Hundreds of people living in council housing in Aberdeen are being told to leave their homes because they contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete panels. The city council is writing to tenants after a structural engineers report recommended they be relocated to alternative accommodation because of fears the concrete panels could fail. Last year a survey
The 2024 Win the Storm event March 14-16 in Dallas heads in a new direction under the leadership including Josey Parks. Here’s an exclusive preview
RAISE THE ROOF – the new equality and diversity group for the roofing sector – attended the SIG Industrial Roofing Showcase in Tyneside on 28 February. SIG Industrial Roofing Showcase The event was organised by SIG Building Solutions and included a product update and introduction to the company’s new Gemmello Revive Overclad system. The update
ROOFING SUBCONTRACTOR pay reached a record high at the end of 2023, new figures have revealed. An average of £900 per week was the pay for roofing subbies at the end of December 2023, reflecting the ongoing demand for skilled roofing operatives amid the persistent skills shortage besetting the UK roofing sector. The figure compares to
Ben Brookes, Partner at Wellers Ben Brookes, Partner at Wellers, the small business accountants to SMEs, discusses how the basis period for taxation is changing, and explores what sole traders and the self-employed need to do next. What is Basis Period Reform? I think it is fair to say that doing accounts is not something
THE CONSTRUCTION Leadership Council’s Green Construction Board has launched a Biodiversity Roadmap for the sector, detailing how the construction industry will reduce harm to the natural environment. Biodiversity is the variety of plant and animal life living in the world. We rely on biodiversity for food, weather and water to sustain life. Biodiversity is decreasing
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Stantec has been selected to provide integrated design services for Tata Group’s global battery business Agratas who are planning a £4bn battery cell manufacturing facility on the Gravity Smart Campus in Bridgwater, Somerset. The new advanced manufacturing facility, comprising three separate buildings with associated ancillary structures, will create up to 4,000 jobs on site over
SPRI plans to seek re-approval of the ANSI/SPRI RD-1 standard for retrofit roof drains as an American National Standard and is asking professionals for feedback; contact SPRI to participate.
Westlake Royal Building Products launches Royal WoodTone Styles, combining wood aesthetics with beadboard trim made of PVC for porch ceilings and soffits.
