BUILDING SUPERSTORE, part of leading builders’ merchant CMO Group PLC, is helping builders and contractors get a clearer view on how to work with roof windows and sky lights by extending its product choice and expert technical support. Building Superstore provides trade customers with a dedicated account service and access to over 100,000 products via
UK CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES remained in expansion mode during April, but the latest survey data indicated uneven growth across the sector. May 2023’s S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction PMI report shows rising volumes of commercial work and civil engineering activity helping to offset the steepest decline in residential construction output since May 2020. Meanwhile, supply
CITB HAS ANNOUNCED it is making changes to the Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) test for Managers and Professionals. To ensure that the test remains relevant, fit for purpose, and reflects changes made to legislation, working practices and new technology, CITB has updated both the test and the revision materials. The changes will come into
THE CONSTRUCTION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (CLC) says it welcomes the Government’s proposals to improve industry payment practices. The government consultation, the Prompt Payment and Cashflow Review, which closed at the end of last month, reviewed the current payment landscape and its impact on SMEs. The CLC response is that the organisation is “open to further policy
PAUL LAMBERT, Hambleside Danelaw’s Field Support Technician, recently visited Leeds College of Building to introduce apprentices to the patented InVerg, an interlocking dry verge system. InVerg® is compatible with most machine-made single and double cambered concrete and clay plain types. Designed with ease of installation in mind, Paul put the product to the test –
TO COMPLY with current fire safety standards, Marley Alutec has launched updated versions of two of its popular Elite aluminium balcony rainwater outlets, which can be adapted on site to meet different requirements. As a non-combustible A2-S1,d0 fire-rated product, these outlets are ideal for use on all types of residential buildings, including high-rise developments over
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY had the highest insolvencies of all UK industries in the 12 months to March 2023, according to the latest data from the Insolvency Service. UK construction lodged 4,165 insolvencies in the first three months of 2023 – accounting for almost a fifth of the total number (19% of cases with industry captured). Construction was
THE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS at the Health and Safety Executive, Peter Baker, has retired. Current director of regulation and former head of construction division at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Philip White, will temporarily take over Peter’s role, pending recruitment of the next Chief Inspector of Buildings. HSE says this paves the way
THERE HAS been a rebound in repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) building work for the first three months of this year. The finding, from the latest State of Trade Survey by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), revealed reported workloads up by 12% compared to Q4 2022, and enquiries reported up 14% on the previous
WORKLOADS IN THE UK’S CONSTRUCTION SECTOR gained steam in the first three months of the year, with the metric returning to positive territory. This is according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) UK Construction Monitor Q1 2023. Workload Activity The report shows that workload activity edged upwards in Q1, recording a net balance
