-date, information about buildings, and ensure proposed new ‘higher-risk’ buildings in England pass through new building control ‘gateways’ permitting their construction and certifying their completion. Higher-risk buildings are defined […]
Construction firm fined £90,000 after exposing public to asbestos during renovation work A Warrington-based construction company has been fined £90,000 after exposing people to asbestos during a renovation project in the Hanley area of Stoke-on-Trent. Despite failing to attend Staffordshire Magistrates’ Court on 24 August 2023, Esskay Construction Ltd was found guilty in its absence. […]
INSURER AVIVA has underlined its sustainability commitments by expanding the company’s underwriting appetite to include engineered timber in commercial developments. Also referenced as mass timber, cross-laminated timber and Glulam, engineered timber is the terminology used for wood products that have been manufactured and bonded together to form a composite material, panel or building system. The […]
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