MORE THAN 1.5 million MCS-certified small-scale solar PV installations have now been installed across the UK since records began in 2008. The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is the UK’s quality mark for small-scale renewable energy, certifying renewable energy systems to heat and power homes and small businesses. MCS registrations cover solar installations with a maximum
TWO EUROPEAN roofing manufacturers have come to an agreement to share NOx reduction technology and drive sustainable roofing solutions. Photocat A/S, a Denmark-based sustainable technology company and Nexler Sp. z.o.o. a Polish-based bitumen roofing company signed a five-year partnership agreement. The agreement is to introduce NOx reduction into bitumen roofing products. It will span over
CONSTRUCTION SITE wages were up by an average of 1.6% in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter, and up by 7.0% on an annual basis. According to the latest figures from Hays/BCIS Site Wage Cost Indices, compared with Q4 2023, skilled building trade workers’ wages showed the strongest growth across the data. Plant operatives’ and
THE FIRST signs that housebuilders may be planning to increase production are signalled in the latest trading statement from Forterra plc. The company reports “Modestly improved levels of activity through April and into May have improving demand for flooring and foundation products. It provides tentative indications of increasing build rates and improving demand.” Reported in
INTERNATIONAL property and construction consultancy Gleeds has been named project manager for the multi-million-pound redevelopment of Leighton Hospital in Crewe, on behalf of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Gleeds will be overseeing the replacement of the existing construction with a new facility. The hospital, which currently provides 556 beds, is to be demolished to
Click on the cover image to open WITH A FORWARD by Single Ply Roofing Association (SPRA) CEO, Ronan Brunton, this year’s 2024 Single Ply Systems supplement highlights vital guidance, exciting case studies and innovative product solutions. Reviewing the key changes for single ply roofing in the pipeline, SPRA starts by explaining how the organisation’s training
TIMED DURING Skin Cancer Awareness month, national roofing merchant SIG Roofing is supporting SKCIN, a charity specialising in the prevention and early detection of skin cancer. As we often experience many months of bad weather in the UK, we can too easily become complacent about using sun protection. Still, it’s a fact that skin cancer
A MAJOR re-roofing project was approved for the Grade II listed King George’s Hall in Blackburn as part of an £8m restoration. Plans to reroof the pitched and flat roofs were approved by Blackburn Council last week. Starting construction in 1913, King George’s Hall opened in 1921, following building work being interrupted by World War I.
FLEX-R was awarded Roofing Supplier of the Year at the Fortis Building & Timber conference held over two days at the Celtic Manor resort in South Wales. There were 40 merchant members and suppliers at the conference which is seen as one of the sector’s most focused and intensive networking events. The buying group’s dinner and awards ceremony,
DUSTCONTROL UK, a specialist in providing dust extraction solutions to the construction industry, has become an official supporter of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity. The charity provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to those working in the construction industry. As part of the new partnership, the company will be fundraising for the charity throughout the
