Record Highs, Lows Shown in Q1 2024 ARMA Shipment Report
Some of the largest increases and decreases for Q1 product shipments have occurred this year, according to data from the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association.
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Company Fined £30k for Unsafe Asbestos Removal
A KENT-BASED company was fined £30,000, and its director fined £5,000, after failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos across two separate sites. Ironically, the firm in question was trading as ‘Asbestos Gone’. In April 2021, DOV Services Ltd, the company behind the Asbestos Gone name, had removed loose fill asbestos insulation from a retail
Tata Steel: Sustainability Champion for the 7th consecutive year
Tata Steel: Sustainability Champion for the 7th consecutive year Tata Steel has been recognised as a Steel Sustainability Champion 2024 by worldsteel for the seventh consecutive year for its commitment…
CRASH Charity Welcomes New Chief Executive
FROM 1 May 2024, Trisha Pickersgill will take on the role of chief executive for construction industry charity, CRASH. Trisha has 18 years’ experience in hospice management and care, having held several senior roles at Rennie Grove Peace Hospice (RGP), most recently as the director of business development, operations and performance. CRASH has worked with
JCT launches latest contract updates
JCT has announced the latest release of all contracts from the Design and Build Contract family as part of the launch of its 2024 Edition of contracts. Design and Build 2024 contracts are available to purchase from JCT’s online store and are available in hardcopy, JCT On Demand digital, and via the JCT Construct
TRA Announces 2024 Roofscape Design Award Winners
A PACKED audience of Trussed Rafter Association members gathered this week to celebrate the winners of the Roofscape Design Awards 2024. The Awards, now in its second year, celebrates the technical skills required to design trussed rafter roofs, joists, and panels. The event took place at the TRA AGM and Conference at Mercure Warwickshire Walton
Pagabo reveals 56 winners of latest £1.6bn retrofit deal
Pagabo has announced the 56 suppliers appointed to its new £1.6bn Decarbonisation Solutions Framework. The framework provider recently launched its healthcare specific decarbonisation deal, and this latest instalment will support public sector organisations completing building works in all other sectors. Kingston upon Hull City Council (HCC) is serving as the contracting authority for the framework,
Go-ahead for £100m Liverpool Love Lane flats
Widnes-based Sourced Development Group and partner Network Rail have been given the green light to build over 500 flats in four blocks just outside Liverpool city centre. The distinctive pink/red-clad blocks will be built on four former car park plots of land at Love Lane and Pall Mall in the Vauxhall area, with buildings ranging
Berkeley subbies face six weeks without payments
Berkeley Group is moving to a new finance system which could leave its supply chain facing six weeks without payment this summer. Subcontractors have been sent emails from the house building giant warning about disruption to payments. It said: “As some of you will be aware, Berkeley Group have started to introduce a new Finance,
AccuLynx Launches New Roofing Software Tools,Third-Party App Connections
The updates simplify aspects of the software’s workflow and adds new capabilities to the platform, offering roofing contractors new and improved ways to share sales proposals and more.