TWENTY-FOUR bespoke-sized Whitesales em.glaze rooflights have been installed in the roof of the striking 14m, triple-height atrium, which forms the centrepiece of the newly opened Creative Centre at York St John University. Close up of the Whitesales em.glaze rooflights installed in the Creative Centre at York St John Uni They fit within square apertures punched
INSPECTIONS OF construction sites targeted on dust control will begin next week, supported by the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Dust Kills campaign. Starting on Monday 15 May 2023, the inspections will specifically focus on dust control, checking employers and workers know the risks, plan their work, and are using the right controls. The inspections
A MAN HAS BEEN GIVEN a suspended prison sentence after an employee sustained life-threatening injuries when he fell 30-feet through a fragile roof. Fazal Subkhan from Bradford was given a nine-month sentence (suspended for two years) after pleading guilty to health and safety breaches. It related to an incident on 25 March 2020 when Uzaifa
HAVING NURTURED a desire to construct his own dream home for the past 20 years, self-builder and project manager, Harjit Padda, is now nearing the stage of achieving a fully weatherproof envelope. Harjit took the prudent step of installing West Fraser’s CaberDek across the upper floor level, knowing the board product can resist exposure to
UPOWA HAS BEEN APPOINTED as a national supplier in a three-year deal with Barratt Developments, the country’s largest housebuilder, to deliver solar PV for their new housing developments. UPOWA will work with eight Barratt and David Wilson Homes divisions on their Part L transition to full implementation on sites in the southern and western areas
THE DISTINCTIVE golden copper clad tiered roofs of a new Tibetan temple have been installed at the Dzgochen Beara Buddhist Meditation Centre in Ireland. Situated on the Beara Peninsula coast in south west Ireland, the new temple overlooks the Atlantic Ocean in West Cork and can be seen inland as a beacon for miles along
THE ACQUISITION OF roof tile manufacturer Marley boosted group revenue for parent company Marshalls plc in the four months ended 30 April 2023. In its latest trading update, the company reports group revenue of £227 million (2022: £202 million), which represents year-on-year growth of 12%. On a like-for-like basis, group revenue contracted by 14%, which
FOUR IN FIVE UK tradespeople say they’ve experienced some form of mental health problem due to work-related issues. This is according to new research commissioned for Mental Health Awareness Week (15-21 May) by IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect. The survey found that financial worries remain among the leading causes of stress across all trades. Almost two in
THE SET OF QUESTIONS forming the Common Assessment Standard to pre-qualify suppliers has been accepted by government to allow the public sector to procure using it through its construction supply chain. The Common Assessment Standard (CAS) was launched to improve efficiency and reduce cost in the construction pre-qualification (PQ) system. It creates a standardised pre-qualification
THE WORLD GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (WorldGBC) has today launched the Circular Built Environment Playbook. The Playbook is a critical guide for the building and construction sector around the world to accelerate the adoption of circular economy and resource efficiency principles. The principles of the circular economy can help us to achieve global climate targets, says
