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Statom buys another £5.4m of kit from PERI

Concrete frame contractor Statom Group has purchased a further £5.4m worth of equipment from formwork and scaffolding specialist PERI. The latest buy brings the total value of the PERI systems in its depot to over £14m. The latest test deal will continue to fuel Statom’s growth strategy, which includes taking on larger and more complex

Historic England Seeks Feedback on Heritage Skills

HISTORIC ENGLAND is looking for feedback on heritage skills to help inform recommendations on preserving and protecting the country’s historic and older buildings. The organisation has asked an agency to carry out a survey of the supply and demand of heritage building skills, to help identify skills gaps and shortages. Tess Gale, Director at Historic

Manufacturer Welcomes New PAS Airtightness Guidance but Warns About Ventilation

A ROOFING component manufacturer has welcomed toughened airtightness standards for government-funded whole house retrofits but is warning against overlooking the role of ventilation. The warning from Klober follows updates to PAS 2035/2030:2023, which focus on energy efficiency and airtightness. The PAS standard is followed by project managers and installers who are working on whole house

Keep People Safe from Asbestos, Regulator Warns

BUILDINGS that people use in their daily lives, such as workplaces, schools and hospitals are the focus of a new campaign to keep people safe from asbestos. Launched on 15 January, Asbestos: Your Duty aims to improve understanding of what the legal duty to manage asbestos involves. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) wants anyone with

Ibstock closes another brick factory

Ibstock has shut down its South Holmwood brick factory in Surrey following an operational review of the whole business as sales slump due to a drop in the residential market. The brick giant added that “the consequent restructuring plan included a number of actions to temporarily reduce capacity across the business.” The latest shut down