CUPA R12 Excellence slate from CUPA PIZARRAS has been installed as part of a spectacular redevelopment of Heworth House in York. Matthew Groom of Brierley Groom Architects specified the Spanish natural slate as it was in keeping with the original character of the building and the surrounding architecture. Heworth House, originally constructed in 1865 as
SFS GROUP Fastening Technology Ltd has drawn on its expertise in the field of fall protection to offer specifiers a foolproof and cost-effective solution to mounting photo-voltaic (PV) systems on flat or low-pitched roofs. Importantly, the Highfix product not only features the manufacturer’s tried and trusted SOTER®II Horizontal Lifeline System base plate, but is fully
BATTLING winter storms and winds, roofing specialist Hodgson Sayers has completed roofing repairs at the former Metropole Hotel, situated on the Whitby seafront. The company was approached to undertake repairs on the Victorian building, which was converted into apartments in the 1960s. Due to its seafront location, the former grand hotel faces storm damage and
KINGSPAN Insulated Panels is the latest manufacturer to join MCRMA, the trade association for the metal cladding and roofing sector. The company manufacturers a range of systems with insulation cores ranging from A-class mineral fibre to Kingspan’s flagship QuadCore technology. New MCRMA Member By joining the MCRMA, the Kingspan Insulated Panels team believes it will
JCT IS SET to release the 2024 edition of the Minor Works Building Contract family on 15 May. The documents will be available via the JCT online store and can also be ordered in traditional hardcopy from the same date. There will be no pre-order period. Minor Works Building Contract 2024 The documents that will
A REPORT setting out the retrofit sector competence framework is released today by the People & Skills workstream of the Construction Leadership Council. The report presents a framework of the core knowledge, skills and behaviours required to deliver at scale the effective retrofit of homes. It covers both retrofit-specific roles and associated roles in industry.
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT growth gained momentum across the UK construction sector in April, largely due to solid rates of expansion in the commercial and civil engineering segments. Near-term prospects remained relatively positive, as new work increased for the third month running amid reports of a boost to sales from improving domestic economic conditions. Supplier lead times
A 22-YEAR-OLD carpenter died after he was struck by roof trusses on a building site. On 30 October 2019, Niall McCormack from Kettering, Northamptonshire was working for KM Carpentry Contractors Ltd installing roof trusses at a new build site at Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire. Roof truss packs and a party wall spandrel panel were lifted by
THE VALUE of underlying work starting on site during the three months to April experienced a 15% decline, and dropped 12% compared to 2023. However, the downward curve is starting to level out, as since January 2024 figures remain stable, even though performance is lower than the previous year. Those are the main findings of
INTEREST ONLINE, customer enquiries, and sales at daylighting specialist Whitesales all point to the fact that it’s flat rooflights which are currently setting the trend in the rooflights market. The company has even put a catwalk built entirely of flat rooflights at the centre of its new ‘Flat’s in Fashion’ marketing campaign to emphasise the
