Laing O’Rourke made a pre-tax loss of £288.1m for the year to March 31 2023 as rampant inflation and problem jobs blew a hole in the books. Group accounts published this morning show revenue rising to £3.4bn from £2.9bn last time. But a pre-tax profit of £2.7m last year became a loss of £288.1m following
RC Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney identifies hiccups in the roof installation process that often lead to delayed payments, and what roofing contractors can do to avoid them.
Royal London Asset Management Property has got the green light for a 800,000 sq ft all-electric industrial and logistics park scheme in Sefton, north of Liverpool The Atlantic Park redevelopment scheme will see seven units built ranging from 43,000 sq ft to 210,000 sq ft. The developer claims it will set a new standard for
THE ACCESS Industry Forum, the forum that represents the principal work at height trade associations and federations, is calling for clearer reporting of workplace accidents in a bid to save lives. The newly released Health & Safety Executive (HSE) statistics for 2022/23 show another year of little improvement in workplace falls from height. That’s led to
THE ROLE of the roof in modern building design has expanded significantly in recent years. Now, ROCKWOOL has published a whitepaper aimed at helping specifiers and roof contractors to consider and plan for possible fire risks arising from flat roofs being used as multifunctional spaces for a variety of social and practical applications, highlighting, for
RC’s annual research initiative focused on capturing the roofing industry’s broad perspective on successes and challenges in 2023 while also looking ahead to the year to come.
Westlake Royal Building Products announced an expanded partnership with SBP brands U.S. LUMBER and Amerhart, distributors of building materials, which expands Westlake’s footprint across the Midwest and Northeast.
NR600 Ultra consists of a heavy-duty polyester fabric that imparts excellent tensile strength and elongation to this premium underlayment.
NFRC has launched a new assessment service for experienced roofers to become qualified with a range of roofing and cladding NVQs at Levels 2, 3 and 4. Delivery of vocational qualifications through the NFRC Assessment Service is based on the needs of the individual operative. Assessment can be done mostly on-site rather than by visiting
