TWO CENTURIES of roofing finally come to an end as a heritage roofing, cladding, glazing and lead sand casting firm has appointed administrators. Norman and Underwood Ltd appointed Begbies Traynor Sheffield branch on 13 July 2023 as the business closes its doors. The prestigious roofing company undertook some highly specialised heritage contracts on the roofs
Asking whether this is the most leaky roof in the UK, occupants were soaked as the parliamentary building’s roof this week sprang another leak. PORTCULLIS HOUSE, which connects the Houses of Parliament in London with 213 offices for politicians and their staff, was opened in 2001. Since then, the £235m building’s roof has never been
The Department for Transport has approved plans for the vast A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down upgrade including a tunnel under the historic Stonehenge site. The green light was finally granted on Friday following a long-running planning saga. Planning permission for the scheme was originally granted in 2020 but was quashed by the High Court in
Pli-Dek waterproofing solutions and Polyset roofing adhesives have merged into the APOC brand, which ICP Group owns.
Former Carillion group finance director Richard Adam has been disqualified as a director for 12 and a half years. An Insolvency Service spokesperson said: “The Insolvency Service, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, has accepted a disqualification undertaking from Richard Adam for 12 and a half years for his
FLEX-R WORKED WITH the Band of Builders charity to help bring Luke Goold-Hannatt home after a three-year hospital stay. Luke, a trainee bricklayer was just 17 years old and in the second year of a bricklaying course when he suffered an aneurysm known as arteriovenous malformation in January 2020. It was first thought he might
NEWBURGH-BASED KR Group recently submitted their Class B edge protection designs for testing to confirm their compliance with EN 13374. Typically, edge protection is used for commercial and agricultural buildings during construction and maintenance works. It protects roofers from falling off the roof edge during new sheeting works or maintenance. EN 13374:2013+A1:2018 “Temporary edge protection
British Steel has announced a £30 per tonne price increase on structural sections to take immediate effect. The move follows nearly six months of price falls during which time prices slid back by around 20% from their recent peak at the turn of the year. In a letter to stockholders and steelwork contractors, the steel
